Alessandro Fantini
Fantini in 1960 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Alessandro Fantini |
| Born | 1 January 1932 Fossacesia, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 5 May 1961 (aged 29) Trier, West Germany |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Professional teams | |
| 1955 | Lygie |
| 1955–1959 | Atala |
| 1960–1961 | Gazzola |
| Major wins | |
| Grand Tours | |
Alessandro Fantini (Fossacesia, 1 January 1932 — Trier, West-Germany, 5 May 1961) was an Italian professional road bicycle racer. After winning the fifth stage, Fantini died after a crash during a mass sprint at the end of the sixth stage of the 1961 Tour of Germany. He was immediately admitted to a hospital, but surgery was impossible due to the large amount of amphetamines in his system. He died two days later.