Raffaele Marcoli (27 March 1940 in

Turbigo Turbigo (Milanese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about west of Milan, along the Naviglio Grande canal. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 7,486 and an area of . Tur ...

, Italy– 29 August 1966 in Feriolo, Italy) was an Italian professional

road bicycle racer Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common ...

. He won 4 stages at the Giro d'Italia in 1963, 1964, 1965 and 1966. He also won the semi-classic race

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and

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. He died with his girlfriend in a traffic collision accident on August 29, 1966, aged 26.

Major results

;1962 : Gran Premio Somma : Coppa d'Inverno ;1963 : Milan-Vignola ::2nd ;1964 : Giro d'Italia ::Winner 11th stage ;1965 :Giro d'Italia ::Winner 12th and 17th stage ;1966 :

:Giro d'Italia ::Winner 6th stage :

::Winner 3rd stage

References

1940 births 1966 deaths Italian male cyclists Road incident deaths in Italy Cyclists from the Metropolitan City of Milan {{Italy-cycling-bio-1940s-stub