Carlo Clerici

{{Short description|Swiss cyclist (1929–2007)}}

{{Infobox cyclist

| name = Carlo Clerici

| image = Carlo Clerici (1954).jpg

| birth_date = {{birth date|1929|9|3|df=y}}

| birth_place = Zürich, Switzerland

| death_date = {{death date and age|2007|1|28|1929|9|3|df=y}}

| death_place = Zürich, Switzerland

| height =

| weight =

| currentteam = Retired

| discipline = Road

| role = Rider

| ridertype =

| amateuryears1 =

| amateurteam1 =

| proyears1 = 1951

| proteam1 = Frejus/Welter/Condor

| proyears2 = 1952

| proteam2 = Guerra/Welter/Condor/Rapier

| proyears3 = 1953–1954

| proteam3 = Welter/Condor

| proyears4 = 1954

| proteam4 = Guerra/Condor

| proyears5 = 1955–1956

| proteam5 = Faema/Condor

| proyears6 = 1957

| proteam6 = Condor/Helyett

| majorwins = Grand Tours

:Giro d'Italia

::General classification (1954)

::1 individual stage (1954)

One-day races and Classics

:Züri-Metzgete (1956)

| medaltemplates =

}}

Carlo Clerici (3 September 1929 – 28 January 2007{{Cite web|url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Ciclismo/Primo_Piano/2007/01_Gennaio/29/clerici.shtml|title=Addio Clerici, eroe di un giorno – Gazzetta dello Sport|website=gazzetta.it}}) was a Swiss professional road bicycle racer.

The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1954 Giro d'Italia.

Major results

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;1950

: 3rd Stausee-Rundfahrt Klingnau

;1952

: 1st GP de Suisse

: 2nd Züri-Metzgete

: 2nd GP du Locle

: 2nd Rund um Altdorf

: 3rd Overall Tour de Suisse

: 10th Overall Tour de Romandie

;1953

: 2nd Rund um Altdorf

: 3rd Züri-Metzgete

: 4th Overall Tour de Suisse

: 6th Overall Tour de Romandie

: 7th Giro del Ticino

;1954

: 1st 20px Overall Giro d'Italia

::1st Stage 6

: 1st GP du Locle

: 3rd Road race, National Road Championships

: 3rd Overall Tour de Romandie

: 4th Züri-Metzgete

;1955

: 2nd Road race, National Road Championships

: 3rd Overall Tour de Suisse

: 4th Züri-Metzgete

: 4th Genoa–Nice

: 5th Overall Tour de Romandie

;1956

: 1st Züri-Metzgete

: 1st GP du Locle

: 2nd Overall Tour de Romandie

: 9th Giro dell'Emilia

;1957

: 7th Overall Tour de Suisse

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=Grand Tour general classification results timeline=

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scope="col" | Grand Tour

! scope="col" | 1952

! scope="col" | 1953

! scope="col" | 1954

! scope="col" | 1955

! scope="col" | 1956

! scope="col" | 1957

style="text-align:center;"

! scope="row" | File:Jersey pink.svg Giro d'Italia

|23

|—

|bgcolor=pink|1

|26

|DNF

|—

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! scope="row" | File:Jersey yellow.svg Tour de France

|—

|—

|12

|DNF

|—

|DNF

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! scope="row" | File:Jersey gold.svg Vuelta a España

|—

|—

|—

|—

|—

|—

class="wikitable"

|+ Legend

scope="row" | —

| Did not compete

scope="row" | DNF

| Did not finish

References

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