Carlo Clerici (3 September 1929 – 28 January 2007[1]) was a Swiss professional road bicycle racer.

Carlo Clerici
Personal information
Born(1929-09-03)3 September 1929
Zürich, Switzerland
Died28 January 2007(2007-01-28) (aged 77)
Zürich, Switzerland
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1951Frejus/Welter/Condor
1952Guerra/Welter/Condor/Rapier
1953–1954Welter/Condor
1954Guerra/Condor
1955–1956Faema/Condor
1957Condor/Helyett
Major wins
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
General classification (1954)
1 individual stage (1954)

One-day races and Classics

Züri-Metzgete (1956)

The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1954 Giro d'Italia.

Major results

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1950
3rd Stausee-Rundfahrt Klingnau
1952
1st GP de Suisse
2nd Züri-Metzgete
2nd GP du Locle
2nd Rund um Altdorf
3rd Overall Tour de Suisse
10th Overall Tour de Romandie
1953
2nd Rund um Altdorf
3rd Züri-Metzgete
4th Overall Tour de Suisse
6th Overall Tour de Romandie
7th Giro del Ticino
1954
1st   Overall Giro d'Italia
1st Stage 6
1st GP du Locle
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
3rd Overall Tour de Romandie
4th Züri-Metzgete
1955
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
3rd Overall Tour de Suisse
4th Züri-Metzgete
4th Genoa–Nice
5th Overall Tour de Romandie
1956
1st Züri-Metzgete
1st GP du Locle
2nd Overall Tour de Romandie
9th Giro dell'Emilia
1957
7th Overall Tour de Suisse

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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Grand Tour 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957
  Giro d'Italia 23 1 26 DNF
  Tour de France 12 DNF DNF
  Vuelta a España
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

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  1. ^ "Addio Clerici, eroe di un giorno – Gazzetta dello Sport". gazzetta.it.
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