Libero Ferrario

Entrance to the Stadio Civico Libero Ferrario in Parabiago

Libero Ferrario (born July 6, 1901 in Parabiago ; † February 14, 1930 ibid) was an Italian cyclist and world champion.

In 1923 Libero Ferrario became world champion in the street race of amateurs in Zurich . The following year he finished fourth at the World Championships . In 1922 and 1923 he won the Coppa Bernocchi , in 1924 the Tre Valli Varesine and the Coppa del Re , and in 1923 the Piccolo Giro di Lombardia . In 1926 he finished second in the ninth stage of the Giro d'Italia , behind his compatriot Alfredo Binda .

Ferrario died of tuberculosis at the age of 28 after years of ailing and having to give up cycling. The memory of the cycling star, who died young, lives on in his hometown Parabiago: the local sports stadium is named after him, and the local cycling club is called Societá Ciclista Libero Ferrario Parabiago . An amateur race, the Targa Libero Ferrario , is also held in Parabiago in his memory. In addition, an intermediate ranking of the Coppa Bernocchi was named after him. In 1973, on the 50th anniversary of Ferrari's World Cup victory in Zurich, the Giro di Lombardia started in Parabiago. The article on Ferrario on the municipality's website is headed: Libero Ferrario è un mito che vive in mezzo a noi. (= "Libero Ferrario is a myth that lives among us.")

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ciclismoaltomilanese.com
2. ↑ cicloweb.it ( Memento of the original from October 10, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 

Web links

• Libero Ferrario in the Radsportseiten.net database
• Libero Ferrario on museociclismo.it (ital.)
• Libero Ferrario on comune.parabiago.mi.it (ital.)