Luciano Armani, Adorni’s fellow cyclist, has died: he beat Merckx in the Tour

There is mourning in the cycling world: Luciano Armani, a professional from 1965 to 1972, died at the age of 82 in Fidenza. Born in Felegara di Medesano (Pr) on 12 October 1940, Armani was Vittorio Adorni’s teammate for five years, from little disappeared. He turned professional in 1965 with Bianchi, in 1966 he raced with Salvarani, in 1967 with Salamini-Luxor, then in 1968 he went to Faema and competed for four seasons with Scic.

Lee victories

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He won 17 races as a professional, including two stages in the Giro d’Italia, the Coppa Sabatini in 1965, the Giro di Sardegna, the Coppa Placci in 1967 and the Monaco Grand Prix in 1967, the Giro del Tre Province in Camucia in 1968 , the Milan-Turin of 1970.

Against Merckx

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Memorable was the victory of the Marseille stage of the Tour de France in 1971, in which he beat Eddy Merckx in the sprint in a small group, at the end of a breakaway that started at the beginning of the stage: Armani completed the 245 km scheduled at the extraordinary average of 45.351 km/ h, crossing the finish line about 1h30′ earlier than the fastest average assumed by the organization.