Francesco Camusso

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Francesco Camusso
Personal information

Born	(1908-03-09)9 March 1908 Cumiana, Italy
Died	23 June 1995(1995-06-23) (aged 87) Turin, Italy
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Climber
Professional teams
1929–1934	Gloria
1935–1936	Legnano
1937	Il Bertoldo
1938	Gloria

Major wins
Grand Tours Giro d'Italia General classification (1931)

Francesco Camusso (9 March 1908 – 23 June 1995)^[1] was an Italian professional road racing cyclist.

Camusso was born in Cumiana, Piedmont, 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, finished third overall.

His other results include a second place in the 1934 Giro d'Italia and a fourth in the 1935 Tour de France.

He died at Turin in 1995.^[1]

Major results

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1931

Giro d'Italia:

Winner overall classification

Winner 1 stage

1932

Tour de France:

3rd overall

Winner stage 10

1934

2nd overall — Giro d'Italia

Tour de Suisse: 1st King of the Mountains, winner 1 stage

1935

Tour de France:

Winner Stage 7

1937

Tour de France:

4th overall

Winner Stage 13A

References

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^ ^a ^b Giuseppe Castelnovi (2003). Trecentosessantacinque campioni in bici. I protagonisti della storia del ciclismo. Ediciclo. p. 86. ISBN 9788888829012.

External links

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Francesco Camusso at Cycling Archives (archived)
Official Tour de France results for Francesco Camusso

Giro d'Italia general classification winners

1900–1919
1909: Luigi Ganna (ITA) 1910: Carlo Galetti (ITA) 1911: Carlo Galetti (ITA) 1912:* Atala–Dunlop (Galetti, Micheletto, Pavesi) 1913: Carlo Oriani (ITA) 1914: Alfonso Calzolari (ITA) 1915: Not held due to World War I 1916: Not held due to World War I 1917: Not held due to World War I 1918: Not held due to World War I 1919: Costante Girardengo (ITA)