Sante Ranucci (31 October 1933 – 20 May 2023) was an Italian cyclist who won the amateur road race at the

1955 UCI Road World Championships The 1955 UCI Road World Championships took place in Frascati, Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, ...

. After that, he competed as a professional until 1964. In 1958, he finished second in the

Giro del Lazio The Giro del Lazio is a semi classic European bicycle race held in the region of Lazio, Italy. From 2005 to 2008, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing ...

. Ranucci died in

Scandicci Scandicci () is a ''comune'' (municipality) of c. 50,000 inhabitants in the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southwest of Florence. Scandicci borders the following municipalities: Campi Bisenzio, Floren ...

on 20 May 2023, at the age of 89.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ranucci, Sante 1933 births 2023 deaths Italian male cyclists Sportspeople from the Province of Viterbo Cyclists from Lazio