Gastone Nencini

Infobox Cyclist
ridername = Gastone Nencini


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nickname = "Il Leone del Mugello"
dateofbirth = birth date|1930|3|1
dateofdeath = death date|1980|2|1
country = ITA
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role = Rider
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proyears = 1953–1954 1955–1958 1959–1960 1961–1962 1963–1965
proteams = Legnano Leo-Chlorodont Carpano Ignis Springoil-Fuchs
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majorwins = 1st overall Giro d'Italia 1957
updated = April 1, 2008

Gastone Nencini (1 March 1930 – 1 February 1980) was an Italian road racing cyclist who won the 1960 Tour de France and the 1957 Giro d'Italia.

Nicknamed "Il Leone del Mugello", "The Lion of Mugello" (from his birthplace Barberino del Mugello, near Florence), Nencini was a powerful all-round rider, but particularly strong in the mountains.

Nencini was born in Bilancino di Barberino, Tuscany. He was an amateur painter and a chain smoker. He was particular gifted as descender. "The only reason to follow Nencini downhill would be if you had a death wish", said the French rider Raphaël Géminiani.

Nencini died in Florencei n 1980.

Teams

* 1953-1954 Legnano
* 1955-1958 Leo-Chlorodont
* 1959-1960 Carpano
* 1961 Ignis
* 1962 Ignis-Moschettieri
* 1963-1964: Springoil-Fuchs
* 1965 Filotex
* 1965 Springoil-Fuchs

Major achievements

*
*), overall classification
*), mountains classification
*Tre Valli Varesine (1956)

Other results

*2nd in the Giro d'Italia (1960)
*2nd in the Trofeo Matteotti (1961)
*2nd in the Giro dell'Appennino (1962)
*2nd in the Züri-Metzgete (1964)
*3rd in the Giro d'Italia (1955)
*3rd in the Giro del Lazio (1957)
*3rd in the Milano-Torino (1960)
*3rd in the Tour de Romandie (1964)

Victories

;1955:Giro d'Italia::2 stages::mountanins classification::5 days in Pink jersey

;1956:Tre Valli Varesine:1 stage in the Tour de France

;1957:Tour de France::2 stages::Mountains classification:Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria

;1958:1 stage in the Tour de France:2 stages in the Giro d'Italia:Circuit of Omegna:Circuit of Lokeren

;1959:1 stage in the Giro d'Italia

;1960:Tour de France:: ):2 stages in the Giro d'Italia:Grand Prix de Nice:Circuit of Montélimar

;1961:Circuit of Acireale

ee also

* List of doping cases in cycling

Notes and references

Persondata
NAME=Gastone Nencini
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH=1930-3-1
PLACE OF BIRTH=Bilancino di Barberino, Tuscany
DATE OF DEATH=1980-2-1
PLACE OF DEATH=Florence