Luigi Marchisio (born April 26, 1909 - died July 3, 1992) was an Italian professional road racing cyclist. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Cycling is the use of Bicycles or - less commonly - Unicycles Tricycles Quadricycles and other similar wheeled Human powered vehicles
Marchisio was born at Castelnuovo, Piedmont. Castelnuovo Don Bosco ( Piedmontese: Castelneuv d'Ast) is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Asti in the Italian Piedmont ( Piemonte; Piedmontese and Occitan: Piemont; French: Piémont) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1930 Giro d'Italia, the youngest victor ever at the time (he was beat only by Fausto Coppi's victory in 1940). The 1930 Giro d'Italia was held from May 17 to June 8 1930 It was won by the Italian Luigi Marchisio. Angelo Fausto Coppi ( September 15, 1919 – January 2, 1960) was an Italian racing Cyclist. Marchisio was also 3rd in the 1931 Giro d'Italia, but subsequently he failed to achieve any result of note. The 1931 Giro d'Italia was held from May 10 to May 31 1930 It was won by the Italian Francesco Camusso. He retreated in 1936.
Marchisio died in 1992.
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| Preceded by Alfredo Binda |
Winner of the Giro d'Italia 1930 |
Succeeded by Francesco Camusso |