1928 Giro d'Italia

1928 Giro d'Italia Giro Italia 1928-map.png Race Route 12 May – 3 June 1928 12 3044.6 km 114h 15' 19" Alfredo Binda ITA 1861 Legnano Giuseppe Pancera ITA 1861 Touring-Pirelli Bartolomeo Aymo ITA 1861 Alcyon-Dunlop 1927 1929 The 1928 Giro d'Italia was the 16th edition of the Giro d'Italia, organized and sponsored by the newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport. The race began on 12 May in Milan with a stage that stretched 233.1 km 0 on to Trento, finishing back in Milan on 3 June after a 251 km 0 on stage and a total distance covered of 3044.6 km 0 on. The race was won by Alfredo Binda of the Legnano team. Second and third respectively were the Italian riders Giuseppe Pancera and Bartolomeo Aymo. It was the edition with the highest number of participants (298), with 126 riders completing the race. Once again Binda dominated the Giro, also winning 6 stages. Five stages were won by Domenico Piemontesi, who still didn't succeed in challenging Binda for the lead in the general classification. The eighth stage was won by Albino Binda (Alfredo's brother and team-mate). Alfredo himself later admitted that he advised his brother to escape from the group the moment he stopped to change a tire (common operation before the introduction of derailleur gears). Participants The 1928 Giro d'Italia had 365 entrants, of which 298 showed up at the start on 12 May,van den Akker 2023 19 and 126 of them made it to the finish in Milan on 3 June. Riders were allowed to ride on their own or as a member of a team. There were seven teams that competed in the race: Alcyon-Hutchinson, Aliprandi-Pirelli, Atala-Pirelli, Bianchi-Pirelli, Diamant Continental, Touring Pirelli, and Wolsit Pirelli. In addition there were five groups that entered the race: Legione Ciclisti, U.S. Legnanese, Varese Sportiva, U.S. Viareggio, and U.S. Abbiatense. The peloton was primarily composed of Italians. The field featured three former Giro d'Italia champions in three-time winner Giovanni Brunero, twice a winner and reigning champion Alfredo Binda, and single-time winner Giuseppe Enrici. Other notable Italian riders that started the race included Bartolomeo Aymo and Domenico Piemontesi. Race details In the first stage, Piemontesi won with a small gap on Binda, and thus became the first race leader. Binda won the sprint of the second stage ahead of Piemontesi,http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,4/articleid,0027_01_1928_0115_0004_24882357/ Binda vince con brillante finale la monotona seconda tappa Italian La Stampa 4 and similarly in the third stage,http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,4/articleid,0027_01_1928_0117_0004_24882632/ Binda domina in volata trenta corridori 17 May 1928 Italian La Stampa 4 but Piemontesi stayed leader. In the fourth stage, Binda escaped and finished solo, minutes ahead of all other riders. Binda became the new race leader, with second-placed Giuseppe Pancera already more than ten minutes behind. From then on, it was an easy race for Binda. He won four more stages, and his brother Albino Binda was also able to win stage. The remaining four stages were won by Piemontesi, but he was no threat for Binda in the general classification. +Positions in stagesStage 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Alfredo Binda 2 1 1 1 1 2 14http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,4/articleid,0027_01_1928_0124_0004_24884119/ Piemontesi è primo a Roma 25 May 1928 4 La Stampa Italian 2 2 1 1 11http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,2/articleid,0027_01_1928_0132A_0002_24879631/ Piemontesi vince l'ultima tappa e Binda è primo in classifica generale 4 June 1928 2 Italian La Stampa Piemontesi 1 2 2 6 2 1 1 46http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,4/articleid,0027_01_1928_0126_0004_24884564/ Albino Binda vince la Roma-Pistoia 27 May 1928 4 La Stampa Italian 1 2 2 1 Binda and Piemontesi were dominant stage results: together they won 11 out of 12 stages, and they took the first two spots eight times. Piemontesi finished the 1928 Giro in the 20th place in the general classification, more than two hours behind Binda; most of his time was lost in the eighth stage. Final standings Stage results + Stage resultshttp://bikeraceinfo.com/giro/giro1928.html 1928 Giro d'Italia Bike Race Info Bill and Carol McGann Dog Ear Publishing 2012-07-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20140227200927/http://bikeraceinfo.com/giro/giro1928.html 2014-02-27 live https://www.cyclingrevealed.com/timeline/Race%20Snippets/GdI/GdI_1928.htm 16th Giro d'Italia 1928, Binda Battles Piemontesi Cycling Revealed Barry BoyceStageDateCourseDistanceTypeIn 1928, there was no distinction in the rules between plain stages and mountain stages; the icons shown here indicate that the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth stages included major mountains.WinnerRace Leader 1 12 May Milan to Trento 233.1 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Domenico Piemontesi ITA 1861 Domenico Piemontesi ITA 1861 2 14 May Trento to Forlì 312.6 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Alfredo Binda ITA 1861 Domenico Piemontesi ITA 1861 3 16 May Predappio to Arezzo 148 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Alfredo Binda ITA 1861 Domenico Piemontesi ITA 1861 4 18 May Arezzo to Sulmona 327.9 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Alfredo Binda ITA 1861 Alfredo Binda ITA 1861 5 20 May Sulmona to Foggia 254.6 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Alfredo Binda ITA 1861 Alfredo Binda ITA 1861 6 22 May Foggia to Naples 248.3 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Domenico Piemontesi ITA 1861 Alfredo Binda ITA 1861 7 24 May Naples to Rome 275 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Domenico Piemontesi ITA 1861 Alfredo Binda ITA 1861 8 26 May Rome to Pistoia 323 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Albino Binda ITA 1861 Alfredo Binda ITA 1861 9 28 May Pistoia to Modena 206 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Domenico Piemontesi ITA 1861 Alfredo Binda ITA 1861 10 30 May Modena to Genoa 270 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Alfredo Binda ITA 1861 Alfredo Binda ITA 1861 11 1 June Genoa to Turin 195.1 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Alfredo Binda ITA 1861 Alfredo Binda ITA 1861 12 3 June Turin to Milan 251 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Domenico Piemontesi ITA 1861 Alfredo Binda ITA 1861 Total 3044.6 km 0 on General classification There were 126 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. Alessandro Catalani won the prize for best ranked independent rider in the general classification.http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=7924&p=5#page/5/mode/2up I vincitori delle categorie speciali Corriere dello Sport 14 June 1950 6 7 July 2013 Italian The winners of the special categories https://web.archive.org/web/20141222201219/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=7924&p=5 22 December 2014 live + Final general classification (1–10)RankNameTeamTime 1 Alfredo Binda ITA 1861 Wolsit 114h 15' 19" 2 Giuseppe Pancera ITA 1861 Touring + 18' 13" 3 Bartolomeo Aymo ITA 1861 Alcyon + 27' 25" 4 Victor Fontan FRA Wolsit + 31' 30" 5 Egidio Picchiottino ITA 1861 Alcyon + 36' 23" 6 Aristide Cavallini ITA 1861 Bianchi + 40' 34" 7 Amulio Viarengo ITA 1861 Bianchi + 52' 19" 8 Albino Binda ITA 1861 Wolsit + 54' 53" 9 Giovanni Brunero ITA 1861 Wolsit + 1h 13' 00" 10 Pietro Chesi ITA 1861 Bianchi + 1h 14' 07" References Footnotes "Notes" Citations 30em Bibliography http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=5176&p=92#page/92/mode/1up Il Giro d'Italia Lo Sport Fascista Vitorrio Varale June 1928 1 1 86-7 7 July 2013 Italian The Tour of Italy https://web.archive.org/web/20180809203748/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=5176&p=92#page/92/mode/2up 9 August 2018 live van den Akker Pieter Giro d'Italia, Rules and Statistics 2023 979-8863173719 Category:Giro d'Italia by year Giro d'Italia, 1928 Giro d'Italia, 1928 Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia