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16 August 201920.45 Mourning in the world of cycling. Felice Gimondi is dead. The former cyclist, who was 76 years old, felt sick while bathing in the waters of Giardini Naxos in Messina. Unnecessary all rescue attempts by the staff on the beach. Gimondi, born in the province of Bergamo in Sedrina in 1942, was among the very few cyclists to have won the 3 big stage races: a Tour (1965), 3 Giri (1967, '69 and '76) and a Vuelta (1968 ), in addition to the '73 World Championship in Montjuic and numerous classic 'monuments'.