Federico Gay (16 July 1896 — 15 April 1989) 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 ...
, who won four stages in the 1924 Giro d'Italia, and one stage in the 1922 Tour de France.
He rode the Tour de France twice, finishing 11th in 1922 and 10th in 1925. His best result in the
Giro d'Italia was in 1924, when he finished second in the overall classification. He competed in two events at the
1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...
.
He was born and died in
Turin
Turin ( , Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital ...
.
Major results
;1921
:
Milano–Torino
Milano–Torino is a semi classic European single day cycling race, between the northern Italian cities of Milan and Turin over a distance of 199 kilometres. The event was first run in 1876 making it the oldest classic race in the world. The ev ...
;1922
:
Tour de France
The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists ...
:
::Winner stage 13
;1924
:
Giro d'Italia:
::Winner stages 2, 3, 5 and 6
::2nd place overall classification
:Milano–Torino
;1925
:Zürich-Berlin
;1932
: national track stayers championship
References
External links
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Official Tour de France results for Federico Gay
1896 births
1989 deaths
Cyclists from Turin
Italian male cyclists
Italian Tour de France stage winners
Cyclists at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Olympic cyclists for Italy
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