Giancarlo Astrua
Giancarlo Astrua (born August 11, 1927 in Graglia ; † July 29, 2010 there ) was an Italian cyclist .
Athletic career
Astrua started cycling as a schoolboy. In 1948 he competed in the first professional races with a license as an independent . In 1949 he received his first permanent contract as a professional driver in the French racing team Follis-Dunlop , in which the famous track sprinter Louis Gérardin was also under contract. He developed into a strong tour specialist. When he first started in the Giro d'Italia in 1949 , he was the youngest participant. He ended his professional career in 1958, where he had mostly started for the Italian team Atala. In May 1950 he had his first major success by winning the 15th stage of the Giro . A year later won another day segment and finished the tour in 5th place. In 1952 he was classified in 7th place, in autumn he won the Trofeo Baracchi with Nino Defilippis as a partner. In 1953 he won the Giro della Romagna and competed in the Tour de France , which he finished third on the podium behind Louison Bobet and Jean Malléjac . He was also on the podium in 1954 as third in the Tour de Suisse (which he rode three times in total), and in the Giro d'Italia he was again fifth. In 1955 he managed another stage victory at the Giro d'Italia, the Tour de France finished in 7th place again in the front field. The following year he won a stage in his first start at the Vuelta a España .
Grand Tour placements
| Grand Tour | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vuelta a España
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | DNF | - |
 Giro d'Italia
|
DNF | 25th | 5 | 7th | - | 5 | 16 | - | 15th |
|
Tour de France
|
- | - | - | - | 3 | - | 7th | - | - |
Professional
Astrua completed an apprenticeship as a lathe operator. After his career he ran a sports shop in Turin .
Web links
- Giancarlo Astrua in the Radsportseiten.net database
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Museo del Ciclismo - Storia di Giancarlo Astrua. In: museociclismo.it. Retrieved March 30, 2020 (Italian).
- ↑ Luciano Boccaccini, Giovanni Tarello: Annuario Storico Del Ciclismo Italiano . Publialfa Edizion, Milan 1994, p. 26 (Italian).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Astrua, Giancarlo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 11, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Graglia |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 29, 2010 |
| Place of death | Graglia |