1929 Giro d'Italia
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| Dates | May 19 – June 9, 1929 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 2,920 km (1,814 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 107h 18' 24s | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1929 Giro d'Italia was the 17th edition of the Giro d'Italia, organized and sponsored by the newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport. The race began on 19 May in Rome with a stage that stretched 235 km (146 mi) to Naples, finishing in Milan on 9 June after a 216 km (134 mi) stage and a total distance covered of 2,920 km (1,814 mi). The race was won by the Alfredo Binda of the Legnano team. Second and third respectively were the Italian riders Domenico Piemontesi and Leonida Frascarelli.[1]
Participants
Of the 166 riders that began the Giro d'Italia on 19 May, 99 of them made it to the finish in Milan on 9 June. Riders were allowed to ride on their own or as a member of a team. There were eight teams that competed in the race: Bianchi-Pirelli, Gloria-Hutchinson, Ideor-Pirelli, Legnano-Hutchinson, Maino-Clément, Prina-Pirelli, Touring-Pirelli, and Wolsit-Hutchinson.[2] The peloton was primarily composed of Italians.[2] Alfredo Binda, a three-time winner and reigning champion, came in as the favorite to win the race.[2] Outside of Binda, the field featured only one other Giro d'Italia winner in Gaetano Belloni who won the 1920 running.[2] Other notable Italian riders that started the race included Giuseppe Pancera, Antonio Negrini, and Domenico Piemontesi.[2]
Final standings
Stage results
General classification
There were 99 cyclists who had completed all fourteen stages. For these cyclists, the times they had needed in each stage was added up for the general classification. The cyclist with the least accumulated time was the winner.
| Rank | Name | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg Alfredo Binda (ITA) | Legnano | 107h 18' 24" |
| 2 | File:Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg Domenico Piemontesi (ITA) | Bianchi | + 3' 44" |
| 3 | File:Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg Leonida Frascarelli (ITA) | Ideor | + 5' 04" |
| 4 | File:Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg Antonio Negrini (ITA) | Maino | + 6' 36" |
| 5 | File:Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg Luigi Giacobbe (ITA) | Maino | + 8' 43" |
| 6 | File:Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg Allegro Grandi (ITA) | Bianchi | + 12' 52" |
| 7 | File:Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg Giuseppe Pancera (ITA) | La Rafale | + 14' 44" |
| 8 | File:Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg Alfonso Piccin (ITA) | Bianchi | + 15' 29" |
| 9 | File:Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg Michele Orecchia (ITA) | La Rafale | + 15' 33" |
| 10 | File:Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg Ambrogio Morelli (ITA) | Gloria-Hutchinson | + 16' 29" |
Junior rider classification
| Rank | Name | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg Leonida Frascarelli (ITA) | Ideor | 107h 23' 28" |
| 2 | File:Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg Allegro Grandi (ITA) | Bianchi | + 7' 48" |
| 3 | File:Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg Michele Orecchia (ITA) | La Rafale | + 10' 29" |
| 4 | File:Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg Albino Binda (ITA) | Legnano | + 13' 27" |
| 5 | File:Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg Alessandro Catalani (ITA) | Wolsit | + 24' 12" |
Independent rider classification
| Rank | Name | Time |
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| 1 | File:Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg Ambrogio Morelli (ITA) | 107h 34' 33" |
| 2 | File:Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg Felice Gremo (ITA) | + 2' 10" |
| 3 | File:Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg Carlo Rovida (ITA) | + 3' 58" |
| 4 | File:Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg Pietro Mori (ITA) | + 5' 23" |
| 5 | File:Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg Michele Mara (ITA) | + 8' 23" |
References
- Footnotes
- ↑ In 1929, there was no distinction in the rules between plain stages and mountain stages; the icons shown here indicate that the first, second, fourth, sixth, seventh, ninth, tenth, twelfth, and fourteenth stages included major mountains.
- Citations
- ↑ "Ciclismo" [Cycling]. Il Littoriale (in italiano). Milan, Italy. 10 May 1929. Archived from the original on 2018-08-09. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Bill and Carol McGann. "1929 Giro d'Italia". Bike Race Info. Dog Ear Publishing. Archived from the original on 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Alfredo Binda ha vinto per la quarta volta il Giro d'Italia" [Alfredo Binda won the Giro d'Italia for the fourth time]. Il Littoriale (in italiano). Milan, Italy. 10 June 1929. p. 1. Archived from the original on 22 April 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- Bibliography
- Alberto Minazzi (June 1929). "Il XVII Giro d'Italia" [The 17th Tour of Italy]. Lo Sport Fascista (in italiano). Vol. 2, no. 6. pp. 101–4. Archived from the original on 2018-08-09. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
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