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By Barry Boyce, CyclingRevealed Historian
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Alfredo Binda (Ita) 
Born: August 11, 1902, Cittiglio, Lombardy, Italy
Died: July 19, 1986
Professional: from: 1922 to 1936
Alfredo Binda's class and elegance made him one of the first Grand Gentlemen of Cycling. A perfectionist in his sport, he was a superb climber and won the Giro d'Italia five times (1925, 27, 28, 29, 33). He held the Giro record for most stage wins (41) until 2003 when Mario Cipollini broke the long-standing record. Binda has a record setting three World Road Racing Championships (1927, 30, 32). The only competition missing from this legendary champion's palmares was the Tour the France. He tried once in 1930, but abandoned on stage 10. Binda crashed heavily on stage 7 and lost more than an hour to drop out of contention in the overall classification. Showing his pride and talent Binda roared back to win stages 9 and 10, but the pain of his injuries became too much and he sadly abandoned on stage 10.
He did comeback to coach the Italian National team to four TdF championships.
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