- Renato Longo
Infobox Cyclist
ridername = Renato Longo
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1937|8|9
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country = ITA
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currentteam = Retired
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role = Rider
ridertype = Cyclo-cross
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proyears = 1960–1972
proteams = Salvarani
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majorwins = flagiconUCI Cyclo-cross World Champion (1959, 1962, 1964–1965 and 1967)
ITA Cyclo-Cross champion (1959–1960, 1962, 1964–1972)
updated =March 23 2008 Renato Longo (born
August 9 ,1937 inVittorio Veneto ,Italy ) is a formercyclo-cross racer fromItaly . Longo won theWorld Cyclo-cross Championships five times in 1959, 1962, 1964, 1965 and 1967 and was the Italian Cyclo-cross champion 12 times. [cite web|url=http://www.cyclingwebsite.net/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=4830|title=Renato Longo|publisher=de wielersite.nl|accessdate=2008-02-14]Career
Longo was a professional from 1960 to 1972 and for most of his career he rode with the Salvarani team of
Felice Gimondi . Longo's first wins in the World championships in 1959 and 1962 were obtained after a battle with GermanRolf Wolfshohl who won the title ahead of Longo in 1960, 1961 and 1963. In 1964, Wolfshohl focused on road racing and Longo became the master of cyclo-cross untilEric De Vlaeminck arrived - although Longo beat de Vlaeminck for his last world title in 1967 [cite web|url=http://www.wkveldrijden2006.nl/html/EN/historie_wkhelden5.asp|title=Renato Longo-the long-legged baker|publisher=WK Veldrijden 2006.nl|accessdate=2008-02-14] . In total he won more than 230 cyclo-cross races in his professional career.References
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NAME=Renato Longo
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DATE OF BIRTH=1937-8-9
PLACE OF BIRTH=Vittorio Veneto ,Italy
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