Mario Gestri (11 February 1924 – 4 December 1953) was an Italian

road cyclist Road cycling is the most widespread form of cycling in which cyclists ride on paved roadways. It includes Recreational cycling, recreational, Road bicycle racing, racing, Bicycle commuting, commuting, and utility cycling. As users of the road, ...

. Gestri finished last at the

1950 Giro d'Italia The 1950 Giro d'Italia was the 33rd edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Giro started in Milan on 24 May with a individual time trial and concluded in Salsomaggiore Terme with a relatively flat mass-start stage on ...

, earning the

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and competed in three other editions of the race. He continued racing into 1953, where he found moderate success. He died in 1953 in a motorcycle accident.

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Italian male cyclists 1924 births 1953 deaths Motorcycle road incident deaths Road incident deaths in Italy Sportspeople from the Province of Pistoia Cyclists from Tuscany {{Italy-cycling-bio-1920s-stub