Orlando Piani
Orlando Piani (born March 24, 1893 in Modigliana , † October 16, 1975 in Orange , New Jersey ) was an Italian track cyclist .
In 1919 Orlando Piani was the Italian champion in the professional sprint . In the 1920s he competed in numerous races in the United States . At the UCI track world championships in Brussels in 1930 , he was third in the sprint at the age of 37. In 1932 he started again at the World Railroad Championships , but retired early. He also drove in six-day races , but with little success: He finished sixth in the six-day race in New York City in 1920 together with the Dutchman Gerard Leene .
In 1932, Piani retired from cycling and settled in the United States after marrying an Italian-American. He died in Orange, just a few miles from Newark , where one of the most popular cycling tracks in the United States used to be and where he often competed.
Individual evidence
- ↑ 6dayracing, approx
- ↑ memoire-du-cyclisme.net
- ^ Museo del Ciclismo - Storia di Orlando Piani. In: museociclismo.it. Retrieved January 18, 2020 (Italian).
Web links
- Orlando Piani in the Radsportseiten.net database
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SURNAME | Piani, Orlando |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian track cyclist |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 24, 1893 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Modigliana |
DATE OF DEATH | October 16, 1975 |
Place of death | Orange , New Jersey |