Enzo Moser
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Enzo Moser was an Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 former professional 1962-1967 road bicycle racer. He was the first winner of the Giro del Trentino
Giro del Trentino
The Giro del Trentino is an Italian cycle road race. It is run typically mid-to-late April over four stages in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region of Italy....

 in 1962. He came from an illustrious family of cyclists, the most famous of whom is his younger brother Francesco Moser
Francesco Moser
Francesco Moser , nicknamed "Lo sceriffo" , is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer. He was one of the dominant riders from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s, and won the 1984 Giro d'Italia, the 1977 world road racing championship and six victories in three of the five Monuments...

, but which also includes older brother Aldo Moser, younger brothers Diego and Francesco Moser and nephew Leonardo Moser , all of whom are or were professional cyclists. His achievements also include two days in the Maglia Rosa during the 1964 Giro d'Italia. He was born in Palù di Giovo
Giovo
Giovo is a comune in Trentino, located about 10 km northeast of Trento in northern Italy.-Notable people:The village of Palù di Giovo is home to several famous road bicycle racers:...

, Trentino which incidentally is also the birthplace of Gilberto Simoni
Gilberto Simoni
Gilberto Simoni is an Italian ex-professional road bicycle racer, most recently for . Simoni is twice winner of the Giro d'Italia cycling race...

. Enz Moser was killed in an agricultural accident on July 25, 2008.
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