Augusto Rho Explained

Augusto Rho
Birth Date:	1 August 1888
Birth Place:	Milan, Kingdom of Italy
Discipline:	Road
Role:	Rider

Augusto Rho (1 August 1888  - 9 November 1963) was an Italian racing cyclist.^[1] He rode in the 1909 Tour de France, the inaugural 1909 Giro d'Italia and several others since, including the 1924 Tour de France.^{[2] [3]} He was 11th in the 1910 Giro d'Italia general classification.

Biography

Albert Londres, covering the 1924 Tour de France for Le Parisien, wrote that Rho resembled Gabriele D'Annunzio and sang even when he was last.^[4]

Personal life

He was married with Adele Moretti and had one daughter Cristina.Augusto Rho is buried in the Cimitero Maggiore di Milano (2nd central ossuary) near his family.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Augusto Rho . Cycling Archives . 21 September 2020.
2. Web site: Tour de France 1924 . Cycling Archives . 21 September 2020.
3. Web site: 18ème Tour de France 1924. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20120124082653/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1903_1939/tdf1924.php. 24 January 2012.
4. News: Gianni Marsilli. Fatica, salite, cadute e pedali cioè letteratura. l'Unità. 1996-07-08. 2. it. Augusto Rho il milanese che assomiglia come una goccia d'acqua a D'Annunzio e canta come un usignuolo anche se è l'ultimo dei cinquantasette in gara.
5. Web site: Trova un defunto. Municipality of Milan.