Enrico Caruso only three to survive infancy. There is a story of Caruso's parents having had 21 children, 18 of whom died in infancy. However, on the basis of genealogical research (amongst others conducted by Caruso family friend Guido D'Onofrio), biographers Pierre Key, Francis Robinson, and Enrico Caruso Jr. and Andrew Farkas, have proven this to be an urban legend. Caruso himself and his brother Giovanni may have been the source of the exaggerated number. Caruso's widow Dorothy also included the story in a memoir that she wrote about her husband. She quotes the tenor, speaking of his mother, Anna Caruso ("née"
Damiano Caruso France., and has ridden the race in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. In August 2018 announced that Caruso would join them from 2019 on a two-year contract, with a continued focus on riding as a domestique in Grand Tours and to take opportunities as a team leader in some shorter stage races. <del> </del> Damiano Caruso Damiano Caruso (born 12 October 1987) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer who rides for UCI ProTeam . Caruso was also the 2008 under-23 Italian national champion for the road race. Born in Ragusa, Sicily, Caruso has competed as a professional since the