Marino Basso (born 1 June 1945) is an Italian former professional

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, considered one of the best sprinters of his generation. He won the

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in 1972. Basso was born at Rettorgole di

Caldogno Caldogno is a town and ''comune'' near Vicenza in Italy. It has a population of 11,337 inhabitants. The Villa Caldogno Nordera in its territory is attributed to architect Andrea Palladio. It is the birthplace of the football player Roberto Baggi ...

, in the

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. He was one of the main sprinters of the 1970s, often duelling with Belgians

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Guido Reybroeck Guido Reybrouck (born 25 December 1941 in Bruges) is a Belgian former road bicycle racer. He is an older brother of Wilfried Reybrouck and the cousin of Gustave Danneels. Major results ;1964 : 1st Paris–Tours : 1st Züri-Metzgete : 1st St ...

and

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, and fellow Italian

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. Basso won a total of 15 stages at the Giro d'Italia, 6 at the

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and 6 at the

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. He was Giro d'Italia's

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winner in 1971 and the Italian national champion in 1972. He is not related to Italian cyclist

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, but his brother Alcide founded

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. After his professional career, Basso became a manager at a number of teams including

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Major results

;1967 :GP Campagnolo :

: ::Winner stages 3 and 18 ;1968 :CP Cemab :

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:Chieti :Paris–Luxembourg (with

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) ;1969 :Col San Martino :

Giro del Piemonte The Giro del Piemonte, since 2009 known also as Gran Piemonte, is a semi classic European bicycle race held in the Apennine Mountains, Italy. The race first took place in 1906. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI E ...

Tre Valli Varesine The Tre Valli Varesine is a semi classic European bicycle race held in Varese, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour. It is usually the first and most important race of Trittico Lombardo, which c ...

Trofeo Matteotti Trofeo Matteotti is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in Pescara, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which ...

:Giro de Campania :Chieto :

: ::Winner stage 1A : Giro d'Italia: ::Winner stages 8, 13, 18A and 18B ;1970 :Cittadella :

: ::Winner stages 3B, 11B and 21 ;1971 : Giro d'Italia: ::Winner stage 1 :: Jersey violet

Winner

;1972 :Coppa Bernocchi : Jersey rainbow

UCI World Road Race Championships :Cittadella ;1973 :

Grand Prix of Aargau Canton Grand Prix of Aargau Canton (german: Grosser Preis des Kantons Aargau) is a semi classic European bicycle race held in Aargau canton, one of the more northerly cantons of Switzerland. The race consists of fifteen laps around the Swiss town o ...

:Pasajes :

Genoa–Nice Genoa–Nice was a professional cycle race held as a single-day race between Genoa, Italy and Nice, France. It was first held in 1910 and held for the final time in 1975. In 1961 and 1962 it was part of the Super Prestige Pernod series. In 1958, 1 ...

;1974 :Castelfranco Veneto :Six days of Castelgomberto (with

Dieter Kemper Dieter Kemper (11 August 1937 – 11 October 2018) was a German cyclist who competed professionally between 1961 and 1980. During his career he won one UCI Motor-paced World Championships in 1975, seven European titles Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España (; en, Tour of Spain) is an annual multi-stage bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, the r ...

: ::Winner stages 4, 6, 8, 9, 10 and 11B ;1976 :Col San Martino ;1977 :

Coppa Placci The Coppa Placci is a semi classic European bicycle race held between Imola, Italy and San Marino. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race is named after Antonio Placci, a cyclist born in Imola ...

:Castelfranco Veneto ;1978 :Zambana

External links

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Official Tour de France results for Marino Basso
1945 births Living people Cyclists from the Province of Vicenza Italian male cyclists Italian Tour de France stage winners UCI Road World Champions (elite men) Italian Giro d'Italia stage winners Italian Vuelta a España stage winners {{Italy-cycling-bio-1940s-stub