Raffaele di Paco

Infobox Cyclist
ridername = Raffaele di Paco

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fullname = Raffaele di Paco
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dateofbirth = birth date|1908|07|06
dateofdeath = death date and age|1996|05|21|1908|07|06
country = Italy
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discipline = Road
role = Rider
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majorwins = 4 days yellow jersey 11 stages in the Tour de France 15 stages in the Giro d'Italia
updated = May 13, 2008

Raffaele di Paco (July 6 1908–May 21, 1996) was an Italian road racing cyclist, who won five stages in the 1931 Tour de France four stages in the 1932 Tour de France and two stages in the 1935 Tour de France, [cite web|url=http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/TDF/riders/us/2603.html|title=Past results for Raffaele Di Paco|publisher=ASO/letour.fr] and wore the yellow jersey for a total of four days in 1931. [cite web|url=http://homepage.ntlworld.com/veloarchive/races/tour/1931.htm|title=Magne makes his mark] One of these these, after stage 5, he shared the lead with Charles Pélissier.cite book |last= McGann|first= Bill |coauthors=McGann, Carol |title= The Story of the Tour De France|origyear= 2006|url= http://books.google.nl/books?id=jxq20JskqMUC|accessdate= 2008-03-17|publisher= Dog Ear Publishing|isbn= 1598581805|pages=118|quote="Leading up to the Pyrenees, Italy's ace sprinter Rafaelo di Paco dueled with France's Charles Pélissier for stage wins and the lead. After stage 5 they shared the lead for a single day."] Di Paco was born and died in Fauglia, Tuscany.

Palmares

;1930:1930 Giro d'Italia:::Stage 7;1931:1931 Tour de France:::Stage 10::Stage 11::Stage 19::Stage 21::Stage 22;1932:1932 Tour de France:::Stage 9::Stage 14::Stage 17::Stage 18:1932 Giro d'Italia:::Stage 5;1935:1935 Tour de France:::Stage 3::Stage 5B:1935 Giro d'Italia:::Stage 9::Stage 14::Stage 17::Stage 18;1936:1936 Giro d'Italia:::Stage 3::Stage 7::Stage 10::Stage 14::Stage 15A: Milan-Mantua;1937:1937 Giro d'Italia:::Stage 8B;1938:1938 Giro d'Italia:::Stage 8::Stage 10::Stage 12

References

External links

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Persondata
NAME= Paco, Raffaele di
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Road racing cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH= 1908-07-06
PLACE OF BIRTH=Fauglia, Tuscany
DATE OF DEATH= 1996-05-21
PLACE OF DEATH=Fauglia, Tuscany