Luigi_Marchisio

Luigi Marchisio
Personal information
Full name	Luigi Marchisio
Born	26 April 1909; Castelnuovo Don Bosco, Italy
Died	3 July 1992 (aged 83)
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1929–1931	Legnano
1932	Bianchi
1933	Olympia
1934–1936	Individual
Major wins
	Grand Tours Giro d'Italia General classification (1930)

Luigi Marchisio

Italian cyclist

Luigi Marchisio (26 April 1909 – 3 July 1992) was an Italian professional road racing cyclist.

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Marchisio was born at Castelnuovo, Piedmont. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1930 Giro d'Italia, the youngest victor ever at the time (he was beat only by Fausto Coppi's victory in 1940). Marchisio was also 3rd in the 1931 Giro d'Italia, but subsequently he failed to achieve any result of note. He retired in 1936.

Marchisio died in 1992.

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