Domenico Piemontesi (January 11, 1903 – June 1, 1987) was an Italian

Italy

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 professional road bicycle racer. He is most known for his 12 stage wins in the Giro d'Italia

Giro d'Italia

The Giro d'Italia , also simply known as The Giro, is a long distance road bicycle racing stage race for professional cyclists held over three weeks in May/early June in and around Italy. The Giro is one of the three Grand Tours , and is part of the UCI World Ranking calendar...

 and his bronze medal in the Elite race of the 1927 Road World Championships.

He was born in Boca, in northern Piedmont

Piedmont

Piedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys situated in the Provinces of...

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Victories

1922 - Gloria
1923 - Atala
1924 - Ancora
1925 - Ancora

Coppa Giubileo

Trofeo Morgagni-Ridolfi

1926 - Alcyon-Dunlop

Giro del Piemonte

Giro del Piemonte

The Giro del Piemonte is a semi classic European bicycle race held in the Apennine Mountains, Italy. The race first took place in 1906. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour...

Stages 1 & 2, Giro d'Italia

1926 Giro d'Italia

The 1926 Giro d'Italia of cycling was held from 15 May to 6 June 1926, consisting of 12 stages for a total of 3,429 km, ridden at an average speed of 25.113 km/h. It was won by Giovanni Brunero, who then became the first rider having won the Giro for three times.- Stages :- Final GC Standings:-...

1927 - Bianchi

Giro dell'Emilia

Giro dell'Emilia

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Milano-Modena

Stage 4, Giro d'Italia

1927 Giro d'Italia

The 1927 Giro d'Italia of cycling was held from 15 May to 6 June 1927, consisting of 15 stages for a total of 3,758 km, ridden at an average speed of 25.85 km/h...

World Road Race Championship

1928 - Bianchi

Stages 1, 6, 7, 9 & 12, Giro d'Italia

1928 Giro d'Italia

The 1928 Giro d'Italia of cycling was held from 12 May to 3 June 1928, consisting of 12 stages for a total of 3,044 km, ridden at an average speed of 26.75 km/h. It was won by Alfredo Binda....

Sachsen Tour

Sachsen Tour

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1929 - Bianchi

Stage 12, Giro d'Italia

1929 Giro d'Italia

The 1929 Giro d'Italia of cycling was held from 19 May to 9 June 1929, consisting of 14 stages for a total of 2,920 km, ridden at an average speed of 27.29 km/h...

1930 - Bianchi

Stage 5, Giro d'Italia

1930 Giro d'Italia

The 1930 Giro d'Italia of cycling was held from 17 May to 8 June 1930. It consisted of 15 stages for a total of 3,907 km, ridden at an average speed of 27.04 km/h. It was won by Luigi Marchisio....

1931 - Bianchi
1932 - Génial Lucifer

Tre Valli Varesine

Tre Valli Varesine

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Trofeo Morgagni-Ridolfi

Stages 3 & 5, Volta a Catalunya

1933 - Génial Lucifer

Giro di Lombardia

1934 - Maino-Clement

Giro della Provincia de Milano (with Learco Guerra

Learco Guerra

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Circuit des Nations

Circuit des Nations

- Geneva race-track :The Geneva race-track was established between the lake and the Nations square. Its length was . Grand-Prix races were organised after WWII, on this track, similar to Formula 1 or Formula 2 races, as well as non championship ones...

Stage 1, Tour de Suisse

Tour de Suisse

The Tour de Suisse is a UCI World Tour stage race held annually in June. The race debuted in 1933 and has evolved in timing, duration and sponsorship. With the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is a proving ground for the Tour de France, and part of the UCI World Ranking calendar...

1935 - Maino-Girardengo

Stage 2, Giro d'Italia

1935 Giro d'Italia

The 1935 Giro d'Italia of cycling was held from 18 May to 9 June 1935. It was won by the Italian Vasco Bergamaschi. This 23rd edition covered 3,577 km at an average speed of 31.363 km/h, for a total of 18 stages....

1936 - Bianchi
1937 - Bianchi
1938 - Bianchi