Giuseppe Nuvolari

Giuseppe Nuvolari
Personal information
Full nameGiuseppe Nuvolari
Born(1871-01-30)30 January 1871
Castel d'Ario, Italy
Died25 November 1962(1962-11-25) (aged 91)
Castel d'Ario, Italy
Team information
DisciplineTrack and Road
RoleRider
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Italian National Championships
1894 Motor-paced racing
1904 Motor-paced racing
1893 Motor-paced racing
1895 Motor-paced racing
1903 Motor-paced racing

Giuseppe Nuvolari (30 January 1871 – 25 November 1962) was an Italian professional racing cyclist.[1] His brother Arturo, who also competed as a cyclist, was the father of the motor and car racing ace Tazio Nuvolari.[2]

On the track his specialty was Motor-paced racing, in this discipline, he won the Italian National Championship twice, in 1894 and 1904 and made the podium on three more occasions.[3] In team races he frequently partnered with sprint ace Pietro Bixio.

References

  1. ^ "Giuseppe Nuvolari's Palmares at CyclingRanking.com". CyclingRanking.com.
  2. ^ "Tazio Nuvolari-A Life on the Limit".
  3. ^ "Giuseppe Nuvolari". CyclingArchives.com.