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Antonio Maspes

Antonio Maspes
Antonio Maspes 1963.jpg
Maspes in 1963
Personal information
Full name Antonio Maspes
Born (1932-01-14)14 January 1932
Milan, Italy
Died 19 October 2000(2000-10-19) (aged 68)
Milan, Italy
Team information
Discipline Track
Role Rider
Rider type Sprint

Antonio Maspes (14 January 1932 – 19 October 2000) was an Italian world champion sprinter cyclist. Maspes was born and died in Milan. Maspes won seven professional world championship sprint titles between 1959 and 1964. He competed in the men's tandem event at the 1952 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal. Maspes also had a record five consecutive titles in the Grand Prix de Paris (1960-1964).

After his death, the Velodromo Vigorelli in Milano, where Maspes began with racing competitions, was renamed into Velodromo Maspes-Vigorelli.



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