Luigi Arienti (born 6 January 1937) is an Italian former

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. At the

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, he and teammates

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and

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won an

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in the

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, with a time of 4:30.90. Arienti was one of the best Italian amateur cyclists in 1960, and was selected for the Olympic games.Luigi Arienti
Sports reference After the Olympic Games, Arienti became professional, focussing on track events and six-day racing. After 1972 he ended his career.

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1937 births Living people People from Desio Italian male cyclists Olympic cyclists of Italy Olympic gold medalists for Italy Cyclists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Italian track cyclists Olympic medalists in cycling Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Cyclists from the Province of Monza e Brianza 20th-century Italian people {{Italy-cycling-Olympic-medalist-stub