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1933 Milan–San Remo
The 1933 Milan–San Remo was the 26th edition of the Milan–San Remo cycle race and was held on 26 March 1933. The race started in Milan and finished in San Remo. The race was won by Learco Guerra. General classification References 1933 Events January * January 11 – Sir Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first commercial flight between Australia and New Zealand. * January 17 – The United States Congress votes in favour of Philippines independence, against the wis ... 1933 in road cycling 1933 in Italian sport March 1933 sports events {{Milan–San Remo-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Learco Guerra
Learco Guerra (14 October 1902 - 7 February 1963) was an Italian professional road racing cyclist. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1934 Giro d'Italia. He was born in San Nicolò Po, a ''frazione'' of Bagnolo San Vito in Lombardy, gained the nickname of "Human Locomotive" for his enduring quality in plain stages. After mediocre attempts to play football, Guerra became a professional cyclist in 1928, at 26. The following year he became Italian champion, racing as an independent or semi-professional. In 1930 he won his first Italian National Road Race Championships, the first of five straight wins. That same year he came second in the Tour de France after Italy's leader, Alfredo Binda, proved in poor form. The race was won by the Frenchman, André Leducq. In 1931 Guerra won four stages of the Giro d'Italia but not the final victory. In this Giro, he was the first rider who wore the pink jersey. The same year he won the world cycling championship. In 1933 Gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfredo Bovet
Alfredo Bovet (6 May 1909, in Cully, Switzerland – 18 January 1993, in Renens, Switzerland) was a Swiss-born Italian cyclist. His brother Enrico Bovet was also a professional cyclist. Palmares ;1932 :1st overall Milan–San Remo :2nd overall Tre Valli Varesine :2nd overall Great Land Price ;1933 :1st of stage 3, stage 9 and general classification Volta a Catalunya :1st overall Tre Valli Varesine :2nd overall Milan–San Remo :3rd Italian National Road Race Championships :4th overall Giro d'Italia ;1938 :3rd overall Milan–San Remo Milan–San Remo (in Italian ''Milano-Sanremo''), also called "''The Spring classic''" or "''La Classicissima''", is an annual road cycling race between Milan and Sanremo, in Northwest Italy. With a distance of 298 km (~185.2 miles) it is t ... References 1909 births 1993 deaths Swiss male cyclists Italian male cyclists Swiss emigrants to Italy Sportspeople from the canton of Vaud {{Switzerland-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pietro Rimoldi
Pietro Rimoldi (Sacconago, Busto Arsizio, Lombardy, Italy, 5 November 1911 – Busto Arsizio, 14 November 2000) was an Italian cyclist who competed as a professional from 1932 to 1942. His best results are victories in the Coppa Bernocchi in 1934 and the Giro del Piemonte in 1938. He also achieved podium finishes in the Italian Classics Milan - San Remo in 1933 and 1940 and the Giro di Lombardia in 1933. Palmares DNF - Did not finish * 1933 ** 3rd Milan - San Remo ** 3rd Giro di Lombardia * 1934 ** 1st Coppa Bernocchi ** 1st Circuito Emiliano, Bologna * 1935 ** 1st Coppa Collecchio * 1936 ** 1st Genoa–Nice ** 1st Coppa Città Busto Arsizio * 1937 ** 1st Coppa Città Busto Arsizio * 1938 ** 1st Giro del Piemonte * 1940 ** 2nd Milano - Sanremo Results for the Giro de Italia * 1933: 35th * 1934: DNF * 1936: 38th * 1937: 30th * 1938: 34th * 1939: 47th * 1940: 43rd Result for the Tour de France * 1935 Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1932 Milan–San Remo
The 1932 Milan–San Remo was the 25th edition of the Milan–San Remo cycle race and was held on 20 March 1932. The race started in Milan and finished in San Remo. The race was won by Alfredo Bovet. General classification References 1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ... 1932 in road cycling 1932 in Italian sport March 1932 sports events {{Milan–San Remo-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1934 Milan–San Remo
The 1934 Milan–San Remo was the 27th edition of the Milan–San Remo cycle race and was held on 26 March 1934. The race started in Milan and finished in San Remo. The race was won by Jef Demuysere. General classification References 1934 Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake, Nepal–Bihar earthquake strik ... 1934 in road cycling 1934 in Italian sport March 1934 sports events {{Milan–San Remo-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milan–San Remo
Milan–San Remo (in Italian ''Milano-Sanremo''), also called "''The Spring classic''" or "''La Classicissima''", is an annual road cycling race between Milan and Sanremo, in Northwest Italy. With a distance of 298 km (~185.2 miles) it is the longest professional one-day race in modern cycling. It is the first major classic race of the season, usually held on the third Saturday of March. The first edition was held in 1907. It is traditionally the first of the five ''Monuments'' of the season, considered to be one of the most prestigious one-day events in cycling. It was the opening race of the UCI Road World Cup series until the series was replaced by the UCI ProTour in 2005 and the World Tour in 2011. The most successful rider with seven victories is Belgian Eddy Merckx. Italian Costante Girardengo achieved 11 podium finishes in the interwar period, winning the race six times. In modern times, German Erik Zabel and Spaniard Óscar Freire have recorded four and three win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milan
Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city has 3.26 million inhabitants. Its continuously built-up urban area (whose outer suburbs extend well beyond the boundaries of the administrative metropolitan city and even stretch into the nearby country of Switzerland) is the fourth largest in the EU with 5.27 million inhabitants. According to national sources, the population within the wider Milan metropolitan area (also known as Greater Milan), is estimated between 8.2 million and 12.5 million making it by far the largest metropolitan area in Italy and one of the largest in the EU.* * * * Milan is considered a leading alpha global city, with strengths in the fields of art, chemicals, commerce, design, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanremo
Sanremo (; lij, Sanrémmo(ro) or , ) or San Remo is a city and comune on the Mediterranean coast of Liguria, in northwestern Italy. Founded in Roman times, it has a population of 55,000, and is known as a tourist destination on the Italian Riviera. It hosts numerous cultural events, such as the Sanremo Music Festival and the Milan–San Remo cycling classic. Name The name of the city is a phonetic contraction of ''Sant'Eremo di San Romolo'', which refers to Romulus of Genoa, the successor to Syrus of Genoa. It is often stated in modern folk stories that Sanremo is a translation of Saint Remus. In Ligurian language (Romance), Ligurian, his name is ''San Rœmu''. The spelling ''San Remo'' is on all ancient maps of Liguria, the ancient Republic of Genoa, Italy in the Middle Ages, the Kingdom of Sardinia, and the Kingdom of Italy. It was used in 1924 in official documents under Benito Mussolini, Mussolini. This form of the name appears still on some road signs and, more rarely, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Altenburger
Karl Altenburger (27 August 1909 – 2 February 1978) was a German racing cyclist Cycle sport is Competition, competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing .... He rode in the 1931 Tour de France. References External links * 1909 births 1978 deaths German male cyclists Place of birth missing Tour de Suisse stage winners People from Altenburg Cyclists from Thuringia 20th-century German people {{Germany-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludwig Geyer (cyclist)
Ludwig Geyer (August 18, 1904 in – January 31, 1992 in Pirmasens) was a German cyclist. He won the Tour de Suisse in 1934. Major results ;1929 :2nd Tour de Berne :2nd Züri-Metzgete ;1930 :2nd stage Deutschland Tour :2nd Berlin-Cottbus-Berlin ;1933 :3rd Grand Prix de Vannes :3rd Paris–Tours :3rd Trophée des grimpeurs :4th Paris-Roubaix :5th Milan–San Remo :7th Giro d'Italia ;1934 :1st Tour de Suisse ::4th stage :2nd Tour de Berlin :2nd German National Road Race Championships :7th Tour de France ;1937 :4th stage Deutschland Tour :2nd Deutschland Tour ;1939 :7th stage Deutschland Tour Grand tour results Tour de France *1931: 19th *1932: 22nd *1933: 12th *1934: 7th *1937: 28th Giro d'Italia *1932: 35th *1933 Events January * January 11 – Sir Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first commercial flight between Australia and New Zealand. * January 17 – The United States Congress votes in favour of Philippines independence, against the wis ...: 7th Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfredo Binda
Alfredo Binda (11 August 1902 – 19 July 1986) was an Italian road cyclist of the 1920s and 1930s. He was the first to win five editions of the Giro d'Italia, and a three-time world champion. In addition he won Milan–San Remo twice, and the Tour of Lombardy four times. Later he would manage the Italian National team. Under him, Fausto Coppi, Gino Bartali and Gastone Nencini all triumphed at the Tour de France. Early life Binda was born in Cittiglio near Varese but moved to Nice, in southern France as a teenager. He found work with his uncle as an apprentice plasterer, but he and brother Primo spent their free time cycling. He began racing in September 1921, aged 19. He won his first race (though he was subsequently disqualified) and it was clear from the outset that he was immensely gifted as both time trialist and climber. Binda was a trained trumpet player, and was nicknamed "Trombettiere di Cittiglio" ("The Trumpeter of Cittiglio"). Cycling career Enticed by a 500 lir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Negrini
Antonio Negrini (28 January 1903 – 25 September 1994) was an Italian cyclist Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from two .... He competed in two events at the 1924 Summer Olympics. References External links * 1903 births 1994 deaths Italian male cyclists Olympic cyclists of Italy Cyclists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Cyclists from Piedmont People from Molare Sportspeople from the Province of Alessandria {{Italy-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
