Roma–Napoli–Roma (English: Rome–Naples–Rome) was a road cycle race held from 1902 until 1961. The race had different names during its history: Corsa del XX Settembre (Race of 20 September) from 1919 to 1927, as it was raced in September, and Gran Premio Ciclomotoristico during its final twelve editions from 1950 to 1961. The post-World War II editions of the event were held in late April or early May.[1]

Roma–Napoli–Roma
Race details
DateSeptember
RegionSouthern Italy
English nameRome–Naples–Rome
Local name(s)Roma–Napoli–Roma (in Italian)
Nickname(s)Corsa del XX Settembre (in Italian)
Race of 20 September (in English)
DisciplineRoad
TypeOne-day cycling race, stage race
History
First edition1902 (1902)
Editions38
Final edition1961
First winner Fernandino Grammel (ITA)
Most wins Costante Girardengo (ITA) (5 wins)
Final winner Jean Graczyk (FRA)

Italian Fernandino Grammel was the winner of the inaugural edition. Costante Girardengo holds the record with five wins in the 1920s.[2]

Winners edit

Edition Winner Second Third
1902   Fernandino Grammel   Alfredo Jacorossi[3][4]   Enzo Spadoni
1903   Enzo Spadoni   Angelo De Rossi[5][6]   Labindo Mancinelli[7][8]
1904   Achille Galadini   Pierino Albini   Fernandino Grammel
1905   Eberardo Pavesi   Giulio Modesti   Alfredo Jacobini
1906   Carlo Galetti   Amadeo Baiocco   Fernandino Grammel
1907   Giovanni Gerbi   Alfredo Jacobini   Umberto Zoffoli[9][10]
1908   Giovanni Gerbi   Luigi Chiodi   Luigi Ganna
1909   Giovanni Gerbi   Eberardo Pavesi   Pietro Aymo
1910   Mario Bruschera   Luigi Ganna   Carlo Galetti
1911   Dario Beni   Carlo Galetti   Ugo Agostoni
1912   Dario Beni   Giuseppe Santhia   Gino Brizzi
1913   Costante Girardengo   Giosuè Lombardi   Luigi Ganna and Carlo Galetti
1914   Dario Beni   Ugo Agostoni   Giuseppe Pifferi
1919   Alfredo Sivocci   Giuseppe Azzini   Giosuè Lombardi
1920   Angielo Marchi   Lauro Bordin   Nicolò di Biase
1921   Costante Girardengo   Gaetano Belloni   Federico Gay
1922   Costante Girardengo   Federico Gay   Emilio Petiva
1923   Costante Girardengo   Giuseppe Azzini   Federico Gay
1924   Romolo Lazzaretti   Michele Gordini   Costante Girardengo
1925   Costante Girardengo   Gaetano Belloni   Adriano Zanaga
1926   Alfredo Binda   Leonida Frascarelli   Giuseppe Pancera
1927   Giuseppe Pancera   Pietro Fossati   Michele Gordini
1928   Antonio Negrini   Luigi Giacobbe   Pietro Fossati
1929   Gaetano Belloni   Domenico Piemontesi   Piero Bestetti
1930   Michele Mara   Raffaele di Paco   Domenico Piemontesi
1934   Learco Guerra   Umberto Guarducci   Isidoro Piubellini
1950   Jean Robic   Fausto Coppi   Louison Bobet
1951   Ferdinand Kübler   Guido de Santi   Nedo Logli
1952   Fiorenzo Magni   Stan Ockers   Jean Robic
1953   Fiorenzo Magni   Stan Ockers   Bruno Monti
1954   Bruno Monti   Fausto Coppi   Rik Van Steenbergen
1955   Bruno Monti   Nino Defilippis   Fausto Coppi
1956   Stan Ockers   Bruno Monti   Charly Gaul
1957   Wouter Wagtmans   Miguel Poblet   Aldo Moser
1958   Joseph Hoevenaers   Miguel Poblet   Giuseppe Fallarini
1959   Louis Bobet   Gastone Nencini   Armando Pellegrini
1960   Louis Bobet   Wout Wagtmans   Carlo Brugnami
1961   Jean Graczyk   Graziano Battistini   Hilaire Couvreur

References edit

  1. ^ "Roma-Napoli-Roma". museociclismo.it (in Italian). Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Roma-Napoli-Roma (Ita) - Ex". mémore-cu-cyclisme.net (in French). Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Alfredo Jacorossi - #5838 best all time pro cyclist - CyclingRanking.com". www.cyclingranking.com. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Results Corsa XX Settembre 1902 - CyclingRanking.com". www.cyclingranking.com. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Angelo de Rossi - #4892 best all time pro cyclist - CyclingRanking.com". www.cyclingranking.com. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Results Corsa XX Settembre 1903 - CyclingRanking.com". www.cyclingranking.com. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Labindo Mancinelli - #8766 best all time pro cyclist - CyclingRanking.com". www.cyclingranking.com. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Results Corsa XX Settembre 1903 - CyclingRanking.com". www.cyclingranking.com. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Umberto Zoffoli - #5159 best all time pro cyclist - CyclingRanking.com". www.cyclingranking.com. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Results Corsa XX Settembre 1907 - CyclingRanking.com". www.cyclingranking.com. Retrieved 7 April 2024.

External links edit