Arnaldo Pambianco

Arnaldo Pambianco

Arnaldo Pambianco in 1957
Personal information
Full name	Arnaldo Pambianco
Nickname	Il garibaldino
Born	(1935-08-16) 16 August 1935 Bertinoro, Italy
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1957–1960	Legnano
1961	Fides
1962	Ignis
1963–1966	Salvarani
Major wins
Grand Tours Giro d'Italia General classification (1961)
Medal record Representing Italy Men's road bicycle racing World Championships 1957 Waregem Amateur's Road Race

Arnaldo Pambianco (born 16 August 1935) is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist who was active between 1956 and 1966. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1961 Giro d'Italia. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in the road race and finished in seventh individually and fourth with the Italian team.

Career achievements

Major results

Giro d'Italia

• 1961 – 1st overall, 8 stages in pink jersey

Tour de France

• 1960 – 7th overall
• 1962 – 25th overall
• 1964 – 21st overall
• 1965 – 19th overall

Summer Olympics

• 1956 Melbourne – Men's individual road race – 7th place
• 1956 Melbourne – Men's team time trial – 4th place

Other one-day classics and semi-classics

• Milano–Torino (1960)
• Brabantse Pijl (1964)
• Giro di Sardegna (1963)

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	1958	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966
Giro d'Italia	27	DNF	7	1	DNF	13	13	19	35
Tour de France	—	—	7	—	25	—	21	19	—
Vuelta a España	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Legend

—	Did not compete
DNF	Did not finish
DSQ	Disqualified