Vito Taccone

Vito Taccone (6 May 1940 – 15 October 2007) was an Italian road cyclist.

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Vito Taccone

Taccone at the 1965 Giro d'Italia
Personal information
Full name	Vito Taccone
Born	(1940-05-06)6 May 1940 Avezzano, Italy
Died	15 October 2007(2007-10-15) (aged 67) Avezzano, Italy
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1961–1962	Atala
1963	Lygie
1964–1965	Salvarani
1966	Vittadello
1967–1969	Germanvox-Wega
1970	Cosatto-Marsicano
Major wins
Giro d'Italia, 7 stages Mountains classification 1961, 1963 Giro di Lombardia (1961) Tre Giorni del Sud (1961) Giro del Piemonte (1962) Giro di Toscana (1963) Tempio di Pausania (1963) Giro di Campania (1964) Milano–Torino (1965) Trofeo Matteotti (1966)

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Taccone made his professional debut in 1961. In the same year he won the Giro di Lombardia. During the 1964 Tour de France, he was accused of causing other cyclists to fall ^{[citation needed]}, leading to a fight with Spanish racer Fernando Manzaneque and his non-appearance in following tours.

His other victories include one Giro del Piemonte (1962), one Giro della Toscana (1963), one Milano–Torino (1965) and five stages overall at the 1963 Giro d'Italia.^[1]

In June 2007, he was arrested and charged with selling counterfeit and stolen clothing.^[1]