Sante Goi

Stephan van Uijtreght of Cycling Ranking did some research on the Goi brothers and found out that Sante Goi died in World War I. Luigi Sante Goi was born the son of Giuseppe Goi and Rosa Prevosi on 21 November 1886 in Ossago (Lombardia). Father Giuseppe was called "il Garibaldino" because he had been a member of Garibaldi's troops.

The family's three sons, Ettore ()1883), Cesare (°1885) and Sante (°1886) all worked on the construction of the Simplon tunnel in 1905. Luigi Sante and Luigi Carlo Cesare (call sign Cesare) were passionate about cycling and could afford a racing bike because of the tunnel works. Sante was the better rider and became a professional cyclist from 1908. His elder brother Cesare was also pro in 1911 and 1912.

Sante Goi rode the Giro five times, but only in the 1912 "team" Giro was he able to finish the Giro with his brother for the Globo team, which finished fifth. He had also previously competed in several Italian classics with a tenth place in the 1908 Tour of Lombardy and seventh place in the terribly wintery and icy Milan-Sanremo of 1910, won by Eugène Christophe. Unfortunately, Sante was not included in the results as he struck after the close of control.

Sante Goi married Lucia Ranghetti (1886-1949) in Calcio (Bergamo) in 1911. The family had two children, Ida (1912-2005) and Angelo (1913-1985).

He does not appear in any results in 1913 and his participation in the Tour of Lombardy is not confirmed either. A reason for his absence is not known. But in 1914, Sante Goi is active again and takes part in the Giro, where he gave up in the sixth stage. After this abandonment, he entered the Tour de France in which he managed to finish 48th in Paris.

Like his two older brothers, Ettore and Cesare who were both wounded in 1916, Sante Goi was called up to fight against the Austrian troops. He was a corporal in the 90th Infantry Regiment on the Karst Front and disappeared during a battle on 21 October 1915. Afterwards, his body was recovered and Sante Goi was first buried in a military field cemetery. Then (probably after the end of the conflict) he was transferred to the Military Cemetery in Caporetto (Slovenia). He is inscribed on the plaque of this cemetery and also on the memorial column in his hometown of Calcio (Bergamo).

### Results

#### 1908 | individual

* 08-11-1908: 10° Giro di Lombardia, Milano - Sesto San Giovanni

#### 1909 | individual

* 18-04-1909: 12° Tre Coppe Parabiago
* 13-05-1909: participation Giro d'Italia (13-05/30-05) (jersey number 11)
* 10-10-1909: 22° Milano - Modena
* 07-11-1909: 44° Giro di Lombardia

#### 1910 | Bianchi

* 03-04-1910: unclassified Milano - Sanremo (7° arrival after control)
* 24-04-1910: DNF Tre Coppe Parabiago
* + 18-05-1910: 19° in stage 1 Giro d’Italia, Milano – Udine
	+ 20-05-1910: 19° in stage 2 Giro d’Italia, Udine – Bologna
	+ 22-05-1910: 19° in stage 3 Giro d’Italia, Bologna – Teramo
	+ 24-05-1910: 16° in stage 4 Giro d’Italia, Teramo – Napli
	+ 26-05-1910: DNF in stage 5 Giro d’Italia, Napoli – Roma (18-05/05-06)

#### 1911 | Globo-Dunlop

* + 15-05-1911: 49° in stage 1 Giro d’Italia, Roma – Firenze
	+ 17-05-1911: DNF in stage 2 Giro d’Italia, Firenze – Genova (15-05/06-06)
* 06-08-1911: 14° Tre Coppe Parabiago
* 15-08-1911: 14° Coppa Savona

#### 1912 | Globo-Dunlop

* 31-03-1912: 46° Milano - Sanremo
* 04-06-1912: (with team - Globo) 5° Final ranking Giro d’Italia
	+ 19-05-1912: 45° in stage 1 Giro d’Italia, Milano – Padova
	+ 21-05-1912: 44° in stage 2 Giro d’Italia, Padova – Bologna
	+ 23-05-1912: 29° in stage 3 Giro d’Italia, Bologna – Pescara
	+ 23-05-1912: stage 4 Pescara - Roma cancelled
	+ 27-05-1912: 29° in stage 5 Giro d’Italia, Roma – Firenze
	+ 29-05-1912: 29° in stage 6 Giro d’Italia, Firenze – Genova
	+ 31-05-1912: 24° in stage 7 Giro d’Italia, Genova - Torino
	+ 02-06-1912: 23° in stage 8 Giro d’Italia, Torino-Milano
	+ 04-06-1912: 23° in stage 9 Giro d’Italia, Milano – Bergamo

#### 1913 | Ganna

* 02-11-1913: ? participation Giro di Lombardia ?

#### 1914 | individual

* + 24-05-1914: 23° in stage 1 Giro d’Italia, Milano - Cuneo
	+ 26-05-1914: 9° in stage 2 Giro d’Italia, Cuneo - Lucca
	+ 28-05-1914: 18° in stage 3 Giro d’Italia, Lucca - Roma
	+ 30-05-1914: 20° in stage 4 Giro d’Italia, Roma - Avellino
	+ 01-06-1914: 13° in stage 5 Giro d’Italia, Avellino - Bari
	+ 03-06-1914: DNF in stage 6 Giro d’Italia, Bari - L'Aquila (24-05/07-06)
* 26-07-1914: 48° Final ranking Tour de France (28-06/26-07)
	+ 28-06-1914: 80° in stage 1 Tour de France, Paris – Le Havre
	+ 30-06-1914: 60° in stage 2 Tour de France, Le Havre – Cherbourg
	+ 02-07-1914: 85° in stage 3 Tour de France, Cherbourg – Brest
	+ 04-07-1914: 65° in stage 4 Tour de France, Brest – La Rochelle
	+ 06-07-1914: 65° in stage 5 Tour de France, La Rochelle – Bayonne
	+ 08-07-1914: 57° in stage 6 Tour de France, Bayonne – Luçhon
	+ 10-07-1914: 56° in stage 7 Tour de France, Luçhon – Perpignan
	+ 12-07-1914: 60° in stage 8 Tour de France, Perpignan – Marseille
	+ 14-07-1914: 54° in stage 9 Tour de France, Marseille – Nice
	+ 16-07-1914: 39° in stage 10 Tour de France, Nice – Grenoble
	+ 18-07-1914: 52° in stage 11 Tour de France, Grenoble – Genève
	+ 20-07-1914: 48° in stage 12 Tour de France, Genève – Belfort
	+ 22-07-1914: 46° in stage 13 Tour de France, Belfort - Longwy
	+ 24-07-1914: 50° in stage 14 Tour de France, Longwy – Dunkerque
	+ 26-07-1914: 51° in stage 15 Tour de France, Dunkerque – Paris

### Sources

* Cycling Ranking - https://www.cyclingranking.com/rider/472/luigi-sante-goi
* Combattenti Bergamaschi - https://combattentibergamaschi.it/articolo.php?ID=19
* Family Search - https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LL77-48K