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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Marino Basso |
| Date of birth | June 1, 1945 |
| Country |  Italy |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Major wins | |
| 1972 World Road Race Champion | |
| Infobox last updated on: | |
| July 14, 2008 | |
Marino Basso (born June 1, 1943) is an Italian former professional road cyclist, who won the World Cycling Championship in 1972.
Basso was born at Rettorgole di Caldogno, in the Veneto. He was one of the main sprinters of 1970s, often duelling with Belgians Patrick Sercu, Guido Reybroeck and Roger de Vlaeminck, and fellow Italian Dino Zandegù.
Basso won a total of 15 stages at the Giro d'Italia, 6 at the Tour de France and 6 at the Vuelta a España. He was Giro d'Italia's points classification winner in 1971 and the Italian national champion in 1972.
He is not related to Italian cyclist Ivan Basso.
After his professional career, Basso became team leader, currently at Preti Mangimi.
Palmarès
| Medal record | |||
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| Competitor for Italy |
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| Road bicycle racing | |||
| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 1972 Gap | Elite Men's Road Race | |
- 1967
- GP Campagnolo
- Tour de France:
- Winner stages 3 and 18
- 1968
- CP Cemab
- Milano-Vignola
- Chieti
- Paris-Luxembourg (with Michele Dancelli)
- 1969
- Col San Martino
- Giro del Piemonte
- Tre Valli Varesine
- Trofeo Matteotti
- Giro de Campania
- Chieto
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 1A
- Giro d'Italia:
- Winner stages 8, 13, 18A and 18B
- 1970
- Cittadella
- Tour de France:
- Winner stages 3B, 11B and 21
- 1971
- Giro d'Italia:
- Winner stage 1
Winner points classification (Maglia ciclamino)
- Milano-Vignola
- 1972
- Coppa Bernocchi
World Road Race Championship- Cittadella
- 1973
- Grosser Preis des Kantons Aargau
- Milano-Vignola
- Pasajes
- Genua-Nice
- 1974
- Castelfranco Veneto
- Six days of Castelgomberto (with Dieter Kemper)
- Sarnico
- GP Montelupo
- 1975
- Vuelta a España:
- Winner stages 4, 6, 8, 9, 10 and 11B
- 1976
- Col San Martino
- 1977
- Coppa Placci
- Castelfranco Veneto
- 1978
- Zambana
External links
- Marino Basso profile at the Cycling Website
- Official Tour de France results for Marino Basso
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Basso, Marino |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Road bicycle racer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1945-6-1 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rettorgole di Caldognoa |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Eddy Merckx |
World Road Racing Champion 1972 |
Succeeded by Felice Gimondi |
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