Gaetano Belloni (26 August 1892 – 9 January 1980) was an Italian professionalroad racing cyclist. The highlights of his career were his overall win in the 1920Giro d'Italia, the two victories inMilan–San Remo (1917 and 1920), and the three victories in theGiro di Lombardia (1915, 1918 and 1928).
Belloni was born atPizzighettone, nearCremona, and made his debut in the road cycling world in the wake of his elder brother Amleto. As anamateur, in 1914 he won the "Small" Giro di Lombardia and the Coppa del Re, as well as the Italian championship.
Having avoided to be called to thefront, Belloni won surprisingly, the overall Giro di Lombardia in 1915 (a feat he repeated in 1918 and 1928) and theMilan–San Remo of 1917.
In 1920 he obtained his greatest victory, theGiro d'Italia. In the 1920s Belloni constantly rivalled with his friendCostante Girardengo, being almost always defeated and gaining for this reason the nickname of "Eterno secondo" ("Eternal second").
He won a total of 43 races as a professional, including 12 stages at Giro d'Italia.
Giro d'Italia
Tour de France
Vuelta a España
