Pietro Chesi | |
Fullname: | Pietro Chesi |
Nickname: | Pelo |
Birth Date: | 24 November 1902 |
Birth Place: | Gambassi Terme, Italy |
Death Place: | Florence, Italy |
Discipline: | Road |
Role: | Rider |
Proyears1: | 1927 |
Proteam1: | Nicolo Biondo |
Proyears2: | 1928 |
Proyears3: | 1930 |
Proteam3: | Morozzi |
Majorwins: | Milan–San Remo (1927) |
Pietro Chesi (pronounced as /it/; 24 November 1902 – 15 August 1944) was an Italian cyclist.
He was a professional from 1925 to 1934 and won Milan–San Remo in 1927 with an attack on the Passo del Turchino. He left the favorite to win, Alfredo Binda, 9 minutes behind.
A supporter of Mussolini and a member of the Blackshirts, Chesi was captured by anti-fascist partisans, who later executed him.[1] [2]