Raffaele Marcoli (27 March 1940 in

Turbigo Turbigo (Milanese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about west of Milan, along the Naviglio Grande canal. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 7,486 and an area of . Tur ...

, Italy– 29 August 1966 in Feriolo, Italy) was an Italian professional

road bicycle racer Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most com ...

. He won 4 stages at the

Giro d'Italia The Giro d'Italia (; ), also known simply as the Giro, is an annual stage race, multiple-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Italy, while also starting in, or passing through, other countries. The first race was organized in 19 ...

in 1963, 1964, 1965 and 1966. He also won the semi-classic race

Coppa Bernocchi The Coppa Bernocchi is a European Road bicycle racing, bicycle race held in Legnano, Italy. From 2005 to 2019, the race was organised as a UCI race classifications, 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, before joining the UCI ProSeries in 2020. In 1 ...

and

Tirreno–Adriatico Tirreno–Adriatico, nicknamed the "Race of the Two Seas", is an elite road bicycle racing, road cycling stage race in Italy, run between the Tyrrhenian Sea, Tyrrhenian and Adriatic Sea, Adriatic coasts. Traditionally held in the early part of th ...

. He died with his girlfriend in a

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accident on August 29, 1966, aged 26.

Major results

;1962 : Gran Premio Somma : Coppa d'Inverno ;1963 : Milan-Vignola ::2nd ;1964 :

::Winner 11th stage ;1965 :Giro d'Italia ::Winner 12th and 17th stage ;1966 :

:Giro d'Italia ::Winner 6th stage :

::Winner 3rd stage

References

1940 births 1966 deaths Italian male cyclists Road incident deaths in Italy Cyclists from the Metropolitan City of Milan 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-cycling-bio-1940s-stub