Guido Carlesi
Carlesi in 1956 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Guido Carlesi |
| Nickname | Coppino (the small Coppi) |
| Born | 17 November 1936 Vicarello di Collesalvetti, Italy |
| Died | 2 October 2024 (aged 87) Pisa, Italy |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Major wins | |
| 2nd place 1961 Tour de France | |
Guido Carlesi (7 November 1936 – 2 October 2024) was an Italian professional road bicycle racer. He was nicknamed Coppino because of his physical resemblance to Fausto Coppi.[1][2]
Life and career
[edit]Born in Vicarello di Collesalvetti, the son of a blacksmith and a housewife, Carlesi grew up in Titignano, Cascina, and at a young age, he started working as a carpenter.[1] An amateur cyclist, he was noticed by Fiorenzo Magni in a local race, and in 1956 became professional with Magni's team Nivea-Fuchs;[1] the same year he won the Giro delle Alpi Apuane.[3] He had his breakout in 1958, when he won a stage at the Giro d'Italia and one stage at the Vuelta a España.[3]
During his career, Carlesi won 35 races,[2] including two stages in the Tour de France and seven stages in the Giro d'Italia.[3] In 1961, he finished 2nd in the general classification of the 1961 Tour de France.[3] In 1965, he moved to the Filotex team, in which he served as a domestique of Franco Bitossi.[3]
After his retirement, Carlesi managed a furniture fabric company together with his sons Luca and Marco.[2] He died in Pisa on 2 October 2024 at the age of 87.[3]
Major results
[edit]- 1956
- Tour des Alpes Apuanes
- 1958
- Cotignola
- Giro d'Italia:
- Winner stage 13
- 1959
- Giro d'Italia:
- 8th place overall classification
- 1st Coppa Collecchio
- 1960
- Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria
- Modena
- Trofeo Longines (with Silvano Ciampi, Emile Daems, Rolf Graf, and Alfredo Sabbadin)
- Giro d'Italia:
- 6th place overall classification
- 1961
- Baasrode
- Bort-les-Orgues
- GP Saint-Raphael
- Tour de France:
- Winner stages 11 and 15
- 2nd place overall classification
- Giro d'Italia:
- 5th place overall classification
- 1962
- Firenze
- Giro di Toscana
- Jeumont
- Sassari - Cagliari
- Giro d'Italia:
- Winner stages 13 and 21
- 9th place overall classification
- 1963
- Genève
- GP Cemab
- Giro d'Italia:
- Winner stages 4 and 20
- 8th place overall classification
- 1965
- Giro d'Italia:
- Winner stages 2 and 11
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "È morto Guido Carlesi, il secondo Coppino". Il Foglio (in Italian). 2 October 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ a b c Chiavacci, Andrea (2 October 2024). "Addio a Guido Carlesi, il "Coppino" autentico campione di ciclismo". Il Tirreno (in Italian). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f Cito, Cosimo (2 October 2024). "Guido Carlesi è morto: vinse sette tappe al Giro, fu 2° al Tour 1961 dietro Anquetil". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 2 October 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official Tour de France results for Guido Carlesi[permanent dead link]
- Guido Carlesi at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Guido Carlesi at ProCyclingStats
- Guido Carlesi at CycleBase
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