Francesco Camusso (9 March 1908 – 23 June 1995) was an Italian professional

road racing cyclist Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most comm ...

. Camusso was born in

Cumiana Cumiana is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italy, Italian region Piedmont, located about southwest of Turin. Cumiana borders the following municipalities: Giaveno, Trana, Piossasco, Pinasca, Volvera, Pinerolo, ...

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, and is ranked among the best Italian climbers ever. In his second year as professional, he won the 1931 Giro d'Italia. In the following year he won a stage at the

Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...

, finished third overall. His other results include a second place in the

1934 Giro d'Italia The 1934 Giro d'Italia was the 22nd edition of the Giro d'Italia bicycle race, organized and sponsored by the newspaper ''La Gazzetta dello Sport''. The race began on 19 May in Milan with a stage that stretched to Turin, finishing back in Mil ...

and a fourth in the

1935 Tour de France The 1935 Tour de France was the 29th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 4 to 28 July. It consisted of 21 stages over . Although the French team was favourite, Belgian Romain Maes took the lead in the first stage, and never gave it ...

. He died at Turin in 1995.

Major results

;1931 :

Giro d'Italia The Giro d'Italia (; ), also known simply as the Giro, is an annual stage race, multiple-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Italy, while also starting in, or passing through, other countries. The first race was organized in 19 ...

: ::

Winner overall classification :: Winner 1 stage ;1932 :

: ::3rd overall ::Winner stage 10 ;1934 : 2nd overall – Giro d'Italia :

Tour de Suisse The Tour de Suisse () is an annual road cycling stage race. Raced over eight days, the event covers two weekends in June, and along with the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is considered a proving ground for the Tour de France, which is on the calend ...

: 1st

King of the Mountains The King of the Mountains (KoM) is an award given to the best climbing specialist in a men's cycling road race; in women's cycle racing, Queen of the Mountains (QoM) is used. While the title may be given to the rider who achieves the highest ...

, winner 1 stage ;1935 :

: :: Winner Stage 7 ;1937 :

: :: 4th overall :: Winner Stage 13A

References

External links

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Official Tour de France results for Francesco Camusso
1908 births 1995 deaths Cyclists from the Metropolitan City of Turin Italian male cyclists Giro d'Italia winners Italian Tour de France stage winners Tour de Suisse stage winners Cumiana 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-cycling-bio-stub