Pasquale Fornara
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| Born | March 29, 1925 Borgomanero, Italy |
| Died | July 24, 1990 Borgomanero, Italy |
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| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Infobox last updated on August 24, 2010 |
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Pasquale Fornara (March 29, 1925 – July 24, 1990) was a professional Italian road bicycle racer who gained fame in the 1950s by winning the Tour de Suisse stage race four times, a record that remains.
In addition to his Tour de Suisse achievements, Fornara won the 1956 Tour de Romandie and finished on the podium in two Grand Tours: a third place behind the legendary Fausto Coppi at the 1953 Giro d'Italia and a second place at the 1958 Vuelta a España behind Frenchman Jean Stablinski.
[edit] Major achievements
- 1952
- 1st, Overall, Tour de Suisse (and 2 stage wins)
- 1st, Stage, Giro d'Italia
- 1953
- 3rd, Overall, Giro d'Italia (and 1 stage win)
- 1st, King of the Mountains
- 1954
- 1st, Overall, Tour de Suisse
- 1955
- 4th, Overall, Tour de France
- 1st, Stage, Giro d'Italia
- 1956
- 1st, Overall, Tour de Romandie
- 1st, Stage, Giro d'Italia
- 24th, Overall, Tour de France
- 1957
- 1st, Overall, Tour de Suisse (and 1 stage win)
- 1958
- 1st, Overall, Tour de Suisse (and 2 stage wins)
- 2nd, Overall, Vuelta a España
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