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
::General classification (1954)
::1 individual stage (1954)
: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=
class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
scope="col" | Grand Tour
! scope="col" | 1952 ! scope="col" | 1953 ! scope="col" | 1954 ! scope="col" | 1955 ! scope="col" | 1956 ! scope="col" | 1957 |
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style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | File:Jersey pink.svg Giro d'Italia |23 |— |bgcolor=pink|1 |26 |DNF |— |
style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | File:Jersey yellow.svg Tour de France |— |— |12 |DNF |— |DNF |
style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | File:Jersey gold.svg Vuelta a España |— |— |— |— |— |— |
class="wikitable"
|+ Legend |
scope="row" | —
| Did not compete |
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scope="row" | DNF
| Did not finish |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Clerici, Carlo}}
Category:Giro d'Italia winners
Category:Swiss Giro d'Italia stage winners
Category:Deaths from cancer in Switzerland
Category:20th-century Swiss sportsmen
Category:21st-century Swiss sportsmen
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