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Place of Birth: Cavezzo, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
About Nino Borsari
- Nino Borsari (14 December 1911 – 31 March 1996) was an Italian cyclist who won a gold medal in the 4000 metres team pursuit event at the 1932 Summer Olympics.In 1934, Borsari traveled to Australia to compete in the Centenary 1000, one-week road bicycle race over seven stages covering 1,102 miles (1,773 km).
- The race was run in as part of the celebrations of the Centenary of Victoria.
- Paul Chocque a member of the French silver medal team pursuit at the 1932 Summer Olympics also competed.
- Commenting before the race, Hubert Opperman stated that Bosari "is a mystery.
- Gay and laughing always, he does not appear to view the contest with any trepidation and, frankly, on his mileage to date, I feel that he will not figure prominently early." Borsari did not figure in the results of the first two stages, but was 2nd fastest in A Grade in Stage 3, having won the town sprints in Ararat and Ballarat Borsari rode strongly in the arduous sixth stage, extended to 152 miles (245 km) after stage 5 had to be stopped at Mount Buffalo due to a torrential downpour of rain hail and sleet., being crowned "Champion of the Alps" as the first A Grade rider into Omeo, and was 2nd in A Grade at Sale, behind Richard Lamb.
- Borsari backed up again in the final stage, coming 3rd in the A Grade sprint, and finishing 5th overall.Along the way, Borsari made a point of selecting the prettiest girl at Warrnambool.Borsari returned to Italy and rode the 1936 Giro d'Italia, but finished well outside the top places.
- He returned to Australia in 1939 and was stranded at the start of World War II.
- He was not interned during the war and opened a bicycle shop, Borsari Cycles, in 1942.In 1948, Borsari assisted in Melbourne's bid for the 1956 Summer Olympic Games.
- The corner of Lygon Street and Grattan Street in Carlton, Victoria, Australia has been known for decades as Borsari's Corner.
- A neon sign depicting Borsari on his track bicycle under the Olympic rings marks the corner, over Borsari Ristorante.
- Next door is the Borsario Building, and one door further down is Borsari Cycles.
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