- Vito Taccone
Vito Taccone (
May 6 1940 –October 15 2007 ) was an Italian former road cyclist. He was nicknamed the "Abruzzo deer", an allusion to his native region and his capabilities as climber, but also to his ruthless behaviour. Fact|date=October 2007Born in
Avezzano , he made his professional debut in 1961. In the same year he won theGiro di Lombardia . During the1964 Tour de France , he was accused of causing other cyclists to fall Fact|date=October 2007, leading to a fight with Spanish racerFernando Manzaneque and his non-appearance in following Tours.His other victories include one
Giro del Piemonte (1962), oneGiro della Toscana (1963), oneMilano-Torino (1965) and seven stages overall at the1963 Giro d'Italia . FactIn June 2007, he was arrested and charged with selling counterfeit and stolen clothing. Fact|date=October 2007
External links
* [http://www.lastampa.it/sport/cmsSezioni/ciclismo/200710articoli/11476girata.asp "La Stampa" obituary (Italian)]
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