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Ferdinand Grammel

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Ferdinand Grammel
Personal information
Full nameFerdinand Grammel
NicknameFernandino Grammel
Born(1878-05-24)24 May 1878
Freudenstadt, German Empire
Died23 June 1951(1951-06-23) (aged 73)
Rome, Italy
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1902 - 1903Sporting Club di Roma
1904 - 1907Società Velocipedistica Romana
Major wins
1902 Corsa del XX Settembre (Roma - Napoli - Roma)

Ferdinand Grammel (24 May 1878 – 23 June 1951)[1] was a German road racing cyclist who lived most of his life in Rome. He specialized in the popular extreme long-distance races of the beginning of the 20th century. In 1902 he won the first Corsa del XX Settembre,[2][3] a 460 km race between the cities of Rome and Naples organised to commemorate the Italian reunification.

He was born in Christophstal, a small hamlet near Freudenstadt, in Württemberg. At a young age he moved to Rome where he was active in the family business. He remained in Rome until his death.

Major results

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1902
1st Corsa del XX Settembre[4][5]
1904
3rd Corsa del XX Settembre[6]
1906
3rd Corsa del XX Settembre[7]
6th Milano - Bologna - Roma[8]
1907
4th Corsa del XX Settembre[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Ferdinand Grammel". FamilySearch.org.
  2. ^ "La corsa ciclistica del XX settembre a Roma". La Stampa Sportiva. 28 September 1902.
  3. ^ Carlo Delfino and Gianpiero Petrucci. "Roma-Napoli-Roma (XX Settembre)" (PDF).
  4. ^ "La corsa Roma-Napoli i ritorno (460 km.)". La Stampa. 21 September 1902.
  5. ^ "Corsa XX Settembre". CyclingRanking.com.
  6. ^ "La Corsa del XX settembre". La Stampa Sportiva. 2 October 1904.
  7. ^ "Convegni e corse in Italia". La Stampa Sportiva. 28 September 1906.
  8. ^ "Milano - Bologna - Roma 1906". CyclingRanking.com.
  9. ^ "Le grandi prove ciclistiche della settimana". La Stampa Sportiva. 29 September 1907.