Domenico Modugno was an Italian singer, songwriter, actor, guitarist, and later in life, a member of the Italian Parliament. He is known for his 1958 international hit song "Nel blu dipinto di blu". He is considered the first Italian cantautore.
Erik De Vlaeminck was a Belgian cyclist who became cyclo-cross world-champion seven times, a record equalled only by Marianne Vos.
Gösta Artur Roland Pettersson is a retired Swedish cyclist. As an amateur, he competed in the individual and team road events at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics and won one silver and two bronze medals, in 1964 and 1968. In 1968 he also took part in two track events: individual and team 4000 m pursuit.
Marino Basso is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist, considered one of the best sprinters of his generation. He won the World Cycling Championship in 1972.
Molteni was an Italian professional road bicycle racing team from 1958 until the end of 1976. It won 663 races, many of them earned by its most famous rider, Eddy Merckx. Other riders included Gianni Motta and Marino Basso, who contributed 48 and 34 wins respectively. The Molteni family continues in cycling with sponsorship of Salmilano.
Rolf Wolfshohl is a former professional road bicycle racing and cyclo-cross racing cyclist from Germany. Wolfshohl is best known in cyclo-cross for winning the world championship three times, and in road racing for winning the 1965 Vuelta a España. He won the German National Road Race in 1968.
Franco Bitossi is an Italian former professional cyclist for Filotex. He was born in Camaioni di Carmignano.
Peugeot team was a French professional cycling team that promoted and rode Peugeot racing bikes.
Cees Stam is a former Dutch track cyclist and four-time world champion stayer.
Theo Verschueren is a retired Belgian cyclist. He had his best achievements in motor-paced racing, in which he won the world championships in the professionals category in 1971 and 1972 and finished second in 1969, 1970 and 1974. During his career Verschueren took part in 67 six-day road races, winning the race of Antwerp in 1968 and 1972.
Cor Blekemolen "Blekie" was a Dutch cyclist. After winning the world title at the UCI Motor-paced World Championships in 1914 he turned professional and competed until 1935. He then became a coach with the Royal Dutch Cycling Union and brought Arie van Houwelingen to the world title in 1959.
Albertus "Bert" Boom is a retired cyclist from the Netherlands. He won the UCI Motor-paced World Championships in 1969 and finished in third place in 1971.
Walter Bucher is a retired Swiss cyclist. He competed in the team pursuit event at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Between 1955 and 1959 he won a medal at every UCI Motor-paced World Championships, including a gold medal in 1958. He also won five national titles in motor-paced racing.
Wilfried Peffgen is a retired German cyclist who was active between 1959 and 1983. He won a medal at every UCI Motor-paced World Championships between 1976 and 1982, including three gold medals in 1976, 1978 and 1980. He also won eight European titles in 1971, 1973 and 1976–1981.
Pieter Casper Johan "Piet" Dikkentman was a professional cyclist from the Netherlands. He had a long a successful career spanning from 1885 to 1928, which peaked in 1903 when he won the UCI Motor-paced World Championships. He competed internationally and married twice, to an Australian and to a German. Consequently, while he lived most of his life in Amsterdam, he also spent years in Germany and Australia.
Giovanni Renosto is a retired professional cyclist from Italy. He won every national championship in motor-paced racing between 1986 and 1989. He also won the UCI Motor-paced World Championships in 1989 and finished in third place in 1986.
Miguel Mas Gayà is a retired Spanish cyclist who won the UCI Motor-paced World Championships in 1965. He won the national titles in motor-paced racing in 1962–1964 and in individual pursuit in 1964. He retired in 1967, aged 24, due to illness.
Dries Helsloot is a retired cyclist from the Netherlands. In 1967 he won a bronze medal at the UCI Motor-paced World Championships in his native Amsterdam. He won a national title in motor-paced racing in 1966 and finished in second place in 1967–1969.
The 1902 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Rome, Italy for the sprint disciplines on 15 June and in Berlin, Germany for the motor paced disciplines on 22 June. Four events for men were contested, two for professionals and two for amateurs.
Tirador is a velodrome in Palma. It is an outdoor track cycling, opened in 1903 and was the most important velodrome built in Spain during 60 years. It was closed in 1973 and still existing, but no longer in use. Since 2015 it is of municipal property and is currently in process of rehabilitation.
