Personal information | |
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Full name | Giovanni Giuseppe Brunero |
Born |
San Maurizio Canavese, Italy |
4 October 1895
Died | 23 November 1934 Cirié, Italy |
(aged 39)
Team information | |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional team(s) | |
1919–1927 | Legnano |
1928 | Wolsit-Pirelli/Legnano |
1929 | Legnano |
Major wins | |
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Giovanni Giuseppe Brunero (10 April 1895 in San Maurizio Canavese, Piedmont – 23 November 1934) was an Italian professional road racing cyclist. He ranks 66th on Daniel Marszalek's cyclist ranking, the 18th Italian on the list.
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 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.