René Pedroli (

Montignies-sur-Sambre Montignies-sur-Sambre (, ; ) is a town of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Charleroi, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. It was a municipality of its own before the fusion of the Belgian municipalities in 1977. Educati ...

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, 19 July 1914 –

Charleroi Charleroi (, , ; ) is a city and a municipality of Wallonia, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. It is the largest city in both Hainaut and Wallonia. The city is situated in the valley of the Sambre, in the south-west of Belgium, not ...

, Belgium, 17 July 1986) was a

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professional

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. Although Pedroli was born and raised in Belgium, his parents were of Swiss nationality, and so was Pedroli. Because he was born and raised in Belgium, he mostly participated in Belgian races, even in the Belgian national championships in 1932. Pedroli was the winner of stage 12B in the

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as member of the Swiss team.

Major results

;1937 :

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: ::Winner stage 12B

References

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Official Tour de France results for René Pedroli
1914 births 1986 deaths Sportspeople from Charleroi Cyclists from Hainaut (province) Swiss male cyclists Swiss Tour de France stage winners 20th-century Swiss sportsmen {{Switzerland-cycling-bio-stub