Cesare Cipollini (16 December 1958 – 10 August 2023) was an Italian cyclist. He competed in the team pursuit event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
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| Born | 16 December 1958 Belfort, France |
| Died | 10 August 2023 (aged 64) |
Life and career
editThe brother of the cyclist Mario, when he was still a junior cyclist, Cipollini competed in the team pursuit event at the 1976 Summer Olympics; the Italian team, also consisting of Giuseppe Saronni, Sandro Callari, and Rino De Candido, finished in eighth place, but in an earlier stage set the world record (4'24"00).[1] Turned professional in 1978 with Magniflex-Torpado, he won the 1983 Giro dell'Emilia.[1] He participated in nine editions of the Giro d'Italia and one Vuelta a España.[2] He retired in 1990.[1]
A longtime heart patient, after having successfully undergone a heart transplant in 2009, Cipollini died on 10 August 2023, at the age of 64.[1][2][3] His son Edoardo (born in 2005) is also a cyclist.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Ghisalberti, Claudio (10 August 2023). "Addio a Cesare Cipollini, con il quartetto a Montreal 1976 segnò il record del mondo". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ a b c Stamerra, Luca (10 August 2023). "Lutto nel ciclismo: è morto l'ex corridore Cesare Cipollini". Eurosport. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ Redazione (10 August 2023). "Ciclismo, è morto Cesare Cipollini, fratello del campione del mondo Mario". RaiNews (in Italian).
External links
edit- Cesare Cipollini at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Cesare Cipollini at ProCyclingStats
- Cesare Cipollini at CycleBase
- Cesare Cipollini at Olympedia
