One of the greatest professional cyclists of the 1950s, with a highly impressive record of achievements. An expert on the track, he beat the world record twice in 1954 and 1956. It was in 1956 that he took part in the games and won the road racing event.After this Olympic triumph, Ercole Baldini won the world championships in 1958, and in the same year was victorious in the Giro, the Italian Tour.