Ronald, found a few more references as follows:
-1954, winner of Tour of Catalonia (a race Merckx won in 68, Anquetil in 67)
-1957, member of the B.I.F. Team of Cremona, Italy;
-2002, apparently still alive as he was in attendance at the conclusion of a
race in Brescia put on by Velo Club Mendrisio.
(reference
http://www.giornaledibrescia.it/
Angel Garcia Long valley, NJ
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> Ronald, good luck in your search! Maybe this will get the ball rolling.
And,
> welcome to the list.
>
> Walter Serena (ITALY):
>
> 28th in 1953 Giro d Italia; TEAM: Welter
>
> 55th in 1954 Giro d' Italia; TEAM: Bottecchia URSUS
>
> 44th in 1955 Giro d' Italia; TEAM: G.S. LEO-Chlorodont
>
> I found this information at http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net
> Looks like quite a treasure chest of information.
>
> Angel Garcia
> Long valley, NJ
>
>
> In spite of the obvious highly knowledgeable number of persons here in the
> domain of italian bikes I didn't yet have had a lot of informations
> concerning my Serena bike..Here is something I dug out from the web that
> could lead to more about it: I've seen a Walter Serena on a palmares of
> competitors back in the late fifties..I think his most important was a
first
> place in 54 at a european tour wich one though I don't remember ! but it
> wasn't any of the major ones. But in any case lets say that he was a known
> italian competitor at the time. Whatever I've read about him also revealed
> that he was part of a group/competitors from brescia, italy. The likely
> production period of my bike is anything around 1965 and according to its
> plate on the post it was "fabricada" in brescia.That would support a
theory
> of Walter Serena after a competitor career could have started his own
bikes
> giving them its own name...
>
> At the reading of the content of the exchanges taking place between most
of
> you I am discovering a new world...I am somewhat versed in the domain of
> english and european sports cars (vintage) but the bikes is new to me but
> the passion for an old car or bike has its origins from a common
> spot...hence my questionning about the Serena!
>
> So I hope that one will come with more details about the story of the
Serena
> bikes,
> thank you so much,
>
> Ronald Manseau, Gaspé,Québec.