bartali won a stage of the 1935 giro d'italia and was king of the mountains, the first of seven times he won the title in the giro. he was 20. in 1936, before he turned 22, he won the giro and the giro di lombardia, although his season was marred when his brother, giulio, died in a racing accident on 14 june. bartali came close to giving up cycling.