Raffaele di Paco

Raffaele di Paco (6 July 1908–21 May 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,^[1] and wore the yellow jersey for a total of four days in 1931.^[2] One of these, after stage 5, he shared the lead with Charles Pélissier.^[3] Di Paco was born and died in Fauglia, Tuscany.

Raffaele di Paco

Personal information
Full name	Raffaele di Paco
Born	(1908-07-06)6 July 1908 Fauglia, Italy
Died	21 May 1996(1996-05-21) (aged 87) Fauglia, Italy
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Sprinter
Major wins
Grand Tours Tour de France 11 individual stages (1931, 1932, 1935) Giro d'Italia 15 individual stages (1930, 1932, 1935-1938) One-day races and Classics Milano-Mantova (1936)

Major results

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

1. "Past results for Raffaele Di Paco". ASO/letour.fr. Archived from the original on 9 August 2007. Retrieved 8 May 2008.
2. "Magne makes his mark". Archived from the original on 21 May 2008. Retrieved 8 May 2008.
3. McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol (2006). The Story of the Tour De France. Dog Ear Publishing. p. 118. ISBN 1-59858-180-5. Retrieved 17 March 2008. 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.

External links

• Raffaele Di Paco at Cycling Archives (archived)
• Rafaële Di Paco – official Tour de France results (archive)