Arigo Padovan

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Arigo Padovan
Personal information
Full nameArigo Padovan
Born(1927-06-16)16 June 1927
Castelbaldo, Italy
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Major wins
2 stages Tour de France
3 stages Giro d'Italia

Arigo Padovan (born 16 June 1927) is an Italian retired professional road bicycle racer, who won stages in both the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia.

Major results

1951
Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato
Giro d'Italia:
8th place overall classification
1952
Bolzano - Trento
GP Industria in Belmonte-Piceno
1955
Giro di Toscana
1956
Giro d'Itala:
Winner stage 8
Tour de France:
Winner stage 3
1958
Tour de France:
Winner stage 11
1959
Giro d'Itala:
Winner stage 17
1960
Giro d'Itala:
Winner stage 21


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