Vincenzo Torriani Explained

Vincenzo Torriani
Birth Date:17 September 1918
Birth Place:Novate Milanese, Italy
Death Place:Milan, Italy
Nationality:Italian
Occupation:Sports executive
Director of the Giro d'Italia
Predecessor:Armando Cougnet
Successor:Carmine Castellano
Term:19491992

Vincenzo Torriani (Novate Milanese, 17 September 1918 – Milan, 24 April 1996) was an Italian sports executive and director of the Giro d'Italia road cycling race from 1949 to 1992.

Life

He was born to a family who ran an olive oil plant.[1] After World War II, he chose to begin organizing events rather than join the family olive oil company.[1] He started with Azione Cattolica, a religious organization and expanded from there and soon organized sporting events.[1] Through his sports organizing, he crossed paths with La Gazzetta dello Sports Armando Cougnet and became involved with the Giro d'Italia starting in 1946.[1] he assumed the role of sole director before the start of the 1949 Giro d'Italia.[1] In 1989, Torriani left day-to-day control of the Giro to Carmine Castellano, who then took full control after he fully left the race following the 1991 edition.[1] He died on 24 April 1996.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: . Vincenzo Torriani: Godfather of the Giro . 22 May 2020 . Cycling News . Future Publishing Limited . 22 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200522192942/https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/vincenzo-torriani-godfather-of-the-giro/ . 22 May 2020 . live .
  2. News: Il Giro piange papa Torriani . it . 25 April 1996 . 2–11 . Dario Ceccarelli . l'Unità . PCI . 22 June 2012 . PDF . The Giro mourns pope Torriani. https://web.archive.org/web/20200522200626/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1996/04/25/page_037.pdf . 22 May 2020 .