Pierre Brambilla

Infobox Cyclist
ridername = Pierre Brambilla


fullname = Pierre Brambilla
nickname = La Brambille
dateofbirth = birth date|1919|03|12
dateofdeath = death date and age|1984|02|13|1919|03|12
country = ITA (until 9 September 1949) FRA (from 9 September 1949)
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discipline = Road
role = Rider
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amateuryears =
proyears = 1939 1942 1944 1946–1949 1950 1951
proteams = Terrot Tendil - Hutchinson Mercier - Hutchinson Metropole - Dunlop Mervil Alcyon - Dunlop
majorwins = King of Mountain, 1947 Tour de France
updated = June 30, 2008

Pierre Brambilla (born May 12, 1919 at Villarbeney in Switzerland – died February 13, 1984 at Grenoble, France) is a former French former professional road bicycle racer. He was of Italian origin but adopted French nationality on September 9, 1949. He was known as "la Brambille" and he won the King of the Mountains competition in the 1947 Tour de France where he also finished third overall and wore the maillot jaune for two days.In that 1947 Tour, Brambilla was leading the race at the penultimate day, with Aldo Ronconi at 53 seconds and Jean Robic at 2'58". At the last stage, Caen-Paris, Robic and Edouard Fachleitner attacked, and finished more than 13 minutes before Brambilla, taking the first two places. Brambilla was the first cyclist to lose the lead in the Tour de France on the last stage.

Palmarès

;1939:Lyon - Grenoble - Lyon (with Giuseppe Martino);1941:Montluçon;1942:Vuelta a España:::Winner stage 10:Mountains classification circuit de France;1943:Carcassonne:Circuit du Mont Ventoux:Course du Mont Chauve:GP d'Espéraza:GP Haute Savoie:Perpignan;1945:Annecy - Grenoble - Annecy;1946:Tour de l'Ouest;1947:Paris - Clermont-Ferrand:Tour de France::: Winner mountains classification::3rd place overall classification::Wearing yellow jersey for two days;1949:Cahors

External links

*cyclingwebsite|2639
* [http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/TDF/riders/us/2952.html Official Tour de France results for Pierre Brambilla]

Persondata
NAME=Brambilla, Piere
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Road bicycle racer
DATE OF BIRTH=1919-03-12
PLACE OF BIRTH=Villarbeney, Switzerland
DATE OF DEATH=1984-02-13
PLACE OF DEATH=Grenoble, France