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Italian cyclist (1892–1980) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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).
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Gaetano Belloni |
| Born | 26 August 1892 Pizzighettone, Italy |
| Died | 9 January 1980 |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1916–1922 | Bianchi |
| 1923–1924 | Legnano |
| 1925 | Wolsit |
| 1926–1927 | Opel |
| 1928 | Wolsit |
| 1929–1931 | Bianchi |
| 1932 | Olympia |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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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").
He won a total of 43 races as a professional, including 12 stages at Giro d'Italia.
| Grand Tour | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | DNF | — | DNF | 4 | — | — | — | DNF | — | — | DNF |
 Tour de France |
— | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | — |
 Vuelta a España |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Monument | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 |
| Milan–San Remo | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 8 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 |
| Tour of Flanders | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paris–Roubaix | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giro di Lombardia | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
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