Giuseppe Favero (20 December 1931 – 9 September 2020) was an Italian cyclist.

Biography

As an amateur cyclist, Favero won the Milan-Bussero race. He turned professional in 1953, signing with

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. During this time, he was teammates with Fausto Coppi and

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. Twice he came in 2nd place in a stage of the Giro d'Italia but failed to ever win one. He won third place in the 1954 Milan–San Remo behind Rik Van Steenbergen and Francis Anastasi. In 1956, he participated in the

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, in which he would finish 27th. He notably won a stage of the

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. After his retirement, Favero directed two cycling clubs in

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: Baratti-Milan and Ibac. Giuseppe Faveri died in Settimo Torinese on 9 September 2020 at the age of 88.

References

1931 births 2020 deaths Italian male cyclists People from Settimo Torinese Cyclists from Piedmont Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Turin {{Italy-cycling-bio-1930s-stub