Franco Bitossi, Italian National Champion

Franco Bitossi raced for three years as an amateur and became a professional in October 1961. During his professional career, from 1961 until 1978, he won a total of 171 races.

In 1965 he won the Tour de Suisse and the Züri-Metzgete, which he won again in 1968. In 1967 he won the Tirreno–Adriatico, Giro di Lombardia and Coppa Agostoni, while the following year he became the first Italian to win the points classification in the Tour de France.

He won the Italian championship in both 1970 and 1978

In 1972 he became famous for his near victory at the World Championship in Gap, France, where he was beaten by only a few meters by his teammate Marino Basso.

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Size 10.5 x 15 cm