Английская Википедия:Fiorenzo Magni
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Fiorenzo Magni (Шаблон:IPA-it; 7 December 1920 – 19 October 2012)[1] was an Italian professional road racing cyclist.
Biography
Magni was born to Giuseppe Magni and Giulia Caciolli, and had an elder sister Fiorenza.[2] He started competing in cycling in 1936, in secret from parents. His early successes became known to locals, including his parents, they allowed him to continue.[3]
After the death of his father in December 1937, Magni left school to take over his father's business and provide incomes for the family, yet he continued his cycling workouts.[4]
Shortly before the war in Italy on 10 June 1940, Magni was recruited to serve as a gunner at the 19th Regiment of Florence, although he had requested to become a bersagliere, while being licensed to dispute a race, its battalion was embarked for Albania, but the ship, where he should have been on board, also sank without leaving survivors.Шаблон:Citation needed
He moved to the Olympic Battalion of Rome where he remained until 1943 when he returned to Florence at the 41st Artillery Regiment. After the armistice of 8 September 1943 he was recalled to serve the newborn Italian Social Republic and, in the Voluntary Military Forces of National Security, he was in charge of the railway control at the side of the carabinieri in Vaiano, his country of birth.Шаблон:Citation needed
In January 1944 Magni's battalion, together with carabinieri, men of the Muti Legion and the Carita' Band, was involved in a violent confrontation with the local partisans, giving rise to the Battle of Valibona, with deaths on both sides. When Magni arrived the fights were already over, but later on he would be charged with numerous accusations, including the killing of Lanciotto Ballerini, the band leader.Шаблон:Citation needed
On 5 November 1947 Magni married Liliana Calò; they had two daughters, Tiziana and Beatrice.[6] In 1951, at the peak of his cycling career, Magni started working for Moto Guzzi, and two years later began selling cars with Lancia. Later in 1980 he became an official dealer for Opel and some Asian companies. In the 1980s he was also involved in trading petroleum products with Giorgio Albani.[7]
Magni terminated his business activities in 2009. He died on 19 October 2012 in Monza,[8] near Monticello Brianza, where he had lived since 1975.[6]
Professional cycling career
During the war Magni combined track and road events, but later focused on road racing. He was the "third man" of the golden age of Italian cycling, at the time of the rivalry between Fausto Coppi and Gino Bartali. The highlights of his career were his three overall wins in the 1948, 1951 and 1955 Giro d'Italia, and the three consecutive wins (record) at the Tour of Flanders (1949, 1950 and 1951).[9][10]
Magni excelled at racing in extreme weather conditions, especially in cold, windy, rainy or snowy days. All three of his victories at the Tour of Flanders were in harsh, cold conditions. He rode Tour de France in 1949–53 and wore the yellow jersey at least once.[9]
During the 12th stage of the 1950 Tour de France, while he was wearing the yellow jersey, he was forced to retire from the race (together with all the other Italian riders) by Bartali, captain of the Italian team, who had been threatened and assaulted by some French supporters accusing him of causing Jean Robic's fall.[10][11]
Years later, when asked about how he felt abandoning in the yellow jersey he replied: "Of course I felt bad about that but I believe that there are bigger things than a technical result, even one as important as winning the Tour de France."[10]
In the 1956 Giro d’Italia, stage 12, Fiorenzo Magni famously broke his left clavicle and still managed to finish second overall. At the hospital he refused a plaster cast and refused to abandon the Giro in the year of his announced retirement.Шаблон:Citation needed
Magni continued the race with his shoulder wrapped in an elastic bandage. To compensate for his inability to apply force with his left arm, he raced while holding a piece of rubber inner tube attached to his handlebar between his teeth for extra leverage. Since his injury prevented him from effectively braking and steering with his left hand, the next day (Modena-Rapallo), Magni crashed again after hitting a ditch by the road during a descent on stage 16. He fell on his already broken clavicle, breaking his humerus, after which he passed out from the pain. They put him in an ambulance, but when Magni regained his senses and realized that he was being taken to the hospital he screamed and told the driver to stop. He chase the group, caught it and arrived on Bondone under a blizzard. For this gesture fellow racers Ugo Tognazzi and Raimondo Vianello nicknamed him Fiorenzo il Magnifico.[12] Of the evening that followed Magni said "I had no idea of how serious my condition was, I just knew that I was in a lot of pain but I didn't want to have X-rays that evening".[10]
Just four stages later, the infamous 20th stage of Giro '56 dawned where Luxembourg's Charly Gaul would execute his legendary mountain stage victory in Trento, haunted by snow and ice over the Costalunga, Rolle, Brocon and Bondone climbs. That day 60 people abandoned the race, and Gaul went from 16 minutes behind to winning the 1956 Giro; Magni, despite his injuries, placed second, 3 minutes and 27 seconds behind Gaul.Шаблон:Citation needed
Magni has been mentor to at least two famous frame builders. Ernesto Colnago worked on his first Giro d'Italia in 1954 as second mechanic. First mechanic at that time was Faliero Masi, who Magni described in an interview as “The best mechanic of all time.”[10]
It was Masi’s idea to use the piece of inner tube attached to his handlebar when he broke his clavicle the 1956 Giro d’Italia.Шаблон:Citation needed
When asked what it was like to ride against Coppi and Bartali, Magni replied: "In life, defeats are more likely to happen than wins. Losing to Coppi and Bartali, and therefore congratulating them, is an experience that I am happy to have had and an experience that taught me a lot. I have always admired them for what they could do and esteemed them for who they were. Not only were they champions, they were also great men. Why do you think we are still speaking about them? Because they made history. I consider myself lucky because racing with them I could be part of this history. I would have won more without them but it wouldn't have been during a legendary cycling era."[10]
Career achievements
Major results
- 1942[9][10][11]
- 1st Giro del Piemonte
- 1947
- 1st Tre Valli Varesine
- 9th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 1948
- 1st Файл:Jersey pink.svg Overall Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 19
- 1949
- 1st Tour of Flanders
- 1st Giro della Toscana
- 1st Trofeo Baracchi
- 6th Overall Tour de France
- 1st Stage 10
- 1950
- 1st Tour of Flanders
- 1st Trofeo Baracchi
- 1st Stage 8 Tour de France
- 6th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 16
- 1951
- 1st Файл:Jersey pink.svg Overall Giro d'Italia
- 1st Файл:Jersey italianflag.svg Road race, National Road Championships
- 1st Tour of Flanders
- 1st Giro del Lazio
- 1st Giro di Romagna
- 1st Milano–Torino
- 1st Trofeo Baracchi
- 2nd Файл:Silver medal blank.svg Road race, UCI Road World Championships
- 7th Overall Tour de France
- 1st Stage 18
- 1952
- 2nd Overall Giro d'Italia
- 6th Overall Tour de France
- 1st Stages 6 & 22
- 1st Rome–Naples–Rome
- 1953
- 1st Файл:Jersey italianflag.svg Road race, National Road Championships
- 1st Giro del Piemonte
- 1st Giro del Veneto
- Tour de France
- 1st Stages 9 & 22
- 1st Sassari–Cagliari
- 1st Rome–Naples–Rome
- 9th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 10, 16 & 21
- 1954
- 1st Файл:Jersey italianflag.svg Road race, National Road Championships
- 1st Giro della Toscana
- 1st Milan–Modena
- 6th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 1955
- 1st Файл:Jersey pink.svg Overall Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 2
- Vuelta a España
- 1st Файл:Jersey green.svg Points classification
- 1st Stages 7, 13 & 15
- 1st Giro di Romagna
- 1st Milan–Modena
- 1956
- 1st Giro del Piemonte
- 1st Giro del Lazio
- 2nd Overall Giro d'Italia
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gold jersey Vuelta a España | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — |
| A pink jersey Giro d'Italia | 9 | 1 | DNF | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| A yellow jersey Tour de France | — | — | 6 | DNF | 7 | 6 | 15 | — | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
| DSQ | Disqualified |
See also
References
Bibliography
External links
Шаблон:Giro d'Italia general classification winners Шаблон:Tour of Flanders winners Шаблон:Italian National Road Race Championships (men) Шаблон:UCI Hall of Fame Шаблон:Walk of Fame of Italian sport Шаблон:Authority control
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Bulbarelli, pp. 14–15
- ↑ Bulbarelli, pp. 18–19
- ↑ Bulbarelli, pp. 19–26
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 6,0 6,1 In 1951, in the year of the 90th-century celebration of the Unification of Italy (1861-1951), the Giro d'Italia opened with a visit to the altar of Patria in Rome. Magni is not invited with the rest of the race participants because of his past militancy in the Italian Social Republic (RSI). Subsequently Magni, victoriously concludes the Giro d'Italia in 1951.Шаблон:Citation needed Bulbarelli, pp. 69, 376
- ↑ Bulbarelli, p. 311
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 9,0 9,1 9,2 Fiorenzo Magni. cyclingarchives.com
- ↑ 10,0 10,1 10,2 10,3 10,4 10,5 10,6 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 11,0 11,1 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
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