Imerio Massignan (born 2 January 1937) is an Italian former professional road cyclist. A pure climber, he debuted as professional in the
1959 Giro d'Italia
The 1959 Giro d'Italia was the 42nd running of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tour races. The Giro started in Milan, on 16 May, with a stage and concluded back in Milan, on 7 June, with a leg. A total of 120 riders from 15 teams ...
, classifying 5th overall. This was followed by a series of good placements in the subsequent editions, including a 2nd overall in the
1962 Giro behind
Franco Balmamion
Franco Balmamion (born 11 January 1940), is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist who raced between 1960 and 1972. The highlight of his career was his successive overall wins in the 1962 and 1963 editions of the Giro d'Italia. .
At the
Tour de France
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he won the
Mountains classification
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in
1960
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Events
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1961
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, when he also finished 4th overall. In the latter season he also obtained a second place in the
Giro di Lombardia
The Giro di Lombardia ( en, Tour of Lombardy), officially ''Il Lombardia'', is a cycling race in Lombardy, Italy. It is traditionally the last of the five 'Monuments' of the season, considered to be one of the most prestigious one-day events in cy ...
.
Massignan retired in 1969.
Major results
;1959
:
Giro d'Italia:
::5th place overall classification
;1960
:
Tour de France
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:
::Winner
Mountains classification
The King of the Mountains (KoM) is an award given to the best climbing specialist in a men's cycling road race; in women's cycle racing
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::10th place overall classification
:
Giro d'Italia:
::4th place overall classification
;1961
:
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
Mountains classification
The King of the Mountains (KoM) is an award given to the best climbing specialist in a men's cycling road race; in women's cycle racing
A woman is an adult female human. Prior to adulthood, a female human is referred to as a girl (a femal ...
::Winner stage 16
::4th place overall classification
Giro di Lombardia
2nd behind Vito Taccone
;1962
:
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 ...
:
::7th place overall classification
:
Giro d'Italia:
::2nd place overall classification
:Lavis
;1963
:
Giro d'Italia:
::7th place overall classification
;1965
:
Giro d'Italia:
::9th place overall classification
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Italian male cyclists
Cyclists from the Province of Vicenza
Italian Tour de France stage winners
1937 births
Living people
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