Carlo Oriani

Carlo Oriani (1913)

Carlo Oriani (born November 5, 1888 in Cinisello Balsamo , † December 3, 1917 in Caserta ) was an Italian cyclist .

Carlo Oriani, known as El Pucia because of his preference for yeast bread ( puccia ) , was a professional cyclist from 1908 to 1915. At the first edition of the Giro d'Italia in 1909, he was fifth overall. In 1912 he decided the Giro di Lombardia for himself and the Giro d'Italia the following year . Carlo Oriani died as a bersagliere in World War I of pneumonia . He is said to have contracted this after jumping into an ice-cold river to rescue a comrade.

Palmarès

1912

Giro di Lombardia

1913

Giro d'Italia

Teams

1909 - Stucchi
1911 - Bianchi
1912 - Stucchi
1913 - Maino
1914 - Bianchi
1915 - Bianchi

Web links

Commons : Carlo Oriani - collection of images, videos and audio files

Carlo Oriani in the Radsportseiten.net database

Individual evidence

↑ Angelo De Lorenzi: Vita e morte di Carlo Oriani, detto “El Pucia”, bersagliere ciclista. In: quasirete.gazzetta.it. Retrieved December 26, 2016 (Italian).

personal data
SURNAME	Oriani, Carlo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH	November 5, 1888
PLACE OF BIRTH	Cinisello Balsamo
DATE OF DEATH	December 3, 1917
Place of death	Caserta

[1] Angelo De Lorenzi: Vita e morte di Carlo Oriani, detto “El Pucia”, bersagliere ciclista. In: quasirete.gazzetta.it. Retrieved December 26, 2016 (Italian).