Mark asked:
> No help on the subject form me, but I do have an add on question to those in
> the know. Could this Tinazzi be the Tinazzi that raced for Torpado in Italy
> in the late 1950s? I have a scanned PIC of him in a Torpado squad photo that I
> can email out. Thanks for the info.
The fellow that Norris wrote about is the French rider who was born in Algeria: Marcel Tinazzi. I saw him when he won the motor-paced Bordeaux-Paris race in 1982. He left quite an impression as he arrived in Paris after such a long race. He didn't even seem overly tired. Marcel raced as a pro from 1977-1986.
The fellow that Mark is asking about is Marcel's uncle the Italian rider who was born in Italy: Giorgio Tinazzi. Unfortunately, Giorgio passed away 5 days after his 46th birthday in 1982. He did indeed race for one season (1959) with Torpado. His best season was 1960 when he won both the Giro di Sicilia and the giro di Romandia.
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Steven Maasland
Moorestown, NJ