Pierino Baffi
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Pierino Baffi was an Italian
Italian people
The Italian people are an ethnic group that share a common Italian culture, ancestry and speak the Italian language as a mother tongue. Within Italy, Italians are defined by citizenship, regardless of ancestry or country of residence , and are distinguished from people...

 road bicycle racer from Vailate
Vailate
Vailate is a comune in the Province of Cremona in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 35 km east of Milan and about 50 km northwest of Cremona...

. In 1958 he won stages in all three of the Grand Tours
Grand Tour (cycling)
In road bicycle racing, a Grand Tour refers to one of the three major European professional cycling stage races:* Tour de France – Tour of France , held in July* Giro d'Italia – Tour of Italy , held in May...

, becoming the second cyclist (after Miguel Poblet
Miguel Poblet
Miguel Poblet i Orriols, born March 18, 1928 at Montcada i Reixac in the northern suburbs of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, is a Spanish former professional cyclist whose career lasted from 1944 to 1962, during which he had over 200 professional victories...

) to won stages in all three of the Grand Tours in the same year. As of 2008, this has only been repeated by Alessandro Petacchi
Alessandro Petacchi
Alessandro Petacchi is an Italian professional road racing cyclist for .A specialist sprinter, Petacchi has won 51 grand tour stages with wins of the points jersey in the Giro d'Italia in 2004, the Vuelta a España in 2005 and the Tour de France in 2010.In 2007 Alessandro was banned from cycling...

 in 2003. Pierino Baffi was the father of Adriano Baffi
Adriano Baffi
Adriano Baffi is a former Italian bicycle road racer. After his career as a rider, he became a team director. He is the son of Italian bicycle racer Pierino Baffi.Baffi was born in Vailate, Italy...

, who was a cyclist too.

Palmarès

1955
1st, Stages 6 & 9, Vuelta a España
1955 Vuelta a España
The 10th Vuelta a España , a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from April 25 to May 8, 1955. It consisted of 15 stages covering a total of 2,740 km, and was won by Jean Dotto. Fiorenzo Magni won the points classification and Giuseppe Buratti won the...


1956
1st, Giro di Romagna
1st, Milano–Vignola
1st, Stage 10, Giro d'Italia
1956 Giro d'Italia
The 1956 Giro d'Italia of cycling was held from 19 May to 10 June 1956, consisting of 23 stages. This 39th edition was won by the Luxemburgish Charly Gaul....


1957
1st, Stages 8 & 19, Tour de France
1957 Tour de France
The 1957 Tour de France was the 44th Tour de France, taking place June 27 to July 20, 1957. It was composed of 22 stages over 4665 km, ridden at an average speed of 34.250 km/h....


1958
1st, Stage 12, Giro d'Italia
1958 Giro d'Italia
The 1958 Giro d'Italia of cycling was held from 18 May to 8 June 1958, consisting of 20 stages.This 41st edition was won by the Italian Ercole Baldini.- Final classment :- Maglia rosa holders:...

1st, Stages 10, 16 & 24, Tour de France
1958 Tour de France
The 1958 Tour de France was the 45th Tour de France, taking place June 26 to July 19, 1958. The total race distance was 24 stages over 4,319 km, at an average speed of 36.919 km/h....

1st, Stages 3 & 14, Vuelta a España
1958 Vuelta a España
The 13th Vuelta a España , a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from April 30 to May 15, 1958. It consisted of 16 stages covering a total of 3,241.8 km, and was won by Jean Stablinski. Salvador Botella won the points classification and Federico Bahamontes...


1959
1st, Milano-Mantua
1st, Stage 9, Paris–Nice
1st, Stage 7b, Roma-Naples-Roma

1960
1st, Giro dell'Emilia
Giro dell'Emilia
The Giro dell'Emilia is a late season road bicycle race held annually in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour. It is considered one of the most important classic bicycle races in Italy....

1st, Trofeo Fenaroli
1st, Stage 6, Giro d'Italia
1960 Giro d'Italia
The 1960 Giro d'Italia of cycling was held from 19 May to 9 June 1960, consisting of 21 stages. This 43rd edition was won by the French Jacques Anquetil.- Final classment:- Maglia rosa holders:...

1st, Stage 4a, Roma-Naples-Roma

1962
1st, Coppa Bernocchi
Coppa Bernocchi
The Coppa Bernocchi is an European bicycle race held in Legnano, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour....

1st, Milano-Mantua
1st, Trofeo Matteotti
Trofeo Matteotti
Trofeo Matteotti is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in Pescara, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Winners:...


1963
1st, Trofeo Matteotti
Trofeo Matteotti
Trofeo Matteotti is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in Pescara, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Winners:...

1st, Stage 2, Giro d'Italia
1963 Giro d'Italia
The 1963 Giro d'Italia of cycling, 46th edition of the Corsa Rosa, was held from 19 May to 9 June 1963. It consisted of 21 stages and was won by Franco Balmamion.- Final classment:- Maglia rosa holders:...

1st, Stage 1 & 4, Tour de Luxembourg
Tour de Luxembourg
Tour de Luxembourg is an annual stage race in professional road bicycle racing held in Luxembourg. The Tour de Luxembourg is classified as a 2.HC, the highest rating below the ProTour, by the Union Cycliste Internationale , the sport's governing body. In 2006, the Tour was part of the UCI Europe...



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