Franco Balmamion (born 11 January 1940), is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist who raced between 1960 and 1972. The highlight of his career was his successive overall wins in the 1962 and 1963 editions of the Giro d'Italia.
Major results
1960
10th National Amateur Road Championships
1961
3rd Giro dell'Emilia
1962
1st Overall Giro d'Italia
2nd Overall Tour de Suisse
1st Milano–Torino
1st Giro dell'Appennino
2nd Maggiora Criterium
3rd Tre Valli Varesine
10th Pernod–Super Prestige
1963
1st Overall Giro d'Italia
1st Meisterschaft von Zürich
3rd Giro del Veneto
6th Giro dell'Appennino
9th Tre Valli Varesine
1964
2nd GP du Parisien
3rd Giro dell'Appennino
6th Coppa Sabatini
8th Overall Giro d'Italia
10th Coppa Agostoni
1965
1st Caen Team Time trial
2nd Circuito Ciclistico di Ciriè
3rd Milan–San Remo
3rd Nice–Genova
3rd Giro del Lazio
5th Overall Giro d'Italia
7th Tre Valli Varesine
1966
1st Maggiora Criterium
2nd Overall Cronostaffetta
6th Overall Giro d'Italia
8th Coppa Sabatini
1967
1st National Road Championships
1st Overall Cronostaffetta
1st Stage 1c
1st Maggiora Criterium
1st Piaggiori Criterium
2nd Overall Giro d'Italia
2nd Giro della Romagna
3rd Overall Tour de France
3rd Bergamo Criterium
4th Coppa Bernocchi
5th Pernod–Super Prestige
6th Giro dell'Appennino
9th Tre Valli Varesine
1968
1st Overall Cronostaffetta
7th Overall Giro d'Italia
1969
1st Maggiora Criterium
1st Ronde des Korrigans
1970
3rd Giro del Piemonte
1972
8th Coppa Agostoni
Grand Tours general classification results timeline
References
Further reading
External links
1940 births
Living people
Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Turin
Italian male cyclists
Giro d'Italia winners
Cyclists from Piedmont
