Marco Cimatti (13 February 191? ā 21 May 1982) was an Italian
cyclist
Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from two ...
who won a gold medal in the team pursuit at the 1932 Olympics. In 1934, he turned professional and won three stages of the
1937 Giro d'Italia and the opening stage of the
1938 Giro. In 1937, he founded a small company named
Cimatti
Cimatti was an Italian manufacturer of bicycles, motorcycles and mopeds active between 1937 and 1984.
In 1937, the Olympic cyclist Marco Cimatti founded a small company in Bologna that originally produced bicycles. In 1950, he changed to mope ...
, which initially produced bicycles, but in the 1950sā60s changed to
moped
A moped ( ) is a type of small motorcycle, generally having a less stringent licensing requirement than full motorcycles or automobiles. The term used to mean a similar vehicle except with both bicycle pedals and a motorcycle engine. Mopeds typ ...
s and motorcycles.
His son Enrico later expanded the business to export motorcycles to the United States, France, Norway and Tunisia.
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References
1982 deaths
Italian male cyclists
Olympic cyclists of Italy
Cyclists at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for Italy
Olympic medalists in cycling
Cyclists from Bologna
Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Italian Giro d'Italia stage winners
1910s births
Italian track cyclists
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