Aldo Ronconi
{{short description|Italian cyclist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2014}}
{{Infobox cyclist
| name = Aldo Ronconi
| image =
| fullname = Aldo Ronconi
| nickname =
| 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 =
| weight =
| discipline = Road
| role = Rider
| ridertype =
| 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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External links
- {{Cycling Archives|4631}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100716181322/http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/coureur/3012.html Official Tour de France results for Aldo Ronconi]
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Category:Italian male cyclists
Category:Italian Tour de France stage winners
Category:Italian Giro d'Italia stage winners
Category:Cyclists from the Province of Ravenna
Category:People from Brisighella
Category:20th-century Italian sportsmen
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