Giuseppe Martano

Giuseppe Martano (Savona, 10 October 1910 — Turin, 2 September 1994) was an Italian professional road bicycle racer. 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
Died	2 September 1994(1994-09-02) (aged 83) Turin, Italy
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1930–1935	Frejus
1932	G.S. Spa Torino
1933	Individual
1936–1937	Bianchi
1937	Tendil
1938	Tendil–Hutchinson
1938–1939	Frejus
1939	France Sport–Wolber
1940	Olympia
1946–1948	Individual
Medal record Men's road bicycle racing Representing Italy World Championships 1930 Liège Amateur's Road Race 1932 Rome Amateur's Road Race

Major results

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

External links

• Giuseppe Martano at Cycling Archives (archived)
• Official Tour de France results for Giuseppe Martano