Sporting Victories, Palmares
Diatto-Clement competition victories included:
- 1906 Herkomer Competition, Germany, against 134 competitors (1800 km from Frankfurt to Innsbruk);
- 1906 Lugano-San Gottardo (speed trial over 7 hours through the mountain passes) in Switzerland;
- 1906 Italian Gold Cup, defeating 48 competitors over 4000 km in 11 daily stages across Italy.
- 1907 Cannes Cup, for fuel economy
- 1908 Saint Petersburg-Moscow 700 km race.
Autocostruzioni Diatto competition victories included :
- 1909 Italy - Modena “Mile record”;
- 1910 UK - Brooklands;
- 1913 Italy - Parma-Poggio di Berceto (the Race to the mountain);
- 1914 Spain - Barcellona “Rebassada Cup”;
- 1914 France - “Tourist Cup” (3120 km, economy and efficiency prizes with the lowest fuel consumption);
- 1914 Italy - the Milan-Sanremo (320 km reliability trial).
- 1923 Italy - 'Circuito del Garda' won by Guido Meregalli.
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