What is Felice Gimondi?
[[File:Felice Gimondi.JPG|right|200px]] '''Felice Gimondi''' ({{IPA-it|feˈliːtʃe dʒiˈmondi}}; 29 September 1942 – 16 August 2019) was an Italian professional [[racing cyclist]]. He won all three ''[[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tours]]'' of road cycling: [[Tour de France]] (1965, his first year as a pro), [[Giro d'Italia]] (1967, 1969 and 1976), and [[Vuelta a España]] (1968).<ref>[http://www.cyclinghalloffame.com/riders/rider_bio.asp?rider_id=15 Felice Gimondi] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190114034808/http://cyclinghalloffame.com/riders/rider_bio.asp?rider_id=15 |date=2019-01-14 }}. Cycling Hall of Fame.</ref> He remains one of only [[Grand Tour (cycling)#Winners of all three Grand Tours|seven cyclists]] to have done so.<ref>Mehl, Cathy. {{cite web |url=http://astana-cyclingteam.com/mehlting_pot/contadorsplaceinhistory.html |title=Contador's place in history |access-date=2015-04-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122134533/http://astana-cyclingteam.com/mehlting_pot/contadorsplaceinhistory.html |archive-date=22 January 2009 |df=dmy-all }}. astana-cyclingteam.com</ref> Gimondi died on 16 August 2019 from a [[heart attack]] while swimming on vacation in [[Sicily]].<ref>[https://sporza.be/nl/2019/08/16/rip-felice-gimondi/ Italië rouwt om wielerlegende Felice Gimondi (76)]</ref> He was 76. ==References== {{reflist}} {{sports-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gimondi, Felice}} [[Category:1942 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Italian cyclists]] [[Category:Olympians for Italy]] [[Category:Deaths from myocardial infarction]]