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Nino Borsari
Nino Borsari (14 December 1911 – 31 March 1996) was an Italian cyclist who won a gold medal in the 4000 metres team pursuit event at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
Borsari was born on 14 December 1911 in Cavezzo, Italy. His mother Rosa Borsari was unmarried at the time of his birth and he was raised by his mother's sisters. According to his biographer Ilma Martinuzzi O'Brien, his "early years were spent in poverty, but the gift of a racing bicycle by a benevolent employer changed his life".
Borsari was a youth cycling champion in Italy and was chosen for the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He won a gold medal in the 4,000-metre team pursuit event and returned to Italy via New York City, where he competed in track cycling at Madison Square Garden.
In 1934, Borsari traveled to Australia to compete in the Centenary 1000, one-week road bicycle race over seven stages covering 1,102 miles (1,773 km). The race was run in as part of the celebrations of the Centenary of Victoria. Paul Chocque a member of the French silver medal team pursuit at the 1932 Summer Olympics also competed. Commenting before the race, Hubert Opperman stated that Bosari "is a mystery. Gay and laughing always, he does not appear to view the contest with any trepidation and, frankly, on his mileage to date, I feel that he will not figure prominently early." Borsari did not figure in the results of the first two stages, but was 2nd fastest in A Grade in Stage 3, having won the town sprints in Ararat and Ballarat Borsari rode strongly in the arduous sixth stage, extended to 152 miles (245 km) after stage 5 had to be stopped at Mount Buffalo due to a torrential downpour of rain hail and sleet., being crowned "Champion of the Alps" as the first A Grade rider into Omeo, and was 2nd in A Grade at Sale, behind Richard Lamb. Borsari backed up again in the final stage, coming 3rd in the A Grade sprint, and finishing 5th overall.
Along the way, Borsari made a point of selecting the prettiest girl at Warrnambool.
Borsari returned to Italy and rode the 1936 Giro d'Italia, but finished well outside the top places.
Borsari settled in Australia permanently in March 1940. Despite his status as a prominent enemy alien, he was not subject to internment after Italy entered World War II in June 1940. He was investigated by Australian security officials who concluded that he "appears to take no interest in anything but sport".
In 1941, Borsari moved to Melbourne and opened a bicycle shop in Carlton on the corner of Grattan Street and Lygon Street. He was naturalised as a British subject in March 1946 with the support of immigration minister Arthur Calwell. His bicycle shop, the Borsari Emporium, flourished after the war's end, marked by a neon sign depicting a cyclist. He expanded his offerings to include "household items, giftware, jewellery, and imported goods, including Italian magazines and newspapers".
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Nino Borsari
Nino Borsari (14 December 1911 – 31 March 1996) was an Italian cyclist who won a gold medal in the 4000 metres team pursuit event at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
Borsari was born on 14 December 1911 in Cavezzo, Italy. His mother Rosa Borsari was unmarried at the time of his birth and he was raised by his mother's sisters. According to his biographer Ilma Martinuzzi O'Brien, his "early years were spent in poverty, but the gift of a racing bicycle by a benevolent employer changed his life".
Borsari was a youth cycling champion in Italy and was chosen for the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He won a gold medal in the 4,000-metre team pursuit event and returned to Italy via New York City, where he competed in track cycling at Madison Square Garden.
In 1934, Borsari traveled to Australia to compete in the Centenary 1000, one-week road bicycle race over seven stages covering 1,102 miles (1,773 km). The race was run in as part of the celebrations of the Centenary of Victoria. Paul Chocque a member of the French silver medal team pursuit at the 1932 Summer Olympics also competed. Commenting before the race, Hubert Opperman stated that Bosari "is a mystery. Gay and laughing always, he does not appear to view the contest with any trepidation and, frankly, on his mileage to date, I feel that he will not figure prominently early." Borsari did not figure in the results of the first two stages, but was 2nd fastest in A Grade in Stage 3, having won the town sprints in Ararat and Ballarat Borsari rode strongly in the arduous sixth stage, extended to 152 miles (245 km) after stage 5 had to be stopped at Mount Buffalo due to a torrential downpour of rain hail and sleet., being crowned "Champion of the Alps" as the first A Grade rider into Omeo, and was 2nd in A Grade at Sale, behind Richard Lamb. Borsari backed up again in the final stage, coming 3rd in the A Grade sprint, and finishing 5th overall.
Along the way, Borsari made a point of selecting the prettiest girl at Warrnambool.
Borsari returned to Italy and rode the 1936 Giro d'Italia, but finished well outside the top places.
Borsari settled in Australia permanently in March 1940. Despite his status as a prominent enemy alien, he was not subject to internment after Italy entered World War II in June 1940. He was investigated by Australian security officials who concluded that he "appears to take no interest in anything but sport".
In 1941, Borsari moved to Melbourne and opened a bicycle shop in Carlton on the corner of Grattan Street and Lygon Street. He was naturalised as a British subject in March 1946 with the support of immigration minister Arthur Calwell. His bicycle shop, the Borsari Emporium, flourished after the war's end, marked by a neon sign depicting a cyclist. He expanded his offerings to include "household items, giftware, jewellery, and imported goods, including Italian magazines and newspapers".
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