Mario Gestri Explained

Mario Gestri
Birth Date:11 February 1924
Birth Place:Tizzana, Quarrata, Italy
Death Date:4 December 1953 (aged 29)
Death Place:Montecatini Terme, Italy
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Proyears1:1950–1951
Proteam1:Bartali
Proyears2:1952
Proyears3:1952
Proteam3:Tebag
Proyears4:1953
Proteam4:Arbos
Majorwins:Grand Tours

Giro d'Italia

Maglia Nera classification (1950)

Mario Gestri (11 February 1924 – 4 December 1953) was an Italian road cyclist.

Gestri finished last at the 1950 Giro d'Italia, earning the Maglia nera and competed in three other editions of the race.[1] He continued racing into 1953, where he found moderate success.[2] He died in 1953 in a motorcycle accident.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: El honor de llegar el último - Volata Magazine. volatamag.cc.
  2. Web site: 1953 Tour of Britain 3. www.tour-racing.co.uk.
  3. Web site: Cycling Museum - Storia di Mario Gestri. www.museociclismo.it.