Giovanni Brunero

Giovanni Giuseppe Brunero (10 April 1895 in San Maurizio Canavese, Piedmont – 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.

In the 1920s he was one of the dominant racers in the Giro d'Italia, with victories in 1921, 1922, and 1926. His other victories include Milan–San Remo (1922) and two Giri di Lombardia (1923–1924).

He died in Cirié in 1934.

Major results

1919

1st Road race, National Amateur Road Championships

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

External links

Official Tour de France results for Giovanni Brunero

1895 births

1934 deaths

Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Turin

Italian male cyclists

Giro d'Italia winners

Italian Tour de France stage winners

Cyclists from Piedmont