Giovanni Brunero

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Giovanni Brunero
Personal information
Full nameGiovanni Giuseppe Brunero
Born(1895-10-04)4 October 1895
San Maurizio Canavese, Italy
Died23 November 1934(1934-11-23) (aged 39)
Cirié, Italy
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1919–1927Legnano
1928Wolsit-Pirelli/Legnano
1929Legnano
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
1 individual stage (1924)
Giro d'Italia
General classification (1921, 1922, 1926)
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[edit]

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).[1]

He died in Cirié in 1934.[1]

Brunero arriving at the 1922 Milan-San Remo

Major results[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Storia di Giovanni Brunero". Museo del Ciclismo (in Italian). Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  2. ^ Battistuzzi, Giovanni (2 February 2017). "Meno 92 giorni al Giro100: la croce di Girardengo tra le farfalle molisane". Il Foglio (in Italian). Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  3. ^ Battistuzzi, Giovanni (3 February 2017). "Le abuffate del Baslòt Rossignoli. Meno 91 al Giro100". Il Foglio (in Italian). Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  4. ^ Battistuzzi, Giovanni (7 February 2017). "Il grande dimenticato, Giovanni Brunero: meno 87 al Giro100". Il Foglio (in Italian). Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Giovanni Brunero". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 26 December 2023.


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