Rome - UPI
Italian cyclist Fiorenzo Magni, who claimed three Giro d\'Italia titles in 1948, 1951 and 1955, has died at the age of 91. Magni, a Tuscan nicknamed the Lion of Flanders, died Friday after a long cycling career and a retirement spent often coaching the Italian cycling team, ANSA reported Friday. Magni also took second in the 1956 Giro d\'Italia, at the age of 36, and earned the runner-up spot at the 1951 world road race championships.