Pierre Brambilla (12 May 1919 at Villarbeney in Switzerland – 13 February 1984 at Grenoble, France) was a French professional road cyclist. He was of Italian origin but adopted French nationality on 9 September 1949. He was known as "la Brambille" and he won the King of the Mountains competition in the 1947 Tour de France where he also finished third overall and wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification for two days. In that 1947 Tour, Brambilla was leading the race at the penultimate day, with Aldo Ronconi at 53 seconds and Jean Robic at 2'58". At the last stage, Caen-Paris, Robic and Édouard Fachleitner attacked, and finished more than 13 minutes before Brambilla, taking the first two places. Brambilla was the first cyclist to lose the lead in the Tour de France on the last stage. Brambilla is pictured in the short story "Brambilla" by Julian Barnes, published in his collection of short stories Cross Channel (1996).
Pierre Brambilla dans le Tour de France (in French)
May 20, 2023
pierre, brambilla, 1919, villarbeney, switzerland, february, 1984, grenoble, france, french, professional, road, cyclist, italian, origin, adopted, french, nationality, september, 1949, known, brambille, king, mountains, competition, 1947, tour, france, where,. Pierre Brambilla 12 May 1919 at Villarbeney in Switzerland 13 February 1984 at Grenoble France was a French professional road cyclist He was of Italian origin but adopted French nationality on 9 September 1949 He was known as la Brambille and he won the King of the Mountains competition in the 1947 Tour de France where he also finished third overall and wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification for two days In that 1947 Tour Brambilla was leading the race at the penultimate day with Aldo Ronconi at 53 seconds and Jean Robic at 2 58 At the last stage Caen Paris Robic and Edouard Fachleitner attacked and finished more than 13 minutes before Brambilla taking the first two places Brambilla was the first cyclist to lose the lead in the Tour de France on the last stage Brambilla is pictured in the short story Brambilla by Julian Barnes published in his collection of short stories Cross Channel 1996 Pierre BrambillaPersonal informationFull namePierre BrambillaNicknameLa BrambilleBorn 1919 05 12 12 May 1919Villarbeney SwitzerlandDied13 February 1984 1984 02 13 aged 64 Team informationDisciplineRoadRoleRiderProfessional teams1939Terrot1942Tendil Hutchinson1944Mercier Hutchinson1946 1949Metropole Dunlop1950Mervil1951Alcyon DunlopMajor winsGrand Tours Tour de FranceMountains classification 1947 dd Vuelta a Espana1 individual stage 1942 dd Major results Edit1939 Lyon Grenoble Lyon with Giuseppe Martino 1941 Montlucon 1942 Vuelta a Espana Winner stage 10 dd Mountains classification circuit de France 1943 Carcassonne Circuit du Mont Ventoux Course du Mont Chauve GP d Esperaza GP Haute Savoie Perpignan 1945 Annecy Grenoble Annecy 1946 Tour de l Ouest 1947 Paris Clermont Ferrand Tour de France Winner Mountains classification 3rd place overall classification Wearing yellow jersey for two days dd 1949 CahorsExternal links EditPierre Brambilla at Cycling Archives Pierre Brambilla official Tour de France results archive Pierre Brambilla dans le Tour de France in French Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pierre Brambilla amp oldid 1129849023, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
