Marco Cimatti (13 February 191? – 21 May 1982) was an Italian

cyclist Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from two ...

who won a gold medal in the team pursuit at the 1932 Olympics. In 1934, he turned professional and won three stages of the 1937 Giro d'Italia and the opening stage of the 1938 Giro. In 1937, he founded a small company named

Cimatti Cimatti was an Italian manufacturer of bicycles, motorcycles and mopeds active between 1937 and 1984. In 1937, the Olympic cyclist Marco Cimatti founded a small company in Bologna that originally produced bicycles. In 1950, he changed to mope ...

, which initially produced bicycles, but in the 1950s–60s changed to

moped A moped ( ) is a type of small motorcycle, generally having a less stringent licensing requirement than full motorcycles or automobiles. The term used to mean a similar vehicle except with both bicycle pedals and a motorcycle engine. Mopeds typ ...

s and motorcycles. His son Enrico later expanded the business to export motorcycles to the United States, France, Norway and Tunisia.Marche Motocicli (C)
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1982 deaths Italian male cyclists Olympic cyclists of Italy Cyclists at the 1932 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in cycling Cyclists from Bologna Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics Italian Giro d'Italia stage winners 1910s births Italian track cyclists {{Italy-cycling-Olympic-medalist-stub