Graziano Battistini

{{Short description|Italian cyclist (1936–1994)}}

{{for|the Italian football goalkeeper|Graziano Battistini (footballer)}}

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| birth_place = Fosdinovo, Italy

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| death_place = Arcola, Italy

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| majorwins = 2 stages Tour de France
2 stages Giro d'Italia

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Graziano Battistini (12 May 1936 – 22 January 1994) was an Italian professional road bicycle racer. In 1960, Battistini won two stages in the Tour de France, and finished in second place in the general classification. Battistini was the first rider to win the Cima Coppi, a prize honoring the late Fausto Coppi, by being the first rider to the summit of the Passo dello Stelvio in the 1965 Giro d'Italia.{{cite web |title=Cima Coppi history (1965-1989) |url=https://cycling-passion.com/cima-coppi/ |website=Cycling Passion |access-date=16 June 2023 |language=en-us |date=1 January 2020}}{{cite web |last1=Windsor |first1=Richard |title=Icons of cycling: The Cima Coppi |url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/giro-ditalia/icons-cycling-cima-coppi-332003 |website=cyclingweekly.com |access-date=16 June 2023 |language=en |date=22 May 2017}}

Major results

Sources:{{cite web |title=Graziano Battistini |url=http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=1269 |website=cyclingarchives.com |access-date=16 June 2023 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Graziano Battistini |url=https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=4160 |website=FirstCycling.com |access-date=16 June 2023 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Graziano Battistini |url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/graziano-battistini |website=procyclingstats.com |access-date=16 June 2023}}

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;1958

: 1st Coppa Mobilio ITT

;1959

: 5th GP Quarrata

: 7th Overall Giro d'Italia

;1960

:Coppa Sabatini

:GP Saice

:Tour de France:

::Winner stages 7 and 16

::2nd place overall classification

;1962

:Giro d'Italia:

::Winner stage 2

::Leading general classification for four days

::8th place overall classification

;1963

:Giro d'Italia:

::9th place overall classification

;1965

:Giro d'Italia:

::Winner stage 20

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