Fermo Camellini was an Italian

Italy

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-French

France

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 road bicycle racer who became a naturalized French citizen on October 8, 1948. He won the Paris–Nice in 1946 and the Flèche Wallonne in 1948, as well as two stages at the 1947 Tour de France

1947 Tour de France

The 1947 Tour de France was the 34th Tour de France, taking place from 25 June to 20 July 1947. The total race distance was 21 stages over 4,640 km, ridden at an average speed of 31.412 km/h...

. He also wore the maglia rosa

Maglia rosa

The pink jersey is awarded to the leader of the General Classification at the Giro d'Italia. The leader of the GC is the rider who has the fastest time when all the stage results are added together, taking into account time bonuses for high finishes and intermediate sprints...

 during three stages of 1946 Giro d'Italia

1946 Giro d'Italia

The 1946 Giro d'Italia of cycling was held from 15 June to 7 July 1946, consisting of 17 stages for a total of 3,199 km, ridden at an average speed of 33.948 km/h...

. He was born in Scandiano

Scandiano

Scandiano is a town and comune in Emilia-Romagna, in the northeast part of Italy country, near Reggio nell'Emilia city and Secchia river . It had some 24,700 inhabitants as of 31 March 2009....

, Reggio Emilia

Reggio Emilia

Reggio Emilia is an affluent city in northern Italy, in the Emilia-Romagna region. It has about 170,000 inhabitants and is the main comune of the Province of Reggio Emilia....

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Palmarès

1937

GP Guillamont

Nice - La Turbie

1938

Nice - Annot - Nice

Circuit des Alpes

1939

Alès

Circuit des Maures Toulon

Circuit du Mont Ventoux

GP Côte d'Azur

Ronde du Gard

Tour du Vaucluse

1940

Nice

1941

Circuit du Mont Ventoux

La Turbie

Nice-Mont Chauve

Prix d'Amberieu

Saint-Chamond

1942

GP Haute Savoie

1944

GP de Cagnes sur Mer

1945

Circuit du Limousin

GP Côte d'Azur

GP de Provence

GP Nice

Trophée International du Sud-Ouest

Paris-Reims

1946

A Travers Lausanne

Nice - Mont Agel

Four Days of Switzerland

Paris–Nice

1947

Lausanne

Tour de France

1947 Tour de France

The 1947 Tour de France was the 34th Tour de France, taking place from 25 June to 20 July 1947. The total race distance was 21 stages over 4,640 km, ridden at an average speed of 31.412 km/h...

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Winner stage 8 and 10

7th place overall classification

1948

GP de l'Echo d'Oran

La Flèche Wallonne

La Flèche Wallonne

La Flèche Wallonne is a major men's professional cycle road race held in April each year in Belgium.The first of two Belgian Ardennes classics, La Flèche Wallonne is today normally held mid-week between the Amstel Gold Race and Liège–Bastogne–Liège...

Tour de France

1948 Tour de France

The 1948 Tour de France was the 35th Tour de France, taking place June 30 to July 25, 1948. It consisted of 21 stages over 4,922 km, ridden at an average speed of 33.443 km/h....

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8th place overall classification

1950

External links

retrieved 8th Dec 2010

• Official Tour de France results for Fermo Camellini