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    Ottavio Bottecchia (pronounced [otˈtaːvjo botˈtekkja]; 1 August 1894 – 15 June 1927) was an Italian cyclist and the first Italian winner of the Tour de...
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    improved in 1924 by Ottavio Bottecchia. A new company with a new name "Bottecchia" was born after the death of Ottavio Bottecchia in 1926. In 1940 the...
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    21 June to 19 July, over 5,440 km (3,380 mi) in 18 stages. Italian Ottavio Bottecchia successfully defended his 1924 victory to win his second consecutive...
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    100th anniversary of the first Italian victory in the Tour, won by Ottavio Bottecchia in 1924. The route will also visit the microstate of San Marino, making...
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    Pélissier with a convincing half-hour lead to his next opponent, Italian Ottavio Bottecchia. In total, 139 cyclists entered the race, of which 48 finished. Pélissier's...
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    30 '41″ 3 1924  Italy Ottavio Bottecchia Automoto 5,425 km (3,371 mi) 226h 18′ 21″ + 35′ 36″ 4 1925  Italy Ottavio Bottecchia Automoto–Hutchinson 5,440 km...
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    France was the 18th edition of the Tour de France and was won by Ottavio Bottecchia. He was the first Italian cyclist to win the Tour and the first rider...
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    double, doing so in 1998. He is the sixth of seven Italians, after Ottavio Bottecchia, Gino Bartali, Fausto Coppi, Gastone Nencini and Felice Gimondi, and...
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    Pélissier (1/1) 1924 Giuseppe Enrici (1/1) Ottavio Bottecchia (1/2) 1925 Alfredo Binda (1/5) Ottavio Bottecchia (2/2) 1926 Giovanni Brunero (3/3) Lucien...
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  • but the results were nullified in response to widespread cheating. Ottavio Bottecchia completed a GC start-to-finish sweep in 1924. In 1928, Nicolas Frantz...
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