Giovanni Brunero

Giovanni Brunero
Personal information
Full name	Giovanni Giuseppe Brunero
Born	4 October 1895; San Maurizio Canavese, Italy
Died	23 November 1934 (aged 39); Cirié, Italy
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1919–1927	Legnano
1928	Wolsit-Pirelli/Legnano
1929	Legnano
Major wins
	Grand Tours Tour de France 1 individual stage (1924) Giro d'Italia General classification (1921, 1922, 1926) 6 individual stages; (1921, 1922, 1925, 1926, 1927) One-day races and Classics Milan–San Remo (1922) Giro di Lombardia (1923, 1924)

Giovanni Giuseppe Brunero (10 April 1895 in San Maurizio Canavese, Piedmont – 23 November 1934) was an Italian professional road racing cyclist.

Biography

Giovanni Brunero was born in San Maurizio Canavese. He became a professional in 1920, coming fifth in Milan–San Remo. In the same year he was Italian junior champion, second at the Giro di Lombardia and he won the Giro dell'Emilia, beating Gaetano Belloni and Costante Girardengo.

In the 1920s he was one the dominant racers in the Giro d'Italia, with victories in 1921, 1922 and 1926. His other victories include Milan–San Remo (1922) and two Giri di Lombardia (1923–1924).

He died in Cirié in 1934.