Luigi Marchisio was an Italian

Italy

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 professional road racing cyclist.

Marchisio was born at Castelnuovo

Castelnuovo Don Bosco

Castelnuovo Don Bosco is a comune in the province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 20 km east of Turin and about 25 km northwest of Asti, on a hill near the confluence of the Nevissano and Bardella.Castelnuovo Don Bosco borders the following municipalities:...

, Piedmont

Piedmont

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. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1930 Giro d'Italia

1930 Giro d'Italia

The 1930 Giro d'Italia of cycling was held from 17 May to 8 June 1930. It consisted of 15 stages for a total of 3,907 km, ridden at an average speed of 27.04 km/h. It was won by Luigi Marchisio....

, the youngest victor ever at the time (he was beat only by Fausto Coppi

Fausto Coppi

Angelo Fausto Coppi, , was the dominant international cyclist of the years each side of the Second World War. His successes earned him the title Il Campionissimo, or champion of champions...

's victory in 1940). Marchisio was also 3rd in the 1931 Giro d'Italia

1931 Giro d'Italia

The 1931 Giro d'Italia was held from 10 May to 31 May 1931. It was won by the Italian Francesco Camusso. This 20th edition covered 3,012 km, at an average speed of 29.33 km/h, for a total of 12 stages....

, but subsequently he failed to achieve any result of note. He retreated in 1936.

Marchisio died in 1992.