Ottavio Bottecchia

Ottavio Bottecchia
Bottecchia in 1923
Personal information
Full nameOttavio Bottecchia
NicknameIl Muratore del Friuli (The Bricklayer of Friuli)
Born(1894-08-01)1 August 1894
San Martino di Colle Umberto, Italy
Died15 June 1927(1927-06-15) (aged 32)
Gemona, Italy
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional team
1922–26Automoto-Hutchinson
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
General classification (1924, 1925)
Mountains classification (1924, 1925)
9 individual stages (1923-1925)

Stage races

Giro della Provincia di Milano (1925)

Ottavio Bottecchia (pronounced [otˈtaːvjo botˈtekkja]; 1 August 1894 – 15 June 1927) was an Italian cyclist and the first Italian winner of the Tour de France.

He was found injured and unconscious by a roadside and died a few days later; the exact circumstances of his accident remain a mystery.

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