Aldo Ronconi

{{short description|Italian cyclist}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2014}}

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| name = Aldo Ronconi

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| fullname = Aldo Ronconi

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1918|09|20}}

| birth_place = Brisighella, Italy

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2012|6|12|1918|9|20}}

| death_place = Faenza, Italy

| height =

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| discipline = Road

| role = Rider

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| proyears1 = 1940–1941

| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|Legnano|1940}}

| proyears2 = 1941

| proteam2 = Viscontea

| proyears3 = 1942

| proteam3 = SC Malatesta

| proyears4 = 1943–1944

| proteam4 = Individual

| proyears5 = 1945

| proteam5 = Viscontea

| proyears6 = 1946

| proteam6 = Mondia

| proyears7 = 1946

| proteam7 = Tebag

| proyears8 = 1946–1947

| proteam8 = Benotto–Superga

| proyears9 = 1948

| proteam9 = {{UCI team code|Bianchi|1948}}

| proyears10 = 1949

| proteam10 = Viscontea

| proyears11 = 1950

| proteam11 = Heidemann

| proyears12 = 1950–1952

| proteam12 = Benotto

| proyears13 = 1951

| proteam13 = Vampire–Sterling

| majorwins = 1 stage Tour de France 1947
1 stage Giro d'Italia 1946

}}

Aldo Ronconi (20 September 1918 – 12 June 2012) was an Italian professional road bicycle racer.{{cite web|url=http://news.sirotti.it/12-06-2012/addio-a-ronconi-vero-vincitore-del-tour-47-877.html |title=Addio a Ronconi, ‘vero’ vincitore del Tour ’47 | Sirotti News |publisher=News.sirotti.it |accessdate=2012-06-14 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203142229/http://news.sirotti.it/12-06-2012/addio-a-ronconi-vero-vincitore-del-tour-47-877.html |archivedate=3 February 2014 }}

Ronconi was born at Brisighella, Ravenna, Italy. He was professional from 1940 to 1952 where he won 5 victories. He finished fourth overall in his first Tour de France{{cite web|url=http://memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1947_1977/tdf1947.php|publisher=Memoire du cyclisme|title=34ème Tour de France 1947|language=French|accessdate=4 March 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301034216/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1947_1977/tdf1947.php|archivedate=1 March 2012}} where he won a stage and wore the yellow jersey for 2 days. He also won a stage in the 1946 Giro d'Italia. He owned a bicycle goods and sports shop in Faenza, Italy, and died in Faenza, aged 93.

Major results

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;1937

: 8th Giro dell'Appennino

;1939

: 1st Overall Milano–Munchen

::1st Stage 2

;1940

: 1st Giro dell'Umbria

: 8th Giro dell'Emilia

: 10th Milan–San Remo

;1942

: 7th Giro di Lombardia

: 10th Giro del Veneto

;1946

: 1st 20px Road race, National Road Championships

: 1st Giro di Toscana

: 3rd Overall Tour de Suisse

: 3rd Trofeo Matteotti

: 5th Overall Giro d'Italia

::1st Stage 15

;1947

: 2nd Gran Piemonte

: 3rd Giro di Romagna

: 4th Overall Tour de France

::1st Stage 3

::Held {{cjersey|yellow}} for two stages

: 5th Giro dell'Emilia

;1949

: 2nd Overall Giro dei Tre Mari

::1st Stages 2 & 6

: 3rd Giro di Romagna

;1950

: 3rd Overall Tour de Suisse

: 5th Giro del Ticino

: 6th Giro di Romagna

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References

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