Gianni Ferlenghi (11 February 1931 – 19 August 2023) was an Italian professional

racing cyclist Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cycling s ...

. He rode in three editions of the

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 ...

. Born in Collesalvetti, Ferlenghi started his career as a junior with the Pedale Soresinese team, and was a professional rider from 1954 to 1961. Best known as a

domestique In road bicycle racing, a domestique is a rider who works for the benefit of their team and leader, rather than trying to win the race. In French, ''domestique'' translates as "servant".However, in French, the term used is ''équipier''. In I ...

Fausto Coppi Angelo Fausto Coppi (; 15 September 1919 – 2 January 1960) was an Italian cyclist, the dominant international cyclist of the years after the Second World War. His successes earned him the title ''Il Campionissimo'' ("Champion of Champions ...

, during his career his best results were a victory in a stage of the and two runner-up placements in stages of the Giro d'Italia and of the Paris–Nice. Ferlenghi died in Sospiro on 19 August 2023, at the age of 92.

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* 1931 births 2023 deaths Cyclists from Tuscany Italian male cyclists Sportspeople from the Province of Livorno {{Italy-cycling-bio-1930s-stub