Alfredo Martini (18 February 1921 – 25 August 2014) was an Italian cyclist and coach from
Sesto Fiorentino
Sesto Fiorentino (), known locally as just Sesto, is a municipality (''comune'') in the Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, central Italy.
History
The oldest known human settlement in the area dates from the Mesolithic (c. 9,000 years ago) ...
, north of
Florence
Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico an ...
. Professional from 1941 to 1957, he won a stage in the
1950 Giro d'Italia
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and was later the coach of the Italian national team.
He also rode in the
1949 Tour de France
The 1949 Tour de France was the 36th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 30 June to 24 July. It consisted of 21 stages over .
The Italian team had internal problems, because Gino Bartali and Fausto Coppi could both be the team leade ...
.
In 2021, in honour of Martini's 100th birthday, the one-day race
Per sempre Alfredo was first held; the race finishes in Martini's home town of Sesto Fiorentino.
Under his 22-year tenure as head coach, Italy got six gold medals at the Road World Championships with 5 different cyclists (
Francesco Moser
Francesco Moser ( or ; ; born 19 June 1951), nicknamed "Lo sceriffo" (The sheriff), is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer. He finished on the podium of the Giro d'Italia six times including his win in the 1984 edition.
Moser ...
,
Giuseppe Saronni
Giuseppe Saronni (born 22 September 1957), also known as Beppe Saronni, is an Italian former racing cyclist. He had remarkable success riding in the Giro d'Italia. In 1980 he won 7 stages and finished 7th overall, in 1981 he won 3 stages and fin ...
,
Moreno Argentin
Moreno Argentin (born 17 December 1960) is an Italian former professional cyclist (from 1981 to 1994) and race director.
Born in San Donà di Piave (Veneto), he won stages in the Tour de France, the Giro d'Italia, and the Tour de Suisse. Known ...
,
Maurizio Fondriest
Maurizio Fondriest (born 15 January 1965) is a retired Italy, Italian professional road racing cyclist.
Career
Born in Cles, Trentino, Fondriest turned professional in 1987 with the Ecoflam team. He subsequently rode for Alfa Lum cycling team, ...
once each and
Gianni Bugno
Gianni Bugno (; born 14 February 1964) is a retired Italian professional road racing cyclist.
Biography
Bugno was a versatile rider, able to do well in different types of races. He won numerous stages in the Tour de France, and the Milan–S ...
twice), plus seven silver and as many bronze medals.
References
1921 births
2014 deaths
Italian male cyclists
Italian Giro d'Italia stage winners
People from Sesto Fiorentino
Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Florence
Cyclists from Tuscany
Tour de Suisse stage winners
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