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1937 Giro D'Italia
The 1937 Giro d'Italia was the 25th edition of the Giro d'Italia, organized and sponsored by the newspaper ''La Gazzetta dello Sport''. The race began on 8 May in Milan with a stage that stretched to Turin, finishing back in Milan on 30 May after a split stage and a total distance covered of . The race was won by Gino Bartali of the Legnano team, with fellow Italians Giovanni Valetti and Enrico Mollo coming in second and third respectively. Participants Of the 98 riders that began the Giro d'Italia on 8 May, 41 of them made it to the finish in Milan on 30 May. Riders were allowed to ride on their own or as a member of a team or group; 65riders competed as part of a team, while the remaining 33 competed independently. The four teams that partook in the race were: Bianchi, Fréjus, Ganna, and Legnano. Each team was composed of seven riders. There were also seven groups, made up of five riders each, that participated in the race. Those groups were: Italiani All'Estero, Bertol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gino Bartali
Gino Bartali (; 18 July 1914 – 5 May 2000), nicknamed Gino the Pious and (in Italy) Ginettaccio, was a champion road cyclist. He was the most renowned Italian cyclist before the Second World War, having won the Giro d'Italia twice, in 1936 and 1937, and the Tour de France in 1938. After the war, he added one more victory in each event: the Giro d'Italia in 1946 and the Tour de France in 1948. His second and last Tour de France victory in 1948 gave him the largest gap between victories in the race.Eurosport, Tour De France, 2008, Legends, Gino Bartali Eurosport.fr (4 July 2008). Retrieved on 6 August 2014. In September 2013, 13 years after his death, Bartali was recognised as a " |
1935 Giro D'Italia
The 1935 Giro d'Italia was the 23rd edition of the Giro d'Italia, organized and sponsored by the newspaper '' La Gazzetta dello Sport''. The race began on 18 May in Milan with a stage that stretched to Cremona, finishing back in Milan on 9 June after a stage and a total distance covered of . The race was won by the Italian rider Vasco Bergamaschi of the Maino team, with fellow Italians Giuseppe Martano and Giuseppe Olmo coming in second and third respectively. This Giro saw the last participation of Alfredo Binda and the first of Gino Bartali, then 20 years old, who won the mountains classification. Participants Of the 101 riders that began the Giro d'Italia on 18 May, 62 of them made it to the finish in Milan on 9 June. Riders were allowed to ride on their own or as a member of a team; 55 riders competed as part of a team, while the remaining 46 competed independently. There were eight teams that competed in the race: Bianchi, Dei, Fréjus, Gloria, Helyett, Legnano, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genoa
Genoa ( ; it, Genova ; lij, Zêna ). is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria and the List of cities in Italy, sixth-largest city in Italy. In 2015, 594,733 people lived within the city's administrative limits. As of the 2011 Italian census, the Province of Genoa, which in 2015 became the Metropolitan City of Genoa, had 855,834 resident persons. Over 1.5 million people live in the wider metropolitan area stretching along the Italian Riviera. On the Gulf of Genoa in the Ligurian Sea, Genoa has historically been one of the most important ports on the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean: it is currently the busiest in Italy and in the Mediterranean Sea and twelfth-busiest in the European Union. Genoa was the capital of Republic of Genoa, one of the most powerful maritime republics for over seven centuries, from the 11th century to 1797. Particularly from the 12th century to the 15th century, the city played a leading role in the commercial trade in Europe, becoming one o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quirico Bernacchi
Quirico Bernacchi (31 August 1914 – 29 March 2006) was an Italian racing cyclist. He won stage 2 of the 1937 Giro d'Italia The 1937 Giro d'Italia was the 25th edition of the Giro d'Italia, organized and sponsored by the newspaper ''La Gazzetta dello Sport''. The race began on 8 May in Milan with a stage that stretched to Turin, finishing back in Milan on 30 May .... References External links * 1914 births 2006 deaths Italian male cyclists Italian Giro d'Italia stage winners People from Pescia Sportspeople from the Province of Pistoia Cyclists from Tuscany {{Italy-cycling-bio-1910s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acqui Terme
Acqui Terme (; pms, Àich ) is a city and ''comune'' in the province of Alessandria, Piedmont, northern Italy. It is about south-southwest of Alessandria. It is one of the principal winemaking communes of the Italian DOCG wine Brachetto d'Acqui. The city's hot sulphur springs have been famous since this was the Roman town of ''Aquae Statiellae''; the ancient baths are referred to by Paulus Diaconus and the chronicler Liutprand of Cremona. In 1870 Giovanni Ceruti designed a small pavilion, known as ''La Bollente'', for the spot at the centre of the town where the waters bubble up at . History During the Roman period, the region was connected by road with Alba Pompeia and Augusta Taurinorum (Turin) and was populated by the local Celto- Ligurian tribe of the Statielli. The region was subject to Roman rule after their main center, Carystum (Acqui Terme), was attacked in 173 BC by the legions led by the consul Marcus Popilius Laenas. The Statielli did not oppose the resistance, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torino
Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The city is mainly on the western bank of the Po River, below its Susa Valley, and is surrounded by the western Alpine arch and Superga Hill. The population of the city proper is 847,287 (31 January 2022) while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat to be 1.7 million inhabitants. The Turin metropolitan area is estimated by the OECD to have a population of 2.2 million. The city used to be a major European political centre. From 1563, it was the capital of the Duchy of Savoy, then of the Kingdom of Sardinia ruled by the House of Savoy, and the first capital of the Kingdom of Italy from 1861 to 1865. Turin is sometimes called "the cradle of Italian liberty" for having been the political and intellectual cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nello Troggi
Nello Troggi (26 April 1912 – 21 June 1944) was an Italian racing cyclist. He won stage 1 of the 1937 Giro d'Italia The 1937 Giro d'Italia was the 25th edition of the Giro d'Italia, organized and sponsored by the newspaper ''La Gazzetta dello Sport''. The race began on 8 May in Milan with a stage that stretched to Turin, finishing back in Milan on 30 May .... References External links * 1912 births 1944 deaths Italian male cyclists Italian Giro d'Italia stage winners People from Frosinone Cyclists from Lazio Sportspeople from the Province of Frosinone {{Italy-cycling-bio-1910s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1936 Tour De France
The 1936 Tour de France was the 30th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 7 July to 2 August. It was composed of 21 stages with a total length of . Because of health problems, Henri Desgrange stopped as Tour director, and was succeeded by Jacques Goddet. The race was won by Belgian cyclist Sylvère Maes. In the early stages, he battled with French Maurice Archambaud, until Archambaud lost many minutes on the eighth stage. Maes was then able to create a large margin with his new closest competitor Magne and teammate Vervaecke. The team classification was won by the Belgian team, and Spanish cyclist Julián Berrendero won the mountains classification. There was also a one-time classification, based on points, that was won by Sylvère Maes. Innovations and changes For the first time, a stage was divided into three parts. The race director at the start of the race was still Henri Desgrange, who had been race director since the first Tour de France in 1903. Desgrange, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leo Amberg
Leo Amberg (23 March 1912 – 18 September 1999) was a Swiss professional road bicycle racer. He is most known for his bronze medal in the 1938 UCI Road World Championships. He was the Swiss National Road Race champion in 1937 and 1938. He also rode in the 1947 Tour de France. Major results ;1935 : 1st Mont Faron : 2nd Overall Tour de Suisse : 5th Road race, UCI Road World Championships ;1936 : 3rd Overall Tour de Suisse : 8th Overall Tour de France ;1937 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : 1st Züri-Metzgete : 2nd Overall Tour de Suisse ::1st Stages 1, 2 & 6 : 3rd Overall Tour de France ::1st Stages 5c & 19b ( ITT) ;1938 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : 3rd Road race, UCI Road World Championships : 1st Stage 18a Giro d'Italia ;1939 : 1st Stage 16 Deutschland Tour : 4th Züri-Metzgete : 10th Overall Tour de Suisse ;1942 : 5th Züri-Metzgete ;1943 : 10th Züri-Metzgete ;1946 : 9th Züri-Metzgete Züri-Metzgete (Zürich German; en, Champi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoine Dignef
Antoine Dignef (3 October 1910 – 9 April 1991) was a Belgian cyclist. He is best known for finishing 3rd overall and winning two stages of the Vuelta a España, making him the first ever winner of a stage in the Vuelta. He also won Scheldeprijs in 1938 and finished second in the 1935 Paris–Nice. Major results ;1932 : 4th Overall Volta a Catalunya ::1st Stages 2 & 7 ;1933 : 3rd Overall Volta a Catalunya ::1st Stage 7 ;1934 : 2nd Overall Tour of Belgium : 5th Overall Volta a Catalunya : 9th Liège–Bastogne–Liège ;1935 : 2nd Overall Paris–Nice ::1st Stage 2 : 3rd Overall Vuelta a España ::1st Stages 1 & 4 : 9th Paris–Roubaix ;1936 : 9th La Flèche Wallonne : 9th Overall Paris–Nice ;1938 : 1st Scheldeprijs ;1939 : 2nd Overall Tour of Belgium ::1st Stage 3 : 4th Overall Tour de Luxembourg The Tour de Luxembourg is an annual stage race in professional road bicycle racing held in Luxembourg. The Tour de Luxembourg is classified as a 2.Pro race, the highest rating belo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfons Schepers
Alphonse Schepers (27 August 1907 – 1 December 1984) was a Belgian racing cyclist. A native of the Flemish Brabant deelgemeente (part-municipality) of Neerlinter, Alphonse Schepers died in Tienen at the age of 77. Major results * Vuelta a España – 3 stages (1936) * Liège–Bastogne–Liège (1931–1935) * Paris–Nice ** 1 stage & Final (1933) ** 1 stage (1934) * Paris-Rennes (1934) * Tour of Flanders (1933) ** 2nd (1934) * Tour de France – 1 stage (1933) * Paris-St. Etienne – 1 stage (1933 * Paris-Belfort (1932) * Circuit du Morbihan – 1 stage & Final (1932) * Bordeaux–Paris The Bordeaux–Paris professional cycle race was one of Europe's classic cycle races, and one of the longest in the professional calendar, covering approximately – more than twice most single-day races. It started in northern Bordeaux in sout ... – 3rd (1932) * National Road Championship (1931) * National Cyclo-Cross Championship – 2nd (1931) * Liège–Bastogne–Liège&nb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
