Italian cyclist
Marino Basso Basso at the 1969 Tour de France
Full name Marino Basso Born (1945-06-01 ) 1 June 1945 (age 79) Caldogno , Italy Discipline Road Role Rider Rider type Sprinter 1972 World Road Race Champion
Tour de France 1969, stage 2, in Maastricht : Basso finishing second in the peloton, behind Harm Ottenbros . Marino Basso (born 1 June 1945) is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist , considered one of the best sprinters of his generation. He won the World Cycling Championship in 1972.
Basso was born at Rettorgole di Caldogno , in the Veneto . He was one of the main sprinters of the 1970s, often duelling with Belgians Patrick Sercu , Guido Reybroeck and Roger de Vlaeminck , and fellow Italian Dino Zandegù .
Basso won a total of 15 stages at the Giro d'Italia , 6 at the Tour de France and 6 at the Vuelta a España . He was Giro d'Italia's points classification winner in 1971 and the Italian national champion in 1972.
He is not related to Italian cyclist Ivan Basso , but his brother Alcide founded Basso Bikes .
After his professional career, Basso became a manager at a number of teams including Preti Mangimi .
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