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- Q17386559 description "American businessman".
- Q17386559 description "American businessman".
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- Q17386559 abstract "Mel Pinto (born September 9, 1923, Tangiers, Morocco), became one of the first importers of European racing bikes into the United States in 1958 when he opened Mel Pinto Imports in northern Virginia and began selling Gitane bicycles on consignment. Later, Pinto was the first to import Shimano’s Dura-Ace components into the U.S. In 1960, Pinto became a founding member of the Federation of Washington Area Bicycle Clubs, now known as the National Capital Velo Club, and in 1963 revived the moribund National Capital Open bicycle race in Washington, D.C., reestablishing it as an annual event on The Ellipse until the race’s demise in 1988.Pinto sold Mel Pinto Imports in 2009 and, now retired, resides in Virginia outside of Washington, D.C.".
- Q17386559 birthDate "1923-09-09".
- Q17386559 birthYear "1923".
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- Q17386559 dateOfBirth "1923-09-09".
- Q17386559 name "Pinto, Mel".
- Q17386559 shortDescription "American businessman".
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- Q17386559 comment "Mel Pinto (born September 9, 1923, Tangiers, Morocco), became one of the first importers of European racing bikes into the United States in 1958 when he opened Mel Pinto Imports in northern Virginia and began selling Gitane bicycles on consignment. Later, Pinto was the first to import Shimano’s Dura-Ace components into the U.S.".
- Q17386559 label "Mel Pinto".
- Q17386559 givenName "Mel".
- Q17386559 name "Mel Pinto".
- Q17386559 name "Pinto, Mel".
- Q17386559 surname "Pinto".