Sante Carollo | |
Birth Date: | 1924 2, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Montecchio Precalcino, Veneto, Italy |
Death Place: | Thiene, Veneto, Italy |
Discipline: | Road |
Role: | Rider |
Proyears1: | 1949 |
Proteam1: | Wilier Triestina |
Proyears2: | 1950-1951 |
Proteam2: | Individual |
Majorwins: | Grand Tours |
Sante Carollo (Montecchio Precalcino, 8 February 1924 – Thiene, 9 January 2004) was an Italian road cyclist.
His main occupation being a bricklayer, he became famous to the public for being the Maglia nera at the 1949 Giro d'Italia. He formed a rivalry with Luigi Malabrocca for the Maglia nera at the Giro d'Italia.[1] He 'lost' the rivalry, earning the jersey once compared to Malabrocca's twice.[2]