Giovanni Gerbi
Giovanni Gerbi (born June 4, 1885 in Asti , † May 7, 1954 ) was an Italian racing cyclist .
Gerbi started his apprenticeship as a bicycle mechanic when he was thirteen, who lent him a bike. He took a liking to cycling and bought his first racing bike at the age of fifteen with the support of his father . In 1901 he moved to Milan and now competed regularly in cycling races. By the end of the year he had won around a dozen races. In 1902 he won the Coppa del Re, one of the most important races for amateurs of the time. Giovanni Gerbi was - with interruptions - a professional cyclist from 1902 to 1932. He was particularly popular in Italy before the First World War ; his nickname was Diavolo Rosso (Italian = red devil ). In 1902 and 1903 he won the renowned Coppa del Re and Milan – Turin , and in 1905 he became the Italian standing master . Also in 1905 he was the winner of the first tour of Lombardy . He won the Giro del Piemonte three times .
In 1904, 1906 and 1908 Gerbi started the Tour de France , in 1908 he finished 20th in the overall ranking. In 1911 and 1912 he was third in the Giro d'Italia .
In 1921 Gerbi resigned from cycling and tried a comeback in 1926 with little success.
reception
In 1982 the Italian singer Paolo Conte , who, like Gerbi, comes from Asti, dedicated the song Diavolo Rosso to him on his album Appunti Di Viaggio .
Giovannino Guareschi mentioned him in his book Don Camillo and Peppone in the story "How the Bassa is loyal" .
Web links
- Giovanni Gerbi in the database of Radsportseiten.net
- Interview with Giovanni Gerbi on pezcyclingnews.com v. October 11, 2011 (Engl.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Museo del Ciclismo - La gioventù e la carriera dilettantistica di Giovanni Gerbi. In: museociclismo.it. Retrieved January 15, 2020 (Italian).
1902 Battista Parini | 1903, 1904 Giosuè Giuppone | 1905 Giovanni Gerbi | 1906 Luigi Mori | 1908, 1909 Giulio Tagliavini | 1910, 1920, 1923 Carlo Bordoni | 1911, 1914 Battista Danesi | 1919 Carlo Galetti | 1921, 1922 Giorgio Colombatto | 1924–1929 Leopoldo Torricelli | 1930, 1931, 1935 Giovanni Manera | 1932 Federico Gay | 1933, 1941 Franco Giorgetti | 1934, 1936–1939 Edoardo Severgnini | 1940 Giuseppe Olmo | 1942 Learco Guerra | 1946–1950 Elia Frosio | 1951–1957 Giuseppe Martino | 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962 Virginio Pizzali | 1960 Pietro Musone | 1963 Antonio Domenicali | 1964, 1968 Armando Pellegrini | 1965-1967, 1969-1971 Domenico De Lillo | 1972–1975 Attilio Benfatto | 1976 Walter Avogadri | 1977, 1979 Pietro Algeri | 1978, 1980–1985 Bruno Vicino | 1986–1989 Giovanni Renosto | 1993 Antonio Fanelli
The standing championship was not held continuously and in 1993 for the last time.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gerbi, Giovanni |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 4, 1885 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Asti |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 7, 1954 |
| Place of death | Asti |