- Giovanni Brunero
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ridername = Giovanni Brunero
fullname = Gioanni Giuseppe Brunero
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dateofbirth = birth date|1895|10|04
dateofdeath = death date and age|1934|11|23|1895|10|04
country = ITA
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discipline = Road
role = Rider
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majorwins = Giro d'Italia (1921, 1922, 1926)
updated =June 10 ,2008 Gioanni Giuseppe Brunero (
10 April ,1895 -November 23 ,1934 ) was an Italian professional road racingcyclist . He is considered one of the best Italian cyclists of all time, ranking 66th onDaniel Marszalek's cyclist ranking , being the 18th Italian cyclist of that list.Biography
Giovanni Brunero was born in
San Maurizio Canavese .He became a professional cycling racer in 1920, soon obtaining a promising fifth place in the
Milan-Sanremo . In the same year he was Junior Italian champion, second at theGiro di Lombardia and won theGiro dell'Emilia , beating champions of the time likeGaetano Belloni andCostante Girardengo .In the 1920s he was one the dominant racers in the
Giro d'Italia , with a total of three overall victories (1921-1922 and 1926). At theTour de France he did not perform as well, with the exception of the 1924 edition in which he retreated at the second last stage when he was third overall.His other victories include a Milan-Sanremo (1922) and two Giri di Lombardia (1923-1924).
Brunero died in
Cirié in 1934 from a fatal illness.Palmarès
;1919:ITA national amateur road race champion;1920:
Giro dell'Emilia ;1921:Giro del Piemonte :Giro d'Italia::: Winner overall classification::Winner stage 7;1922:Giro d'Italia::: Winner overall classification::Winner stage 7 and 10:Milan-Sanremo ;1923:Giro della Romagna :Giro di Lombardia ;1924:Tour de France:::Winner stage 10:Giro di Lombardia;1925:Giro d'Italia:::3rd place overall classification::Winner stage 8;1926:Giro d'Italia::: Winner overall classification::Winner stage 8;1927:Giro d'Italia:::2nd place overall classification::Winner stage 13External links
*cyclingwebsite|2750
* [http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/TDF/riders/us/2152.html Official Tour de France results for Giovanni Brunero]
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