Raffaele di Paco (6 July 1908–21 May 1996) was an Italian

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, who won five stages in the

1931 Tour de France The 1931 Tour de France was the 25th edition of the Tour de France, which took place from 30 June to 26 July. It consisted of 24 stages over . The race was won by French cyclist Antonin Magne. The sprinters Charles Pélissier and Rafaele di Paco ...

four stages in the

1932 Tour de France The 1932 Tour de France was the 26th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 6 to 31 July. It consisted of 21 stages over . André Leducq, who also won six stages, won the race, thanks to the bonification system; had the bonification sy ...

and two stages in the

1935 Tour de France The 1935 Tour de France was the 29th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 4 to 28 July. It consisted of 21 stages over . Although the French team was favourite, Belgian Romain Maes took the lead in the first stage, and never gave it ...

, and wore the

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for a total of four days in 1931. One of these, after stage 5, he shared the lead with

Charles Pélissier Charles Pélissier (20 February 1903 – 28 May 1959) was a French racing cyclist, between 1922 and 1939, winning 16 stages in the Tour de France. The number of eight stages won in the 1930 Tour de France is still a record, shared with Eddy M ...

. Di Paco was born and died in

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Major results

;1930 : 1930 Giro d'Italia: ::Stage 7 ;1931 :

: ::Stage 10 ::Stage 11 ::Stage 19 ::Stage 21 ::Stage 22 ;1932 :

: ::Stage 9 ::Stage 14 ::Stage 17 ::Stage 18 : 1932 Giro d'Italia: ::Stage 5 ;1935 :

: ::Stage 3 ::Stage 5B :

1935 Giro d'Italia The 1935 Giro d'Italia was the 23rd edition of the Giro d'Italia, organized and sponsored by the newspaper ''La Gazzetta dello Sport''. The race began on 18 May in Milan with a stage that stretched to Cremona, finishing back in Milan on 9 Jun ...

: ::Stage 9 ::Stage 14 ::Stage 17 ::Stage 18 ;1936 :

1936 Giro d'Italia The 1936 Giro d'Italia was the 24th edition of the Giro d'Italia, organized and sponsored by the newspaper ''La Gazzetta dello Sport''. The race began on 16 May in Milan with a stage that stretched to Turin, finishing back in Milan on 7 June ...

: ::Stage 3 ::Stage 7 ::Stage 10 ::Stage 14 ::Stage 15A : Milan-Mantua ;1937 :

1937 Giro d'Italia The 1937 Giro d'Italia was the 25th edition of the Giro d'Italia, organized and sponsored by the newspaper ''La Gazzetta dello Sport''. The race began on 8 May in Milan with a stage that stretched to Turin, finishing back in Milan on 30 May a ...

: ::Stage 8B ;1938 :

1938 Giro d'Italia The 1938 Giro d'Italia was the 26th edition of the Giro d'Italia, organized and sponsored by the newspaper ''La Gazzetta dello Sport''. The race began on 7 May in Milan with a stage that stretched to Turin, finishing back in Milan on 29 May a ...

: ::Stage 8 ::Stage 10 ::Stage 12

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* * Italian Giro d'Italia stage winners Italian male cyclists Italian Tour de France stage winners 1908 births 1996 deaths Cyclists from the Province of Pisa 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-cycling-bio-stub