Virginio Pizzali (28 December 1934 – 14 November 2021)Il ciclismo friulano piange il mito Pizzali, oro a Melbourne anche senza medaglia
was an Italian

cyclist Cycling, also known as bicycling or biking, is the activity of riding a bicycle or other types of pedal-driven human-powered vehicles such as balance bikes, unicycles, tricycles, and quadricycles. Cycling is practised around the world fo ...

. He competed at the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December ...

, winning a gold medal in the

team pursuit The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome. Race format Both men's and women's events are competed over ...

event.

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* 1934 births 2021 deaths Italian male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Italy Cyclists at the 1956 Summer Olympics People from Mortegliano Cyclists from the Province of Udine Olympic gold medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in cycling Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-cycling-bio-1930s-stub