Vincenzo Torriani ( Novate Milanese, 17 September 1918 –

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, 24 April 1996) was an Italian sports executive and director of the

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 ...

road cycling race from 1949 to 1992.

Life

He was born to a family who ran an

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plant. After

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, he chose to begin organizing events rather than join the family olive oil company. He started with Azione Cattolica, a religious organization and expanded from there and soon organized sporting events. Through his sports organizing, he crossed paths with ''

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''s Armando Cougnet and became involved with the

starting in

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. he assumed the role of sole director before the start of the

1949 Giro d'Italia The 1949 Giro d'Italia was the 32nd Giro d'Italia, organized and sponsored by the newspaper ''La Gazzetta dello Sport''. The race began on 21 May in Palermo with a stage that stretched to Catania, finishing in Monza on 12 June after a stage and a ...

. In 1989, Torriani left day-to-day control of the Giro to Carmine Castellano, who then took full control after he fully left the race following the 1991 edition. He died on 24 April 1996.

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