Antonio Bevilacqua (22 October 1918 – 29 March 1972) was an Italian professional

road bicycle racer 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 ...

. He won the

1951 Paris–Roubaix The 1951 Paris–Roubaix was the 49th edition of the Paris–Roubaix, a classic one-day cycle race in France. The single day event was held on 8 April 1951 and stretched from Paris to the finish at Roubaix Velodrome. The winner was Antonio ...

Major results

;1940 – Lygie ;1941 – Dop, Ferroviario Venezia : 1st, GP di Duca degli Abruzzi : 1st, GP Maresciello dell Aria : 1st, Coppa del Littirio ;1942 – Bianchi : 2nd,

Milan–San Remo Milan–San Remo (in Italian ''Milano-Sanremo''), also called "''The Spring classic''" or "''La Classicissima''", is an annual road cycling race between Milan and Sanremo, in Northwest Italy. With a distance of 298 km (~185.2 miles) it is t ...

: 7th, Giro di Lombardia ;1943 – Viscontea : Jersey italianflag

Pursuit Champion ;1944 – VC Bassano ;1946 – Wilier Triestina : 17th, Giro d'Italia :: Winner Stages 2 & 4 ;1947 – Lygie : 1st, Stage 13, Giro d'Italia : World Pursuit Championship ;1948 – Atala : 1st, Stage 7, Giro d'Italia : World Pursuit Championship : 33rd, Tour de France ;1949 – Atala : Jersey italianflag

Pursuit Champion : 40th, Giro d'Italia :: Winner Stage 18 ;1950 – Wilier Triestina : World Pursuit Champion : Jersey italianflag

Road Race Champion : Jersey italianflag

Pursuit Champion : 1st, Tre Valli Varesine : 1st, Milano-Vicenza : 1st, Trofeo Baracchi (with Fiorenzo Magni) : 2nd, Giro di Lombardia : 29th, Giro d'Italia ;1951 – Benotto-Ursus : World Pursuit Champion : Jersey italianflag

Pursuit Champion : 1st, Paris–Roubaix : 1st, Giro del Veneto : World Road Race Championship : 3rd, National Road Race Championship : 26th, Giro d'Italia :: Winner Stages 2 & 20 ;1952 – Benotto : 1st,

Milano–Vignola The Milano–Vignola was a professional road bicycle race held annually in the Province of Modena, Italy. The last edition took place in 1996, becoming the Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli in 1997. Winners ...

: World Road Race Championship : 10th, World Road Race Championship : 69th, Giro d'Italia :: Winner Stages 3 & 20 ;1953 – Benotto : 1st, Coppa Bernocchi : World Road Race Championship ;1954 – Doniselli-Lansetina

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* Italian male cyclists Italian Giro d'Italia stage winners UCI Track Cycling World Champions (men) 1918 births 1972 deaths Cyclists from the Metropolitan City of Venice Italian track cyclists 20th-century Italian people {{Italy-cycling-bio-1910s-stub