Guido De Rosso

Guido De Rosso (born 28 September 1940) is a retired Italian professional racing cyclist. He won several races in the 1960s and finished seventh at the 1965 Tour de France. He rode the Giro d'Italia in 1962–1965 and finished fourth in 1963 and third in 1964.

He was the first rider to get a professional victory while riding a Pinarello bicycle. It was two stages of the Tour de l'Avenir as well as winning overall.

To celebrate turning 80 Mattia Perencin, the mayor of Farra di Soligo, presented De Rosso with a plaque of his achievements.

Major results Sources:

1960 1st Trofeo Banca Popolare di Vicenza 1961 1st Overall Tour de l'Avenir 1st Stages 5 & 9 4th Road race Amateur UCI Road World Championships 1962 1st Overall Tour de Romandie 3rd GP Ind. & Com.di Prato 3rd Giro del Veneto 6th Giro del Trentino 6th Milano–Vignola 6th Coppa Bernocchi 7th Giro dell'Emilia 9th Tre Valli Varesine 1963 1st Giro del Trentino 1st Giro del Ticino 2nd Giro del Veneto 3rd Overall Tour de Romandie 1st Stage 2 3rd Tre Valli Varesine 4th Overall Giro d'Italia 4th Giro dell'Appennino 4th Giro del Piemonte 4th GP Forli 5th Giro del Lazio 5th Trofeo Baracchi 7th Giro di Lombardia 7th Milano–Vignola 8th Züri-Metzgete 1964 1st Road race, National championships 1st Milano–Vignola 1st Trofeo Matteotti 1st Coppa Placci 2nd Giro del Veneto 3rd Overall Giro d'Italia 3rd Overall Giro di Sardegna 4th Giro dell'Appennino 4th Coppa Bernocchi 4th GP Cannes 8th Overall Tour de Romandie 1965 1st Trofeo Matteotti 1st Milano–Vignola 2nd Giro dell'Appennino 5th GP Ind. & Com.di Prato 7th Overall Tour de France 7th Coppa Placci 10th Overall Giro d'Italia 1966 1st Giro di Campania 3rd GP Union Dortmund 4th Giro della Toscana 5th Trofeo Laigueglia 7th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico 8th Overall Paris–Luxembourg 10th Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria 1967 1st Giro del Piemonte 2nd Giro dell'Emilia 3rd Giro dell'Appennino 3rd GP Campagnolo 7th Giro di Lombardia 8th GP Ind. & Com.di Prato 1968 4th Giro dell'Emilia 5th Overall Catalaanse Week 5th GP Camaiore 9th GP Ind. & Com.di Prato 1969 5th Milano–Torino 5th Classica Sarda 7th Overall Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria