Giuseppe Olmo
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Giuseppe Olmo was an Italian
road bicycle racer, who once held the world record for an hour's run on a bicycle, with 45.090 km, until it was beaten in 1936. He was born in Celle Ligure
.
As with many Italian bicycle racers, after his retirement in the 1930s he began building bicycles, and founded Olmo (also known as Olmo Biciclette). The Olmo Biciclette manufacturing center was setup in his home town of Celle Ligure
Italy in 1938, where the company continues to manufacture their bicycles today.
Later in his life, Giuseppe (Often called "Gepin" for short) came to be known as a successful entrepreneur and between the 1940s and 1970s he expanded his company into several manufacturing industries. These individual businesses are all managed under the Olmo Group today. Olmo la Biciclissima or Giuseppe Olmo spa, as the bicycle manufacture goes by today, was often called the Schwinn of Italy. This title was earned because the sheer number of bicycle models they produced, many of lesser quality. Today they produce many high quality race bicycles, as well as mountain and city bicycles of ranging quality.
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Italian people
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road bicycle racer, who once held the world record for an hour's run on a bicycle, with 45.090 km, until it was beaten in 1936. He was born in Celle Ligure
Celle Ligure
Celle Ligure is a comune in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about 30 km west of Genoa and about 8 km northeast of Savona...
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As with many Italian bicycle racers, after his retirement in the 1930s he began building bicycles, and founded Olmo (also known as Olmo Biciclette). The Olmo Biciclette manufacturing center was setup in his home town of Celle Ligure
Celle Ligure
Celle Ligure is a comune in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about 30 km west of Genoa and about 8 km northeast of Savona...
Italy in 1938, where the company continues to manufacture their bicycles today.
Later in his life, Giuseppe (Often called "Gepin" for short) came to be known as a successful entrepreneur and between the 1940s and 1970s he expanded his company into several manufacturing industries. These individual businesses are all managed under the Olmo Group today. Olmo la Biciclissima or Giuseppe Olmo spa, as the bicycle manufacture goes by today, was often called the Schwinn of Italy. This title was earned because the sheer number of bicycle models they produced, many of lesser quality. Today they produce many high quality race bicycles, as well as mountain and city bicycles of ranging quality.
Major results
1932
, Olympic Team road raceCycling at the 1932 Summer OlympicsThe cycling competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles consisted of two road cycling events and four track cycling events, all for men only. The program of events was unchanged from the previous Games.-Medal summary:-Medal table:...
(with Attilio PavesiAttilio PavesiAttilio Pavesi was an Italian cyclist and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal at the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, in the Individual Road Race, as well as a gold medal in the Team Road Race. He turned 100 in October 2010. He died at the age of almost 101 years, on August 2 of the next year,...
and Guglielmo Segato)- 1st, Milano–Torino
1933
- 1st, Stages 4 and 12, Giro d'Italia1933 Giro d'ItaliaThe 1933 Giro d'Italia was held from 6 May to 28 May 1933. It was won by Alfredo Binda .This 20th edition covered 3,343 km at an average speed of 30.043 km/h, for a total of 17 stages.- Stages :...
1934
- 4th, Giro d'Italia1934 Giro d'ItaliaThe 1934 Giro d'Italia was held from 19 May to 10 June 1934. It was won by the Italian Learco Guerra. This 20th edition covered 3,706 km at an average speed of 30.548 km/h, for a total of 17 stages.Favourite Alfredo Binda retired during the 6th stage...
- 1st, Stages 13, 16 and 17
1935
- 1st, Milan – San Remo
- 3rd, Giro d'Italia1935 Giro d'ItaliaThe 1935 Giro d'Italia of cycling was held from 18 May to 9 June 1935. It was won by the Italian Vasco Bergamaschi. This 23rd edition covered 3,577 km at an average speed of 31.363 km/h, for a total of 18 stages....
- 1st, Stages 5, 13, 17 and 18
1936
- National Road Race ChampionshipItalian National Road Race ChampionshipThe Italian National Road Race Championships are held annually. They are a cycling race which decides the Italian cycling champion in the road racing discipline, across several categories of rider. The event was first held in 1906 and was won by Giovanni Cuniolo. At the beginning there were often...
- 1st, Giro dell'EmiliaGiro dell'EmiliaThe Giro dell'Emilia is a late season road bicycle race held annually in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour. It is considered one of the most important classic bicycle races in Italy....
- 2nd, Giro d'Italia1936 Giro d'ItaliaThe 1936 Giro d'Italia was held from 16 May to 7 June 1936, with a total of in 19 stages, run at an average speed of . It was won by Gino Bartali.-Stages:- General classification :- Maglia rosa holders:-Other jerseys:...
- 1st, Stages 1, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 15b, 16, 17a and 19
1937
- 1st, Stage 6, Giro d'Italia1937 Giro d'ItaliaThe 1937 Giro d'Italia of cycling was held from 8 May to 30 May 1937, consisting of 19 stages for a total of 3,840 km, ridden at an average speed of 31.365 km/h. It was won by Gino Bartali .-Stages:- Final classment :- Maglia rosa holders :- Sources...
1938
- 1st, Milan – San Remo