Mauno Uusivirta (born 27 September 1948) is a Finnish former
racing cyclist
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. He won the
Finnish national road race title in 1970.
He also competed at the
1968
Events January–February
* January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously.
* January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...
,
1972
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and
1980 Summer Olympics
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.
References
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1948 births
Living people
People from Toholampi
Finnish male cyclists
Olympic cyclists for Finland
Cyclists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Cyclists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Cyclists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Central Ostrobothnia
20th-century Finnish sportsmen
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