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References
- ↑ "Walter Ricci". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ↑ Livre d`Or 1976-77. Paris: Miroir du Cyclisme. 1977. p. 52.
- ↑ "Tour de France 1970". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
