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Historic Overview Gaetano Belloni

Rider

Overall Rank112
NameGaetano BELLONI
Country
  Italy
Date of birth26-Aug-1892 - Pizzighettone (Lombardia)
Date of death09-Jan-1980 - Milano (Lombardia)

Biography

Gaetano Belloni

Gaetano Belloni (26 August 1892 – 9 January 1980) was an Italian professional road racing cyclist. The highlights of his career were his overall win in the 1920 Giro d'Italia, the two victories in Milan–San Remo (1917 and 1920), and the three victories in the Giro di Lombardia (1915, 1918 and 1928).

Belloni was born at Pizzighettone, near Cremona, and made his debut in the road cycling world in the wake of his elder brother Amleto. As an amateur, in 1914 he won the "Small" Giro di Lombardia and the Coppa del Re, as well as the Italian championship.

Having avoided to be called to the front, Belloni won surprisingly, the overall Giro di Lombardia in 1915 (a feat he repeated in 1918 and 1928) and the Milan–San Remo of 1917.

In 1920 he obtained his greatest victory, the Giro d'Italia. In the 1920s Belloni constantly rivalled with his friend Costante Girardengo, being almost always defeated and gaining for this reason the nickname of "Eterno secondo" ("Eternal second"). In 1921 he finished second in the Giro, only 41 seconds behind, and he had to retire in 1922 while he was leading the race.

The latest Giro where he played a big role was the 1929 Giro d'Italia, where he won the first stage, and was leader of the general classification for the first three stages. In that Giro, Belloni collided with a young boy, killing the boy, and Belloni left the race after this accident.

He won a total of 43 races as a professional, including 12 stages at the Giro d'Italia. Belloni retired when he was 40 years old, and went on to become director of the Velodromo Vigorelli.

source - Wikipedia

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Major Victories

Giro d'Italia 1920
Milano - Sanremo 1917, 1920
Giro di Lombardia 1915, 1918, 1928
Milano - Torino 1918
Giro del Piemonte 1925
Corsa XX Settembre (Roma-Napoli-Roma) 1929
Milano - Modena 1918, 1921, 1925
Großer Sachsenpreis 1926
Rund um die Hainleite 1926
Rund um Köln 1927
Giro d'Italia - stages 1919 (1), 1920 (4), 1921 (3), 1922 (2), 1925 (2), 1929 (1)
More results

Seasons

Gaetano Belloni - Scores by Season

Year Team Score Rank
1. 1914 Individual 24 313
2. 1915 Individual 565 2
3. 1916 Bianchi 69 21
4. 1917 Bianchi 829 5
5. 1918 Bianchi 1721 1
6. 1919 Bianchi - Pirelli 1903 10
7. 1920 Bianchi - Pirelli 3216 1
8. 1921 Bianchi - Dunlop 2939 3
9. 1922 Bianchi - Salga 764 40
10. 1923 Legnano - Pirelli 287 101
11. 1924 Legnano - Pirelli 804 46
12. 1925 Wolsit - Pirelli 2968 3
13. 1926 Opel - Polack 609 61
14. 1927 Opel - Z.R. III 390 84
15. 1928 Wolsit - Pirelli 794 37
16. 1929 Bianchi - Pirelli 1041 34
17. 1930 Bianchi - Pirelli 89 260
18. 1931 Bianchi - Pirelli 17 606
19. 1932 Olympia 202 171
Overall: 19231 112