Arnaldo Pambianco (16 August 1935 – 6 July 2022)[1] was an Italian professional road racing cyclist who was active between 1956 and 1966. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1961 Giro d'Italia.[2] He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in the road race and finished in seventh individually and fourth with the Italian team.[3]

Arnaldo Pambianco
Pambianco in 1957
Personal information
NicknameIl garibaldino
Born(1935-08-16)16 August 1935
Bertinoro, Italy
Died6 July 2022(2022-07-06) (aged 86)
Bertinoro, Italy
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1957–1960Legnano
1961Fides
1962Ignis–Moschettieri
1963–1966Salvarani
Major wins
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
General classification (1961)
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Men's road bicycle racing
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1957 Waregem Amateur's Road Race

Career achievements edit

Major results edit

1956
Summer Olympics
4th Team time trial
7th Road race
1958
8th Milano–Vignola
9th Overall Giro di Sardegna
1959
3rd Giro di Romagna
1960
1st Milano–Torino
2nd Overall Giro di Sardegna
5th Giro dell'Emilia
5th GP Forli
7th Overall Tour de France
7th Overall Giro d'Italia
1961
1st   Overall Giro d'Italia
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
2nd Overall Giro di Sardegna
2nd Coppa Bernocchi
3rd GP Forli
8th Coppa Sabatini
10th Giro di Lombardia
1962
2nd Trofeo Baracchi (with Ercole Baldini)
4th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
4th Giro di Campania
4th Giro di Romagna
5th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
5th Giro dell'Emilia
7th Tre Valli Varesine
8th Overall Giro di Sardegna
10th Giro del Lazio
1963
1st Overall Giro di Sardegna
1st Stage 18 Giro d'Italia
1964
1st Brabantse Pijl
4th Giro di Romagna
1965
2nd Giro di Romagna
1966
10th Overall Paris–Nice

Grand Tour general classification results timeline edit

Grand Tour 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966
  Giro d'Italia 27 DNF 7 1 DNF 13 13 19 35
  Tour de France 7 25 21 19
  Vuelta a España
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish
DSQ Disqualified

References edit

  1. ^ Il ciclismo piange Pambianco: trionfò al Giro d’Italia 1961 Archived 7 July 2022 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
  2. ^ Arnaldo Pambianco at Cycling Archives
  3. ^ Arnaldo Pambianco. sports-reference.com

External links edit