Giovanni Brunero
 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Giovanni Giuseppe Brunero |
| Born | 4 October 1895 San Maurizio Canavese, Italy |
| Died | 23 November 1934 (aged 39) Cirié, Italy |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1919–1927 | Legnano |
| 1928 | Wolsit-Pirelli/Legnano |
| 1929 | Legnano |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
| |
Giovanni Giuseppe Brunero (10 April 1895 – 23 November 1934) was an Italian professional road racing cyclist.
Biography
[edit]Giovanni Brunero was born in San Maurizio Canavese. He became a professional in 1920, coming fifth in Milan–San Remo. In the same year he was Italian junior champion, second at the Giro di Lombardia and he won the Giro dell'Emilia, beating Gaetano Belloni and Costante Girardengo.[1]
In the 1920s he was one of the dominant racers in the Giro d'Italia, with victories in 1921,[2] 1922,[3] and 1926.[4] His other victories include Milan–San Remo (1922) and two Giri di Lombardia (1923–1924).[1]
Major results
[edit]Source:[5]
- 1920
- 1st Giro dell'Emilia
- 2nd Giro di Lombardia
- 1921
- 1st
Overall Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 7
- 1st Giro del Piemonte
- 1922
- 1st Overall Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 7 & 10
- 1st Milan–San Remo
- 1923
- 1st Giro di Lombardia
- 1st Giro della Romagna
- 1924
- 1st Giro di Lombardia
- 1st Stage 10 Tour de France
- 1925
- 3rd Overall Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 8
- 1926
- 1st Overall Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 8
- 1927
- 2nd Overall Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 13
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Storia di Giovanni Brunero". Museo del Ciclismo (in Italian). Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ Battistuzzi, Giovanni (2 February 2017). "Meno 92 giorni al Giro100: la croce di Girardengo tra le farfalle molisane". Il Foglio (in Italian). Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ Battistuzzi, Giovanni (3 February 2017). "Le abuffate del Baslòt Rossignoli. Meno 91 al Giro100". Il Foglio (in Italian). Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ Battistuzzi, Giovanni (7 February 2017). "Il grande dimenticato, Giovanni Brunero: meno 87 al Giro100". Il Foglio (in Italian). Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "Giovanni Brunero". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
External links
[edit]- Giovanni Brunero at Cycling Archives (archive)
- Official Tour de France results for Giovanni Brunero
Milan–San Remo winners | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||
| |||||
| |||||
| |||||
| |||||
| |||||
|
Giro di Lombardia winners | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||
| |||||
| |||||
| |||||
| |||||
| |||||
|
 | This biographical article relating to Italian cycling is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |