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Marino Vigna

Marino Vigna

Italian cyclist (born 1938)

Marino Vigna (born 6 November 1938) is a retired Italian cyclist who won a gold medal in the team pursuit at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

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After the Olympics he became a professional road racer and won one stage of the Giro d'Italia in 1963; the Tre Valli Varesine and one stage of the Tour de Romandie in 1964; the Trofeo Laigueglia in 1965, and the Milano–Torino in 1966.[3]

He later became a sports director for cycling teams, directing the Faema team in the 1969 Giro d'Italia when their star Eddy Merckx was expelled for a doping violation.[4]

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    "Marino Vigna". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
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    "Medal Winners". www.databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
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    "Marino Vigna". cycling archives. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
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    Vansevant, Johny. "The Year of Eddy Merckx".
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