Giovanni Brunero Explained

Giovanni Brunero
Full Name:Giovanni Giuseppe Brunero
Birth Date:1895 10, df=yes
Birth Place:San Maurizio Canavese, Italy
Death Place:Cirié, Italy
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Proyears1:1919–1927
Proteam1:Legnano
Proyears2:1928
Proteam2:Wolsit-Pirelli/Legnano
Proyears3:1929
Proteam3:Legnano
Majorwins:Grand Tours

Tour de France

1 individual stage (1924)

Giro d'Italia

6 individual stages
(1921, 1922, 1925, 1926, 1927)One-day races and Classics

Milan–San Remo (1922)

Giro di Lombardia (1923, 1924)

Giovanni Giuseppe Brunero (10 April 1895 – 23 November 1934) was an Italian professional road racing cyclist.

Biography

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).

He died in Cirié in 1934.

Major results

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

    1. Web site: Storia di Giovanni Brunero . Museo del Ciclismo . 26 December 2023 . it.
    2. News: Battistuzzi . Giovanni . Meno 92 giorni al Giro100: la croce di Girardengo tra le farfalle molisane . 26 December 2023 . Il Foglio . 2 February 2017 . it.
    3. News: Battistuzzi . Giovanni . Le abuffate del Baslòt Rossignoli. Meno 91 al Giro100 . 26 December 2023 . Il Foglio . 3 February 2017 . it.
    4. News: Battistuzzi . Giovanni . Il grande dimenticato, Giovanni Brunero: meno 87 al Giro100 . 26 December 2023 . Il Foglio . 7 February 2017 . it.
    5. Web site: Giovanni Brunero . Pro Cycling Stats . 26 December 2023.

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