1926 Giro d'Italia
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| Dates | 15 May – 6 June 1926 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3,249.7 km (2,019 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 137h 55' 59" | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1926 Giro d'Italia was the 14th edition of the Giro d'Italia, a Grand Tour organized and sponsored by the newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport. The race began on 15 May in Milan with a stage that stretched 275 km (171 mi) to Turin, finishing back in Milan on 6 June after a 288 km (179 mi) stage and a total distance covered of 3,249.7 km (2,019 mi). The race was won by the Giovanni Brunero of the Legnano team. Second and third respectively were the Italian riders Alfredo Binda and Arturo Bresciani.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Participants
Of the 206 riders that began the Giro d'Italia on 15 May, 40 of them made it to the finish in Milan on 6 June. Riders were allowed to ride on their own or as a member of a team. There were six teams that competed in the race: Berrenttini, Ganna, Legnano, Météore, Olympia, and Wolsit.[7] Eighteen of the 206 riders were on a team.[7] The peloton was primarily composed of Italians.[7] The field featured two former Giro d'Italia champions in two-time winners Costante Girardengo and Giovanni Brunero, 1924 winner Giuseppe Enrici, and returning champion Alfredo Binda.[7] Other notable Italian riders that started the race included Giovanni Rossignoli and Angelo Gremo.[7]
Final standings
Stage results
General classification
There were 40 cyclists who had completed all twelve 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. Giuseppe Enrici won the prize for best ranked independent rider in the general classification.[8]
| Rank | Name | Team | Time |
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| 1 | File:Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg Giovanni Brunero (ITA) | Legnano | 137h 55' 59" |
| 2 | File:Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg Alfredo Binda (ITA) | Legnano | + 15' 28" |
| 3 | File:Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg Arturo Bresciani (ITA) | Olympia | + 54' 41" |
| 4 | File:Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg Ermanno Vallazza (ITA) | Legnano | + 1h 11' 38" |
| 5 | File:Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg Giuseppe Enrici (ITA) | — | + 1h 15' 57" |
| 6 | File:Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg Pierino Bestetti (ITA) | Wolsit | + 1h 26' 00" |
| 7 | File:Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg Gianbattista Gilli (ITA) | Olympia | + 2h 02' 52" |
| 8 | File:Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg Angelo Gremo (ITA) | Météore | + 3h 16' 58" |
| 9 | File:Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg Michele Robotti (ITA) | Berrettini | + 3h 41' 39" |
| 10 | File:Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg Ezio Cortesia (ITA) | Ganna | + 3h 59' 18" |
Notes
- ↑ In 1926, there was no distinction in the rules between plain stages and mountain stages; the icons shown here indicate that the first, third, fourth, sixth, seventh, eighth, eleventh, and twelfth stages included major mountains.
References
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1926_05/19260530_0003.pdf [permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1926_05/19260522_0004.pdf [permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 Bill and Carol McGann. "1926 Giro d'Italia". Bike Race Info. Dog Ear Publishing. Archived from the original on 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
- ↑ "I vincitori delle categorie speciali" [The winners of the special categories]. Corriere dello Sport (in italiano). 14 June 1950. p. 6. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Giovanni Brunero di Ciriè vince il XIV Giro d'Italia" [Giovanni Brunero of Ciriè Wins the 14th Tour of Italy] (PDF). La Stampa (in italiano). Editrice La Stampa. 7 June 1926. p. 3. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
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