Raffaele di Paco explained

Raffaele di Paco
Full Name:Raffaele di Paco
Birth Date:1908 7, df=y
Birth Place:Fauglia, Italy
Death Place:Fauglia, Italy
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Ridertype:Sprinter
Majorwins:Grand Tours

Tour de France

11 individual stages (1931, 1932, 1935)

Giro d'Italia

15 individual stages (1930, 1932, 1935-1938)One-day races and Classics

Milano-Mantova (1936)

Raffaele di Paco (6 July 1908 - 21 May 1996) was an Italian road racing cyclist, who won five stages in the 1931 Tour de France four stages in the 1932 Tour de France and two stages in the 1935 Tour de France,[1] and wore the yellow jersey for a total of four days in 1931.[2] One of these, after stage 5, he shared the lead with Charles PĂ©lissier.[3] Di Paco was born and died in Fauglia, Tuscany.

Major results

1930
  • 1930 Giro d'Italia
  • Stage 7
    1931
  • 1931 Tour de France
  • Stage 10
  • Stage 11
  • Stage 19
  • Stage 21
  • Stage 22
    1932
  • 1932 Tour de France
  • Stage 9
  • Stage 14
  • Stage 17
  • Stage 18
  • 1932 Giro d'Italia
  • Stage 5
    1935
  • 1935 Tour de France
  • Stage 3
  • Stage 5B
  • 1935 Giro d'Italia
  • Stage 9
  • Stage 14
  • Stage 17
  • Stage 18
    1936
  • 1936 Giro d'Italia
  • Stage 3
  • Stage 7
  • Stage 10
  • Stage 14
  • Stage 15A
  • Milan-Mantua
    1937
  • 1937 Giro d'Italia
  • Stage 8B
    1938
  • 1938 Giro d'Italia
  • Stage 8
  • Stage 10
  • Stage 12

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Past results for Raffaele Di Paco. ASO/letour.fr. 8 May 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20070809045907/http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/TDF/riders/us/2603.html. 9 August 2007. dead. dmy-all.
    2. Web site: Magne makes his mark. 8 May 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080521072928/http://homepage.ntlworld.com/veloarchive/races/tour/1931.htm. 21 May 2008. dead. dmy-all.
    3. Book: McGann, Bill . McGann, Carol . The Story of the Tour De France. 2006. 2008-03-17. Dog Ear Publishing. 1-59858-180-5. 118. "Leading up to the Pyrenees, Italy's ace sprinter Rafaelo di Paco dueled with France's Charles PĂ©lissier for stage wins and the lead. After stage 5 they shared the lead for a single day.".