From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Learco Guerra
Learco Guerra
Learco Guerra
Milan - San Remo (1933)
Giro di Lombardia (1934)
Infobox last updated on
June 18, 2008
Medal record
Competitor for Italy
Road bicycle racing
World Championships
Gold 1931 Copenhagen Elite Men’s Road Race
Silver 1930 Liège Elite Men’s Road Race
Silver 1934 Leipzig Elite Men’s Road Race
Learco Guerra (October 14, 1902 - February 7, 1963) was
an Italian professional road racing cyclist. The highlight
of his career was his overall win in the 1934 Giro d’Italia.
Personal information Guerra,
Laearco Guerra born in a frazione of Bagnolo San Vito
Full name Learco Guerra in Lombardy, gained the nickname of "Human Locomo-
tive" for his enduring quality in plain stages. After
Nickname Human Locomotive mediocre attempts to play football, Guerra became a pro-
Born October 14, 1902(1902-10-14) fessional cyclist in 1928, at 26. The following year he
Bagnolo San Vito, Italy became Italian champion, racing as an independent or
semi-professional.
Died February 7, 1963(1963-02-07) (aged 60)
In 1930 he won his first Italian National Road Race
Team information Championships, the first of five straight wins. That same
Discipline Road year he came second in the Tour de France after Italy’s
leader, Alfredo Binda, proved in poor form. The race was
Role Rider won by the Frenchman, André Leducq. In 1931 Guerra
Professional team(s) won four stages of the Giro d’Italia but not the final vic-
tory. The same year he won the world cycling champion-
1928–1935 Maino ship.
1936–1939 Legnano
1940 Dei/Legnano In 1933 Guerra was again second in the Tour de
1941–1944 Dei France, and he won the Milan – San Remo. In 1934 came
his greatest success, 10 stages of the Giro d’Italia and the
Major wins
general classification. He was also second in the world
Grand Tours
championship.
Giro d’Italia Guerra set a record of victories in a single year that
General Classification (1934) was beaten only in the 1970s. His fame was exploited by
the Fascist government, which profited from his heroic
Single-Day Races and Classics
status.
Road Race World Championships (1931)
After retirement, he worked as a team manager for
Italian National Road Race Championship (1930, riders such as Hugo Koblet and Charly Gaul.
1931, 1932, 1933, 1934) Affected by Parkinson’s disease, he died in Milan in
1963.
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Palmarès 1933
Bologna
1929
Coppa Diamante Circuito Belfiore
Roncoferraro Giro d’Italia:
Winner stages 1, 3 and 5
Vignola-Modena
Milan – San Remo
1930
Circuito Monte Berici Milano
Coppa Caivano Italian National Road Race Championships
Giro d’Italia: Tour de France:
9th place overall classification 2nd place overall classification
Winner stage 8 and 11 Winner stages 2, 6, 7 and 18
Italian National Road Race Championships 1934
Firenze
Torino
Giro d’Italia:
Tour de France: Winner overall classification
2nd place overall classification
Winner stages 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 14
Wearing yellow jersey for seven days
Giro del Piemonte
Winner stages 2, 13 and 15
Lugano
Predappio-Roma
Milano-Modena
1931
Coppa de la Victoria Italian National Road Race Championships
Giro d’Italia: Pavia
Winner stages 1, 2, 7 and 8
Giro di Campania
Giro della Provincia Di Reggio Calabria
Azencriterium Milano
Milano
GP Valle Scrivia
UCI Road World Championships – Men’s road
race Roma-Napoli-Roma
Italian National Road Race Championships Giro di Lombardia
1932 Giro della provincia Milano
Giro d’Italia:
1935
4th place overall classification
Giro d’Italia:
Winner stages 1, 4, 6, 8, 9 and 13 4th place overall classification
Giro di Campania Winner stages 3, 4, 7, 8 and 10
Giro di Toscana Giro della Romagna
Six days of Antwerp (with Adolphe van Nevele)
Italian National Road Race Championships
Giro di Campania
Predappio-Roma
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Milan-Modena Italy national track stayer championship
Giro della Provincia Milano (with Fabio Battesini)
External links
1936
• Learco Guerra profile at Cycling Archives
Giro della Provincia Milano (with Gino Bartali)
• Official Tour de France results for Learco Guerra
1937 Persondata
Circuito Cuneo Name Guerra, Learco
Giro d’Italia:
Alternative names
Winner stage 9
Short description Italian racing cyclist
Lugano Date of birth October 14, 1902
Milano Place of birth Bagnolo San Vito, Italy
Date of death February 7, 1963
1940
Place of death Milan, Italy
Circuito de Casalecchio di Reno
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Categories:
• 1902 births
• 1963 deaths
• People from the Province of Mantua
• Italian cyclists
• Giro d'Italia winners
• Italian Giro d'Italia stage winners
• UCI World Champions
• Italian Tour de France stage winners
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