Felice Gimondi: Italian cyclist
Felice Gimondi (Italian pronunciation: ; 29 September 1942 – 16 August 2019) was an Italian professional racing cyclist.
He won all three Grand Tours of road cycling: Tour de France (1965, his first year as a pro), Giro d'Italia (1967, 1969 and 1976), and Vuelta a España (1968). He remains one of only seven cyclists to have done so.
Gimondi died on 16 August 2019 from a heart attack while swimming on vacation in Sicily. He was 76.
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