Antonio Bevilacqua Explained
| Antonio Bevilacqua |
| Fullname: | Antonio Bevilacqua |
| Birth Date: | 1918 10, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Santa Maria di Sala, Italy |
| Death Place: | Mestre, Italy |
| Discipline: | Road and track |
| Role: | Rider |
| Ridertype: | Pursuit |
Antonio Bevilacqua (22 October 1918 - 29 March 1972) was an Italian professional road bicycle racer. He won the 1951 Paris–Roubaix.[1]
Major results
- 1940 – Lygie
1941 – Dop, Ferroviario Venezia
1st, GP di Duca degli Abruzzi
1st, GP Maresciello dell Aria
1st, Coppa del Littirio
- 1942 – Bianchi
2nd, Milan–San Remo
7th, Giro di Lombardia
- 1943 – Viscontea
Pursuit Champion
- 1944 – VC Bassano
1946 – Wilier Triestina
17th, Giro d'Italia
Winner Stages 2 & 4
- 1947 – Lygie
1st, Stage 13, Giro d'Italia
World Pursuit Championship
- 1948 – Atala
1st, Stage 7, Giro d'Italia
World Pursuit Championship
33rd, Tour de France
- 1949 – Atala
Pursuit Champion
40th, Giro d'Italia
Winner Stage 18
- 1950 – Wilier Triestina
World Pursuit Champion
Road Race Champion
Pursuit Champion
1st, Tre Valli Varesine
1st, Milano-Vicenza
1st, Trofeo Baracchi (with Fiorenzo Magni)
2nd, Giro di Lombardia
29th, Giro d'Italia
- 1951 – Benotto-Ursus
World Pursuit Champion
Pursuit Champion
1st, Paris–Roubaix
1st, Giro del Veneto
World Road Race Championship
3rd, National Road Race Championship
26th, Giro d'Italia
Winner Stages 2 & 20
- 1952 – Benotto
1st, Milano–Vignola
World Road Race Championship
10th, World Road Race Championship
69th, Giro d'Italia
Winner Stages 3 & 20
- 1953 – Benotto
1st, Coppa Bernocchi
World Road Race Championship
- 1954 – Doniselli-Lansetina
Bibliography
- Book: Gregori, Claudio . 2012 . Labrón—La vita e le avventure di Toni Bevilacqua . Labrón—The life and adventures of Toni Bevilacqua . it . Cassina de' Pecchi (Milan), Italy . Edizioni Roberto Vallardi . 978-88-95684-52-9.
Notes and References
- Web site: 49th Paris – Roubaix, 1951 . 21 April 2015 . bikeraceinfo.
