Giuseppe "Pino" Cerami (28 April 1922 – 20 September 2014) was a

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road bicycle racer. He joined the professional peloton in 1946 as an independent. Born in Misterbianco,

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he was naturalised as a Belgian on 16 March 1956. Cerami won the 1960

Paris–Roubaix Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the ' Monuments' or classics of th ...

Classic with

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of France second and Miguel Poblet of Spain in third place. Cerami also won

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Classic in 1960. Cerami was 3rd in the 1960 World Championship Road Race behind

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of Belgium and Frenchman

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. At the 1963 Tour de France, Cerami won the 9th stage at 41 years old; Cerami is the oldest Tour de France stage winner ever. Since 1964 the

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professional cycling race has taken place every year in Belgium. Cerami died on 20 September 2014 after a long illness.Oud-wielrenner Pino Cerami (92) overladen
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Major results

;1951 : 3rd stage

Tour of Belgium The Tour of Belgium ( nl, Ronde van België; french: Tour de Belgique) is a five-day bicycle race which is held annually in Belgium, and is part of the UCI ProSeries. It was held annually between 1908 and 1981, except during both world wars. Bet ...

: 5th stage Tour of Belgium ;1954 :1st

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: 12th stage Tour of Europe : 13th stage Tour of Europe ;1957 : 1st stage Tour of Belgium : General Classification - Tour of Belgium ;1958 : 2nd stage

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;1959 : 3rd stage

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;1960 :

: Flèche Wallonne ;1961 :

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;1963 : 9th stage

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 ...

Tour de France

* 1949 - did not finish *

1957 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year ...

- 35th *

1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...

- did not finish *

1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wor ...

- 81st *

1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Co ...

- did not finish; winner 9th stage

References

External links

Pino Cerami's palmares at memoire-du-cyclisme.net (in French)Pino Cerami at cyclinghalloffame.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cerami, Pino 1922 births 2014 deaths Sportspeople from the Province of Catania Belgian male cyclists Belgian Tour de France stage winners Walloon sportspeople Naturalised citizens of Belgium People from Misterbianco Cyclists from Sicily