Giovanni Micheletto ( Sacile, 21 January 1889 — Sacile, 29 September 1958) 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 ...

, nicknamed by fans "The Sacile Count" (from his native town in the

province of Pordenone The province of Pordenone ( it, provincia di Pordenone; ; vec, provincia de Pordenon) was a province in the autonomous region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia in Italy. Its capital was the city of Pordenone. The province was subdivided from the province ...

) and "Nanè". The highlight of his career was his overall win in the

1912 Giro d'Italia The 1912 Giro d'Italia was the fourth edition of the Giro d'Italia, a Grand Tour set up and sponsored by the newspaper ''La Gazzetta dello Sport''. The race began on 19 May in Milan with a stage that stretched to Padua. The race was com ...

. He was also the first Italian cyclist to win a race in France, Paris- Menin in 1913.

Palmarès

;1910 : Giro di Lombardia :Giro di Romagna-Toscana ;1912 : Giro d'Italia: :: Jersey pink

Winner overall classification (with Team Atala) ::Winner stages 1 and 8 ;1913 :Paris-Menin : Tour de France: ::Winner stage 1 ::Wearing yellow jersey for one day

External links

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Official Tour de France results for Giovanni Micheletto
1889 births 1958 deaths People from Sacile Italian male cyclists Giro d'Italia winners Cyclists from Friuli Venezia Giulia {{Italy-cycling-bio-stub