Historic Overview Franco Giorgetti
Rider
Overall Rank | 7629 |
Name | Franco GIORGETTI |
Country | Italy |
Date of birth | 13-Oct-1902 - Varese (Lombardia) |
Date of death | 18-Mar-1983 - Bovisio Masciago (Lombardia) |
Biography
Franco Giorgetti (13 October 1902 – 18 March 1983) was an Italian racing cyclist and Olympic champion in track cycling.
Giorgetti was born in Bovisio-Masciago. He won a gold medal in the team pursuit at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp (with Arnaldo Carli, Ruggero Ferrario and Primo Magnani). Giorgetti also specialized motor-paced racing. He was the American motor-paced champion in 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, and 1934 and won the Italian championship in 1933 and 1941. He was a top six-day racer as well. He won the prestigious Six Days of New York a record eight times, the first time in 1926 with Reggie McNamara. He returned to Italy before World War II and died in Varese, aged 80.
source - Wikipedia
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Major Victories
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Seasons
Franco Giorgetti - Scores by Season
Year | Team | Score | Rank | ||
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1. | 1920 | Individual | 27 | 314 | |
2. | 1921 | Legnano - Pirelli | 150 | 134 | |
05/05 | Giro di Romagna | 4 | |||
07/08 | Tour du Lac Léman | 1 | |||
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3. | 1922 | Legnano - Pirelli | 161 | 126 | |
02/04 | Milano - Sanremo | 9 | |||
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28/05 | Stage 3 | 7 | |||
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Overall: | 338 | 7629 |