Franco Balmamion (born 11 January 1940), is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist who raced between 1960 and 1972. The top of his career was two successive wins in the 1962 and 1963 editions of the Giro d'Italia.[1][2]
 Franco Balmamion c. 1968 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Franco Balmamion |
| Born | 11 January 1940 Nole, Italy |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1961 | Bianchi |
| 1962–1963 | Carpano |
| 1964 | Cynar |
| 1965–1966 | Sanson |
| 1967–1968 | Molteni |
| 1969–1970 | Salvarani |
| 1971–1972 | Scic |
| Major wins | |
| Grand Tours | |
Major results
edit- 1960
- 10th National Amateur Road Championships
- 1961
- 3rd Giro dell'Emilia
- 1962
- 1st
Overall Giro d'Italia - 2nd Overall Tour de Suisse
- 1st Milano–Torino
- 1st Giro dell'Appennino
- 2nd Maggiora Criterium
- 3rd Tre Valli Varesine
- 10th Pernod–Super Prestige
- 1963
- 1st Overall Giro d'Italia
- 1st Meisterschaft von Zürich
- 3rd Giro del Veneto
- 6th Giro dell'Appennino
- 9th Tre Valli Varesine
- 1964
- 2nd GP du Parisien
- 3rd Giro dell'Appennino
- 6th Coppa Sabatini
- 8th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 10th Coppa Agostoni
- 1965
- 1st Caen Team Time trial
- 2nd Circuito Ciclistico di Ciriè
- 3rd Milan–San Remo
- 3rd Nice–Genova
- 3rd Giro del Lazio
- 5th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 7th Tre Valli Varesine
- 1966
- 1st Maggiora Criterium
- 2nd Overall Cronostaffetta
- 6th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 8th Coppa Sabatini
- 1967
- 1st
National Road Championships - 1st Overall Cronostaffetta
- 1st Stage 1c
- 1st Maggiora Criterium
- 1st Piaggiori Criterium
- 2nd Overall Giro d'Italia
- 2nd Giro della Romagna
- 3rd Overall Tour de France
- 3rd Bergamo Criterium
- 4th Coppa Bernocchi
- 5th Pernod–Super Prestige
- 6th Giro dell'Appennino
- 9th Tre Valli Varesine
- 1968
- 1st Overall Cronostaffetta
- 7th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 1969
- 1st Maggiora Criterium
- 1st Ronde des Korrigans
- 1970
- 3rd Giro del Piemonte
- 1972
- 8th Coppa Agostoni
Grand Tours general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
20 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 7 | — | 12 | DNF | 38 |
 Tour de France
|
— | — | DNF | — | — | — | 3 | — | 39 | 12 | DNF | — |
 Vuelta a España
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
| DSQ | Disqualified |
References
edit- ^ Franco Balmamion. cyclingarchives.com
- ^ The Eagle of the Canavese: Franco Balmamion and the Giro d'Italia. sabob.com
Further reading
edit- Sykes, Herbie (2008). Double Eagle of the Canavese. Norwich, UK: Mousehold Press. ISBN 978-1-874739-49-4.
External links
edit- Franco Balmamion at Cycling Archives (archived)
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