Farewell to Alfredo Martini, historical ct cycling – AGI – Agenzia Journalistic Italy

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August 26, 2014 19:17

(AGI) – Rome, August 26 – E ‘died last night the former national cycling coach Alfredo Martini. He was 93 years and “and ‘died peacefully in his home in Sesto Fiorentino,” says the president of the Cycling Federation, Renato Di Rocco. “In the last year she moved to fatigue had a fall at home, but was always present and polished” says an emotional Di Rocco. Born in Florence on February 18, 1921, and Martini ‘was a road cyclist and Italian sports manager. Professional from 1941 to 1957, won the Tour of the Apennines in 1947, Giro del Piemonte in 1950, a stage in the Tour of Italy 1950 (to Florence), which ended in third place behind Koblet and Bartali wearing the pink jersey for a stage, and a stage in the Tour de Suisse in 1951, finished third behind Kubler and Koblet.
So in the role of sporting director was the first to Sammontana Ferretti and then from 1969 to 1974, with whom he won the Giro d ‘Italy 1971 with the Swede Gosta Pettersson. From national cycling coach from 1975 to 1997 led to the conquest of the rainbow jersey Francesco Moser in 1977 in San Cristobal (Venezuela), Giuseppe Saronni in 1982 at Goodwood (Great Britain), Moreno Argentin in 1986 in Colorado Springs (United States) Maurizio Fondriest in 1988 in Ronse (Belgium), Gianni Bugno in 1991 in Stuttgart (Germany) and in 1992 in Benidorm (Spain) more ‘seven silvers and seven bronzes. Since 1998 and ‘was aupervisore of all the national teams of cycling and Honorary President of the Italian Cycling Federation; at the same time abandons its decades-long position of national head coach, giving way to Antonio Fusi.
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