Carlo Oriani
{{Short description|Italian cyclist (1888–1917)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2014}}
{{Infobox cyclist
| name = Carlo Oriani
| image = Carlo Oriani Paris-Tours 1913.jpg
| caption =
| fullname = Carlo Oriani
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1888|11|5|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Cinisello Balsamo, Italy
| death_date = {{death date and age|1917|12|3|1888|11|5|df=yes}}
| death_place = Caserta, Italy
| discipline =
| role = Rider
| ridertype =
| proyears1 = 1908
| proteam1 = Individual
| proyears2 = 1909
| proteam2 = Stucchi
| proyears3 = 1910
| proteam3 = Individual
| proyears4 = 1911
| proteam4 = Bianchi
| proyears5 = 1913
| proteam5 = Stucchi
| proyears6 = 1913
| proteam6 = Maino
| proyears7 = 1914–1915
| proteam7 = Bianchi
| majorwins = Grand Tours
::General classification (1913)
:Giro di Lombardia (1912)
}}
Carlo Oriani (5 November 1888 – 3 December 1917) was an Italian professional road racing cyclist. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1913 Giro d'Italia.{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=3209 |title=Carlo Oriani |accessdate=1 June 2014 |work=Cycling Archives}}
He died in the aftermath of the Battle of Caporetto from pneumonia contracted as a result of diving into the icy waters of the Tagliamento river to save a fellow retreating soldier.Giro d’Italia by Colin O’Brien
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Category:Giro d'Italia winners
Category:Cyclists from the Metropolitan City of Milan
Category:Italian Giro d'Italia stage winners
Category:Italian military personnel killed in World War I
Category:Deaths from pneumonia in Campania
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