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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]
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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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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]
Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type[Notes 1] | Winner | Race Leader | ||
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1 | 19 May | Rome to Naples | 235 km (146 mi) | ![]() |
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2 | 21 May | Naples to Foggia | 185 km (115 mi) | ![]() |
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3 | 23 May | Foggia to Lecce | 282 km (175 mi) | ![]() |
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4 | 25 May | Lecce to Potenza | 270 km (168 mi) | ![]() |
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5 | 27 May | Potenza to Cosenza | 264 km (164 mi) | ![]() |
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6 | 29 May | Cosenza to Salerno | 295 km (183 mi) | ![]() |
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7 | 31 May | Salerno to Formia | 220 km (137 mi) | ![]() |
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8 | 2 June | Formia to Rome | 198 km (123 mi) | ![]() |
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9 | 3 June | Rome to Orvieto | 120 km (75 mi) | ![]() |
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10 | 4 June | Orvieto to Siena | 150 km (93 mi) | ![]() |
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11 | 5 June | Siena to La Spezia | 192 km (119 mi) | ![]() |
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12 | 7 June | La Spezia to Parma | 135 km (84 mi) | ![]() |
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13 | 8 June | Parma to Alessandria | 152 km (94 mi) | ![]() |
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14 | 9 June | Alessandria to Milan | 216 km (134 mi) | ![]() |
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Total | 2,920 km (1,814 mi) | |||||||
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 |
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1 | ![]() |
Legnano | 107h 18' 24" |
2 | ![]() |
Bianchi | + 3' 44" |
3 | ![]() |
Ideor | + 5' 04" |
4 | ![]() |
Maino | + 6' 36" |
5 | ![]() |
Maino | + 8' 43" |
6 | ![]() |
Bianchi | + 12' 52" |
7 | ![]() |
La Rafale | + 14' 44" |
8 | ![]() |
Bianchi | + 15' 29" |
9 | ![]() |
La Rafale | + 15' 33" |
10 | ![]() |
Gloria-Hutchinson | + 16' 29" |
Rank | Name | Team | Time |
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1 | ![]() |
Ideor | 107h 23' 28" |
2 | ![]() |
Bianchi | + 7' 48" |
3 | ![]() |
La Rafale | + 10' 29" |
4 | ![]() |
Legnano | + 13' 27" |
5 | ![]() |
Wolsit | + 24' 12" |
Rank | Name | Time |
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1 | ![]() |
107h 34' 33" |
2 | ![]() |
+ 2' 10" |
3 | ![]() |
+ 3' 58" |
4 | ![]() |
+ 5' 23" |
5 | ![]() |
+ 8' 23" |
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