1923 Giro d'Italia

The 1923 Giro d'Italia was the 11th edition of the Giro d'Italia, a Grand Tour organized and sponsored by the newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport. The race began on 23 May in Milan with a stage that stretched 328 km (204 mi) to Turin, finishing back in Milan on 10 June after a 341.3 km (212 mi) stage and a total distance covered of 3,202.7 km (1,990 mi). The race was won by the Italian rider Costante Girardengo of the Maino team. Second and third respectively were the Italian riders Giovanni Brunero and Bartolomeo Aymo.

1923 Giro d'Italia

Route of the 11th Giro d'Italia, run anti-clockwise from Milan to Milan
Race details
Dates	23 May - 10 June 1923
Stages	10
Distance	3,202.7 km (1,990 mi)
Winning time	143h 43' 37"
Results
Winner  Costante Girardengo (ITA) (Maino)   Second  Giovanni Brunero (ITA) (Legnano)   Third  Bartolomeo Aymo (ITA) (Atala)   Team Legnano
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This year saw the debutant Ottavio Bottecchia finish in 5th place overall, and the leading 'isolate' (rider without a team). Bottecchia caught the attention of French rider Henri Pélissier, who instigated his glorious Tour de France career.

Participants

Of the 96 or 97 riders that began the Giro d'Italia on 23 May, 38 of them made it to the finish in Milan on 10 June.^[1] Riders were allowed to ride on their own or as a member of a team. There were three teams that competed in the race: Atala, Legnano, and Maino.^[1]

The peloton was completely composed of Italians.^[1] The field featured two former Giro d'Italia champions in the 1919 Giro d'Italia winner Costante Girardengo and returning champion Giovanni Brunero.^[1] Other notable Italian riders that started the race included Bartolomeo Aymo, Ottavio Bottecchia, Angelo Gremo, and Giovanni Rossignoli.^[1]

Final standings

Stage results

Stage results^[1]

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type[Notes 1]		Winner	Race Leader
1	23 May	Milan to Turin	328 km (204 mi)		Stage with mountain(s)	Costante Girardengo (ITA)	Costante Girardengo (ITA)
2	25 May	Turin to Genoa	312.9 km (194 mi)		Stage with mountain(s)	Bartolomeo Aymo (ITA)	Bartolomeo Aymo (ITA)
3	27 May	Genoa to Florence	265 km (165 mi)		Stage with mountain(s)	Costante Girardengo (ITA)	Bartolomeo Aymo (ITA)
4	29 May	Florence to Rome	288.7 km (179 mi)		Stage with mountain(s)	Costante Girardengo (ITA)	Bartolomeo Aymo (ITA)
5	31 May	Rome to Naples	281.5 km (175 mi)		Plain stage	Costante Girardengo (ITA)	Bartolomeo Aymo (ITA)
6	2 June	Naples to Chieti	283.1 km (176 mi)		Stage with mountain(s)	Costante Girardengo (ITA)	Costante Girardengo (ITA)
7	4 June	Chieti to Bologna	383 km (238 mi)		Plain stage	Costante Girardengo (ITA)	Costante Girardengo (ITA)
8	6 June	Bologna to Trieste	362.2 km (225 mi)		Plain stage	Costante Girardengo (ITA)	Costante Girardengo (ITA)
9	8 June	Trieste to Mantua	357 km (222 mi)		Plain stage	Alfredo Sivocci (ITA)	Costante Girardengo (ITA)
10	10 June	Mantua to Milan	341.3 km (212 mi)		Stage with mountain(s)	Costante Girardengo (ITA)	Costante Girardengo (ITA)
	Total		3,202.7 km (1,990 mi)

General classification

Costante Girardengo won the Giro and also won eight of the ten stages.

There were 38 cyclists who had completed all ten 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. Ottavio Bottecchia won the prize for best ranked independent rider in the general classification.^[2]

Final general classification (1–10)^[1]

Rank	Name	Team	Time
1	Costante Girardengo (ITA)	Maino	122h 28' 17"
2	Giovanni Brunero (ITA)	Legnano-Pirelli	+ 37"
3	Bartolomeo Aymo (ITA)	Atala	+ 10' 25"
4	Federico Gay (ITA)	Atala	+ 41' 25"
5	Ottavio Bottecchia (ITA)	—	+ 45' 49"
6	Giuseppe Enrici (ITA)	Legnano-Pirelli	+ 49' 30"
7	Michele Gordini (ITA)	Ganna	+ 52' 15"
8	Emilio Petiva (ITA)	Maino	+ 55' 17"
9	Giovanni Trentarossi (ITA)	Berrettini	+ 1h 00' 29"
10	Angelo Gremo (ITA)	Maino	+ 1h 02' 06"

Final general classification (11–38)[1]
Rank	Name	Team	Time
11	Alfredo Sivocci (ITA)	Legnano	+ 11h 49' 23"
12	Pierino Bestetti (ITA)	Berettini	+ 12h 09' 48"
13	Secondo Martinetto (ITA)	—	+ 16h 37' 26"
14	Giovanni Tragella (ITA)	—	+ 11h 49' 23"
15	Guido Messeri (ITA)	—	+ 12h 09' 48"
16	Ottavio Pratesi (ITA)	Lygie	+ 16h 37' 26"
17	Saverio Dartardi (ITA)	—	+ 11h 49' 23"
18	Giovanni Rossignoli (ITA)	—	+ 12h 09' 48"
19	Pietro Fasoli (ITA)	—	+ 16h 37' 26"
20	Angiolo Marchi (ITA)	—	+ 11h 49' 23"
21	Alessandro Tonani (ITA)	Maino	+ 12h 09' 48"
22	Angelo Veneis (ITA)	—	+ 16h 37' 26"
23	Pasquale Di Pietro (ITA)	—	+ 11h 49' 23"
24	Gianbattista Gilli (ITA)	—	+ 12h 09' 48"
25	Luigi Lucotti (ITA)	—	+ 16h 37' 26"
26	Ugo Ruggeri (ITA)	—	+ 11h 49' 23"
27	Domenico Schierano (ITA)	—	+ 12h 09' 48"
28	Otello Massaro (ITA)	—	+ 16h 37' 26"
29	Enrico Sala (ITA)	—	+ 11h 49' 23"
30	Giuseppe Ruffoni (ITA)	—	+ 12h 09' 48"
31	Menotti Vaccari (ITA)	—	+ 16h 37' 26"
32	Romolo Lazzaretti (ITA)	—	+ 12h 09' 48"
33	Arturo Ferrario (ITA)	—	+ 16h 37' 26"
34	Antonio Buelli (ITA)	—	+ 12h 09' 48"
35	Clemente Canepari (ITA)	—	+ 16h 37' 26"
36	Telesforo Benaglia (ITA)	—	+ 12h 09' 48"
37	Giuseppe Borghi (ITA)	—	+ 16h 37' 26"
38	Giusto Scherl (ITA)	—	+ 12h 09' 48"

Notes

1. In 1923, there was no distinction in the rules between plain stages and mountain stages; the icons shown here indicate that the first, second, third, fourth, sixth, and tenth stages included major mountains.

References

1. Bill and Carol McGann. "1923 Giro d'Italia". Bike Race Info. Dog Ear Publishing. Archived from the original on 2014-02-23. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
2. "I vincitori delle categorie speciali" [The winners of the special categories]. Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 14 June 1950. p. 6. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2013.