Vasco Bergamaschi
Full nameVasco Bergamaschi
Birth date29 September 1909
Birth placeSan Giacomo delle Segnate, Italy
Death date24 September 1979 (aged 69)
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Proyears 11930
Proteam 1Individual
Proyears 21932–1936
Proteam 2Maino
Proyears 31937–1941
Proteam 3Bianchi
Proyears 41942–1943
Proteam 4Milizia Contraerea Roma
Majorwins

Grand Tours

Giro d'Italia
General classification (1935)

Vasco Bergamaschi (29 September 1909 – 24 September 1979) was an Italian professional road racing cyclist.

Career

Born in San Giacomo delle Segnate, Lombardy, Bergamaschi turned professional in 1930. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1935 Giro d'Italia, thanks to the collaboration of his teammate Learco Guerra. His other victories include a Giro del Veneto (1935), a Milano-Modena (1940), another stage in the 1939 Giro d'Italia, and a stage in the 1935 Tour de France.

He later worked as manager for the Torpado team.

Career achievements

Major results

1930
Coppa del Re
Tour de Hongrie
1st Coppa Collecchio
1935
Giro del Veneto
Tour de France:
Winner stage 13A
Giro d'Italia:
Winner overall classification
Winner stages 1 and 11
1937
Bolzano
Coppa Buttafuocchi Revere
Novi Ligure
1939
Coppa Federale Pisa
Giro d'Italia:
Winner stage 1
1940
Milano – Modena

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour193219331934193519361937193819391940
Giro d'Italia36DNFDNF1818—23DNF
Tour de France—39DNFDNF——33——
Vuelta a España—————————
Legend
—Did not compete
DNFDid not finish