CYCLIST

Learco Guerra

1902 - 1963

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Learco Guerra (14 October 1902 – 7 February 1963) was an Italian professional road racing cyclist. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1934 Giro d'Italia. He was born in San Nicolò Po, a frazione of Bagnolo San Vito in Lombardy, gained the nickname of "Human Locomotive" for his enduring quality in plain stages. After mediocre attempts to play football, Guerra became a professional cyclist in 1928, at 26. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Learco Guerra is the 126th most popular cyclist (up from 156th in 2019), the 3,292nd most popular biography from Italy (up from 3,550th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Italian Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Learco Guerra ranks 126 out of 1,613Before him are Robert Charpentier, Guido Reybrouck, Jean Aerts, Fabian Cancellara, Bernardo Ruiz, and Georges Ronsse. After him are Pedro Delgado, Ferdinand Bracke, Knut Knudsen, Edward Van Dijck, Carlos Sastre, and Cipriano Chemello.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Learco Guerra ranks 207Before him are Pierre Brunet, Paavo Yrjölä, Carlos Spadaro, Saverio Ragno, Herma Szabo, and Paul Yoshigoro Taguchi. After him are Bruno Müller, Gyula Illyés, Jean Grémillon, Son House, Juan José Tramutola, and David Arellano. Among people deceased in 1963, Learco Guerra ranks 132Before him are Edwin Linkomies, Richard Oswald, Jean Decoux, Aleksandr Gauk, Dick Powell, and Thoralf Skolem. After him are Jason Robards Sr., Georg Braun, Gustav Machatý, Wladimir Aïtoff, Carl Skottsberg, and Nadejda Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Learco Guerra ranks 3,293 out of 5,161Before him are Pier Andrea Saccardo (1845), Austromoine (300), Francesco Guccini (1940), Maurizio Arrivabene (1957), Francesco Laparelli (1521), and Elio Toaff (1915). After him are Marco da Gagliano (1582), Eugenio Tosi (1864), Mario Genta (1912), Fulvio Bernardini (1905), Alois Riehl (1844), and Vasco Pratolini (1913).

Among CYCLISTS In Italy

Among cyclists born in Italy, Learco Guerra ranks 22Before him are Enzo Sacchi (1926), Mario Zanin (1940), Giovanni Brunero (1895), Vittorio Adorni (1937), Pino Cerami (1922), and Mario Cipollini (1967). After him are Cipriano Chemello (1945), Marino Basso (1945), Carlo Galetti (1882), Gianni Motta (1943), Marino Morettini (1931), and Renato Longo (1937).