Osvaldo Bailo (12 September 1912 – 28 February 1997) was an Italian professional
road cyclist
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.
Professional from 1934 to 1947, Bailo won several Italian semi-classics and wore the
Maglia Rosa
The general classification in the Giro d'Italia is the most important classification of the Giro d'Italia, which determines who is the overall winner. It is therefore considered more important than secondary classifications as the points classif ...
for two days during the
1940 Giro d'Italia
The 1940 Giro d'Italia was the 28th edition of the Giro d'Italia, organized and sponsored by the newspaper ''La Gazzetta dello Sport''. The race began on 17 May 1940 in Milan with a stage that stretched to Turin, finishing back in Milan on ...
.
Major results
;1935
: 2nd Genoa–Nice
;1936
: 8th
Giro di Lombardia
;1937
: 1st
Giro di Romagna
: 2nd Genoa–Nice
: 6th
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 ...
;1938
: 2nd
Giro del Veneto
: 2nd
Milano–Mantova
Milano-Mantova was an Italian men's cycling race organized for the last time in 1962. The course, variating from 144 to 274 km, was situated in Lombardy.
Organised by La Gazzetta dello Sport
''La Gazzetta dello Sport'' (; "The Sports Gazet ...
: 3rd
Giro di Lombardia
: 8th
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 ...
;1939
: 3rd
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 ...
: 3rd
Milano–Mantova
Milano-Mantova was an Italian men's cycling race organized for the last time in 1962. The course, variating from 144 to 274 km, was situated in Lombardy.
Organised by La Gazzetta dello Sport
''La Gazzetta dello Sport'' (; "The Sports Gazet ...
: 4th
Giro di Lombardia
: 7th
Tre Valli Varesine
;1940
: 1st
Giro dell'Emilia
: 2nd
Giro di Lombardia
: 3rd
Road race, National Road Championships
: 3rd
Gran Piemonte
The Giro del Piemonte, since 2009 known also as Gran Piemonte, is a semi classic European bicycle race held in the Apennine Mountains, Italy. The race first took place in 1906. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI ...
: 3rd
Giro di Campania
: 3rd Giro della Provincia Milano
: 3rd Overall GP Leptis-Magna
: 10th
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 ...
;1941
: 3rd
Gran Piemonte
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: 3rd
Milano–Modena
Milano–Modena was a single-day road bicycle race held annually in Umbria, Italy from 1906 to 1955. It was held as an individual time trial
An individual time trial (ITT) is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock (in ...
: 3rd
Giro di Campania
: 8th
Giro dell'Emilia
;1942
: 1st
Giro del Lazio
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The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing ...
: 2nd
Milano–Torino
: 3rd
Giro del Veneto
: 7th
Giro di Lombardia
: 10th
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 ...
;1943
: 9th
Giro di Toscana
The Giro di Toscana is a road bicycle race held annually in Tuscany, Italy. From 2005 to 2014, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race was not held in 2015. On 4 April 2016 it was announced that the race will r ...
: 9th
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 ...
;1946
: 1st
Coppa Bernocchi
The Coppa Bernocchi is a European bicycle race held in Legnano, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.
In 1919 the business magnate Antonio Bernocchi founded the Coppa Bernocchi (or Bernocchi Cup) ...
: 1st
Tour du Nord-Ouest
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Men's event
The men's event began in 1920 and has previously been a UCI 1.2 rated event on the UCI Europe Tour.
Women's ...
: 6th
Giro di Lombardia
: 6th Zürich–Lausanne
: 8th
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 ...
;1947
: 5th
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
1912 births
1997 deaths
Italian male cyclists
People from Serravalle Scrivia
Cyclists from Piedmont
Sportspeople from the Province of Alessandria
20th-century Italian people
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