Medal record
Learco Guerra
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. Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Bicycle racers at the 2005 Rund um den Henninger-Turm in Germany Road bicycle racing is a popular bicycle racing sport held on roads (following the geography of the area), using racing bicycles. ... For the womens event, see UCI Road World Championships, Women. ... For the womens event, see UCI Road World Championships, Women. ... For the womens event, see UCI Road World Championships, Women. ... is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see 1963 (disambiguation). ... Road bicycle racing is a popular bicycle racing sport held on roads (following the geography of the area), using racing bicycles. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Giro dItalia, also simply known as the Giro, is a long distance road bicycle racing stage race for professional cyclists held over three weeks in May or early June in and around Italy. ...

Career

Born in a frazione of Bagnolo San Vito in Lombardy, Guerra gained the nickname of "Human Locomotive" for his enduring quality in plain stages. After some mediocre young attempts as football player, Guerra became a professional cyclist in 1928, at the age of 26. The following year he became Italian Champion, racing as an independent: he confirmed the title for the following four years. A frazione, in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other subdivisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere. ... Bagnolo San Vito is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 140 km southeast of Milan and about 11 km southeast of Mantua. ... For the village of the same name in Ontario, Canada, see Lombardy, Ontario. ...

In 1930 he won his first Italian National Road Race Championship out of 5 straight wins to come. Also that year he was one of the protagonist of the Tour de France, where he became the mainstay of the Italian team after the leader, Alfredo Binda, proved to be in poor form. Guerra finished second overall in the General Classification, behind Frenchman André Leducq. In 1931 he won four stages at the Giro d'Italia, but was not able to obtain the final victory. The same year he won the World Cycling Championship. Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Tour de France (disambiguation). ... Alfredo Binda (August 11, 1902 - January 1, 1986) was an Italian cyclist, one of the best road racers before the Second World War. ... André Leducq was a French cyclist who won the 1930 and 1932 Tour de France. ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Giro dItalia, also simply known as the Giro, is a long distance road bicycle racing stage race for professional cyclists held over three weeks in May or early June in and around Italy. ... The UCI Road World Championships, often referred to as the World Cycling Championships, is the annual world championship for bicycle road racing organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). ...

In 1933 Guerra was again second at the Tour de France, and won the Milan-Sanremo. In 1934 he obtained his greatest success, winning ten stages at the Giro d'Italia and the General Classification. He was also second in the World Championship. Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Milan - San Remo, nicknamed la primavera, is an annual cycling race between Milan and San Remo. ... The General Classification (or GC) in bicycle racing is the category that tracks overall times for bicycle riders in multi-stage bicycle races. ...

Guerra set a record of victories in a single year that was beaten only in the 1970s. His fame as a cyclist was exploited by the Fascist government, who made him a popular superhero of the time. After his retirement, he worked as team manager, directing cyclists such as Hugo Koblet and Charly Gaul. Fascism (in Italian, fascismo), capitalized, was the authoritarian political movement which ruled Italy from 1922 to 1943 under the leadership of Benito Mussolini. ... Hugo Koblet Hugo Koblet (March 21, 1925 – November 6, 1964) was a Swiss champion cyclist. ... Charly Gaul (December 8, 1932 – December 6, 2005) was a road professional cyclist from Luxembourg. ...

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