Motorcycle And Scooter Tyres | Anlas Tyres UK, Last week, at the age of 65, the veteran Italian rider Franco Picco finished the world's toughest long-distance rally in an impressive 43rd place... but who is Franco Picco? Born in 1955 in Vicenza, a city that lies just to the west of Venice, Franco made his debut at the famous Dakar Rally in 1985 where he placed 3rd overall on a Yamaha 600 XT. The following year, Franco would go on to win the Rallye des Pharoahs for the very first time, and he would taste victory again six years later as.