Alfonso Calzolari (30 April 1887 - 7 February 1983) was an Italian professional

road racing cyclist Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common ...

. Calzolari was born in

Vergato Vergato (Bolognese dialect, Medial Mountain Bolognese: or ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Bologna in the Italy, Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about southwest of Bologna. Vergato borders the following municip ...

. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the

1914 Giro d'Italia The 1914 Giro d'Italia was the sixth ''Giro''; it was organised and sponsored by the newspaper ''La Gazzetta dello Sport''. The race began on 24 May in Milan with a stage that stretched to Cuneo, finishing back in Milan on 6 June after a stage a ...

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1887 births 1983 deaths Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Bologna Italian male cyclists Giro d'Italia winners Cyclists from Emilia-Romagna {{Italy-cycling-bio-stub