Giovanni Brunero

Five facts about Giro d’Italia 1926

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Alfredo Binda and Giovanni Brunero riding together at the Giro d'Italia in 1926

From the 204 (other sources say 206) riders on 18 were members of sponsored teams, the rest of the peloton were independent participants, among them one former winner (1924), Giuseppe Enrici This edition of Giro d’Italia promised the epic of the ” Campionissimi”, Alfredo Binda (winner of the previous edition) and Costante Girardengo. Binda crashed … Read more

Cycling Who’s Who: Giovanni Brunero

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Peloton&Tales Cycling Who's Who: Giovanni Brunero

Giovanni Brunero was born on the 4 October 1895 in San Maurizio Canavese, Italy. Brunero was the first rider to win the Giro d’Italia 3 times (1921, 1922, 1926), which was a remarkable result during the era of Costante Girardengo and  Alfredo Binda. On the other hand, Brunero’s triumphs seemed to be not entirely undisputable. … Read more