Giuseppe Martano (Savona, 10 October 1910 — Turin, 2 September 1994) was an Italian professional road bicycle racer.[1] Martano was twice world amateur champion. He reached the podium of the Tour de France twice, in 1933 (3rd place) and 1934 (2nd place), and in the Giro d'Italia once (1935).

Giuseppe Martano
Giuseppe Martano at the arrival of Milan-Turin in 1937 (winner of the event).
Personal information
Born(1910-10-10)10 October 1910
Savona, Italy
Died2 September 1994(1994-09-02) (aged 83)
Turin, Italy
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1930–1935Frejus
1932G.S. Spa Torino
1933Individual
1936–1937Bianchi
1937Tendil
1938Tendil–Hutchinson
1938–1939Frejus
1939France Sport–Wolber
1940Olympia
1946–1948Individual
Medal record
Men's road bicycle racing
Representing  Italy
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1930 Liège Amateur's Road Race
Gold medal – first place 1932 Rome Amateur's Road Race

Major results

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1929
1st Coppa Citta di Cuorgnè
1930
1st   UCI Road World Championships (Amateurs)
1931
1st G.P. Giglio a Roma
1932
1st   UCI Road World Championships (Amateurs)
National Road Championships
1st   Road Race (Amateurs)
1st   Road Race (Independents)
1st Overall Giro del Piemonte
1st Stage 1
3rd Milano–Torino
1933
3rd Overall Tour de France
1934
2nd Overall Tour de France
1st Stage 8
2nd Giro della Toscana
2nd Giro del Piemonte
1935
1st Overall Giro del Lazio
1st Stage 2
2nd Overall Giro d'Italia
2nd Giro della Toscana
3rd Giro di Campania
3rd Giro della Provincia Milano
10th Milan–San Remo
1937
1st Milano–Torino
1st GP de Cannes
1st Stages 3 & 4b Paris–Nice
1939
3rd Overall Lyon–Grenoble–Lyon

References

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  1. ^ "Giuseppe Martano". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
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