Franco Balmamion

Franco Balmamion

Franco Balmamion c. 1968
Personal information
Full name	Franco Balmamion
Born	(1940-01-11) 11 January 1940 Nole, Italy
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1961	Bianchi
1962–1963	Carpano
1964	Cynar
1965–1966	Sanson
1967–1968	Molteni
1969–1970	Salvarani
1971–1972	Scic
Major wins
Grand Tours Giro d'Italia General Classification (1962, 1963) One-day races and Classics Italian National Road Race Championship (1967)

Franco Balmamion (born 11 January 1940), is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist who raced between 1960 and 1972. The highlight of his career was his successive overall wins in the 1962 and 1963 Giro d'Italia.

Major results

Giro d'Italia

• 1961 – 20th overall
• 1962 – 1st overall, 5 days in maglia rosa
• 1963 – 1st overall, 6 days in maglia rosa
• 1964 – 8th overall, 3rd mountains
• 1965 – 5th overall
• 1966 – 6th overall
• 1967 – 2nd overall
• 1968 – 7th overall
• 1970 – 12th overall

Tour de France

• 1967 – 3rd overall
• 1969 – 39th overall
• 1970 – 12th overall

Other one-day classics and semi-classics

• Züri-Metzgete (Championship of Zürich) (1963)
• Milano–Torino (1962)
• Giro degli Appennini (1962)
• Giro di Toscana (1967) (that year valid as Italian National Road Race Championship)

Grand Tours general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972
Giro	20	1	1	8	5	6	2	7	—	12	WD	38
Tour	—	—	WD	—	—	—	3	—	39	12	WD	—
Vuelta	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

WD = Withdrew DSQ = Disqualified

Further reading

• Sykes, Herbie (2008). Eagle of the Canavese. Norwich, UK: Mousehold Press. ISBN 978-1-874739-49-4. Retrieved 3 November 2013. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)