1924 Giro d'Italia

1924 Giro d'Italia Giro Italia 1924-map.png Route of the 12th Giro d'Italia,run anti-clockwise from Milan to Milan,and entering Fiume in the Free State of Fiume (now Croatia). 10 May - 1 June 1924 12 3613 km 143h 43' 37" Giuseppe Enrici ITA 1861 Federico Gay ITA 1861 Angiolo Gabrielli ITA 1861 1923 1925 The 1924 Giro d'Italia was the 12th edition of the Giro d'Italia, a Grand Tour organized and sponsored by the newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport. The race began on 10 May in Milan with a stage that stretched 300.3 km 0 on to Genoa, finishing back in Milan on 1 June after a 313 km 0 on stage and a total distance covered of 3613 km 0 on. The race was won by the Italian rider Giuseppe Enrici. Second and third respectively were the Italian riders Federico Gay and Angiolo Gabrielli.http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1924_05/19240508_0003.pdf Il XII Giro d'Italia it 8 May 1924 3 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2012 PDF The 12th Tour of Italy https://web.archive.org/web/20150629032952/http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=%2Farchivio%2Funi_1924_05%2F19240508_0003.pdf 2015-06-29 dead http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1924_05/19240511_0003.pdf La prima tappa del giro d'Italia it 11 May 1924 3 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2012 PDF The first stage of the Tour of Italy https://web.archive.org/web/20150629033326/http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=%2Farchivio%2Funi_1924_05%2F19240511_0003.pdf 2015-06-29 dead http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1924_05/19240515_0004.pdf Il giro d'Italia it 15 May 1924 4 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2012 PDF The Tour of Italy https://web.archive.org/web/20150629033547/http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=%2Farchivio%2Funi_1924_05%2F19240515_0004.pdf 2015-06-29 dead http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1924_05/19240517_0004.pdf Zanaga primo a Napoli it 17 May 1924 4 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2012 PDF Zanaga first in Naples https://web.archive.org/web/20150629033710/http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=%2Farchivio%2Funi_1924_05%2F19240517_0004.pdf 2015-06-29 dead http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1924_05/19240520_0004.pdf La quinta tappa vinta de Gay it 20 May 1924 4 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2012 PDF The fifth stage won by Gay https://web.archive.org/web/20150629033820/http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=%2Farchivio%2Funi_1924_05%2F19240520_0004.pdf 2015-06-29 dead http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1924_05/19240523_0003.pdf Enrici vince la VII tappa it 23 May 1924 3 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2012 PDF Enrici wins the 7th stage https://web.archive.org/web/20150629033944/http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=%2Farchivio%2Funi_1924_05%2F19240523_0003.pdf 2015-06-29 dead http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1924_05/19240527_0003.pdf Ferrario primo a Bologna it 27 May 1924 3 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2012 PDF Ferrario first in Bologna https://web.archive.org/web/20150629034206/http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=%2Farchivio%2Funi_1924_05%2F19240527_0003.pdf 2015-06-29 dead http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1924_05/19240529_0004.pdf Le X tappa del Giro d'Italia it 29 May 1924 4 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2012 PDF The 10th stage of the Tour of Italy https://web.archive.org/web/20150629034401/http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=%2Farchivio%2Funi_1924_05%2F19240529_0004.pdf 2015-06-29 dead http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1924_06/19240603_0004.pdf Il Giro d'Italia vinto da Enrici it 3 June 1924 4 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2012 PDF The Tour of Italy won by Enrici https://web.archive.org/web/20150629034515/http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=%2Farchivio%2Funi_1924_06%2F19240603_0004.pdf 2015-06-29 dead The 'start list' was reduced because of a strike, so the organiser Gazzetta dello Sport allowed independent riders to enter without support teams, as they provided bed, board and massage.http://www.radiomarconi.com/marconi/alfonsina/alfonsina_inglese.html Radio Marconi, Article on Alfonsina Strada 2008-10-19 2012-02-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20120216231831/http://www.radiomarconi.com/marconi/alfonsina/alfonsina_inglese.html usurped The event was unique because of the participation of Alfonsina Strada, the only female competitor in the history of the Giro. Entry number 72 was granted to Alfonsin Strada to conceal her gender. She successfully completed the first 7 stages but a series of crashes and punctures between L'Aquila and Perugia led to her exclusion (such was her heroism that the organisers allowed her to continue each stage without inclusion in the overall classification). Her final time was 20 hours behind of the first classified in Milan.Torrelli Cycles – Article about Alfonsina Strada at the 1924 Giro d'Italia https://web.archive.org/web/20081008211803/http://www.torelli.com/billsblog.html 2008-10-08 Participants The peloton was completely composed of Italians for the second consecutive year.http://www.giroditalia.it/eng/editions/1923-1932/ 1924 2017 Giro d'Italia La Gazzetta dello Sport 13 June 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170701123815/http://www.giroditalia.it/eng/editions/1923-1932/ 1 July 2017 live http://bikeraceinfo.com/giro/giro1924.html 1924 Giro d'Italia Bike Race Info Bill and Carol McGann Dog Ear Publishing 2012-07-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20140223035411/http://bikeraceinfo.com/giro/giro1924.html 2014-02-23 live Notable riders that started the race included Giuseppe Enrici, Federico Gay and Bartolomeo Aymo. Former winners Costante Girardengo and Giovanni Brunero, along with Ottavio Bottecchia, Gaetano Belloni, and other top riders chose not participate in the race due to disagreements over appearance fees with the organizers.https://www.pressreader.com/uk/cycling-weekly/20170518/282522953396543 Who was Alfonsina Strada? Cycling Weekly Time, Inc. 18 May 2017 26 June 2017 Giles Belbin In order to get the appropriate number of riders, the organizers offered room and board, along with food, for all those who entered. The riders were all considered to be independent as many riders were in disagreement with their teams over money. Of the 90 riders that began the Giro d'Italia on 10 May, 30 of them made it to the finish in Milan on 1 June. The 1924 edition of the race saw the first and only ever woman participate.http://bikeraceinfo.com/riderhistories/alfonsina-strada.html Alfonsina Morini Strada Bike Race Info Bill and Carol McGann Dog Ear Publishing 2012-07-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20150629035203/http://bikeraceinfo.com/riderhistories/alfonsina-strada.html 29 June 2015 livehttp://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1924_06/19240603_0004.pdf Un ritardo di 27 ore it 12 May 1980 16 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2012 PDF A delay of 27 hours https://web.archive.org/web/20160304113644/http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=%2Farchivio%2Funi_1980_05%2F19800512_0016.pdf 2016-03-04 dead http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1954_05/19540515_0005.pdf Dalla grande avventura di Ganna nel 1909 alla vittoria del "campionissimo" nel 1953 it 15 May 1954 5 Attilio Camoriano l'Unità PCI 22 June 2012 PDF From the great adventure of Ganna in 1909 to the victory of the "champion" in 1953 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083456/http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=%2Farchivio%2Funi_1954_05%2F19540515_0005.pdf 2016-03-04 dead http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1959_09/19590915_0006.pdf E' morta ieri, Alfonsina <<Strada>> it 15 May 1959 6 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2012 PDF She died yesterday, Alfonsina <<Strada>> https://web.archive.org/web/20150701070933/http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=%2Farchivio%2Funi_1959_09%2F19590915_0006.pdf 2015-07-01 dead Alfonsina Strada entered the race as "Alfonsin Strada" to conceal her gender. She previously raced against men in the Giro di Lombardia in 1917 and 1918. She was widely regarded as the best female cyclist in Italy at the time. Her identity was uncovered and made public by La Gazzetta dello Sport on 14 May when they published the headline "Alfonsina e la bici." Strada completed the first seven stages, but finished outside the time limit on the eighth stage where she fell several times and arrived in Perugia fifteen hours after starting. The organizers, however, asked her to continue riding to the race's finish because of the heightened interest in the race due to a woman participating in a men's event.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/100-tours-100-tales/2014/may/12/alfonsina-strada-giro-italia-woman-grand-tour Celebrating Alfonsina Strada, the woman who cycled the Giro d'Italia The Guardian Guardian Media Group 2 July 2017 London Suze Clemitson 12 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20170704160115/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/100-tours-100-tales/2014/may/12/alfonsina-strada-giro-italia-woman-grand-tour 4 July 2017 live dmy Race summary Aymo won the first stage, ten minutes ahead of Federico Gay. Gay won the second stage, but because Aymo was only seven minutes behind he stayed in the lead. In the third stage, Aymo suffered on the final climb. When he reached the top, he was far behind the rest, and decided to abandon the race.van den Akker 2023 76 Gay won the stage, and became the new leader, almost fifteen minutes ahead of Giuseppe Enrici. Not much changed until the seventh stage. In that stage, Gay attacked on the Macerone, but had overestimated his climbing abilities, and was overtaken by better climbers, including Enrici. Enrici won the stage, and Gay lost seventeen minutes. Enrici was now the new leader, more than a minute ahead of Gay. All other riders were more than one hour behind, so the battle would be between Gay and Enrici.https://procyclinguk.com/flashback-to-the-1924-giro-ditalia/ Flashback to the 1924 Giro d'Italia Mathew Mitchel 10 April 2020 ProCyclingUK In the eighth stage, Enrici decided the race. The weather was bad, and Gay was not able to follow Enrici. Enrici won the stage, forty minutes ahead of Gay, and his victory seemed all but secured. During the final stages, Enrici suffered from an infected foot. He had troubles to walk, but could ride his bicycle. He finished the remaining stages in the bunch at the same time as Gay, and thus became winner of the 1924 Giro. Final standings Stage results The tenth stage finished in Fiume, currently in Slovenia; during the 1924 Giro it was part of Italy.van den Akker 2023 7 + Stage resultsStageDateCourseDistanceTypeIn 1924, there was no distinction in the rules between plain stages and mountain stages; the icons shown here indicate that the first, third, fifth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, and twelfth stages included major mountains.WinnerRace Leader 1 10 May Milan to Genoa 300.3 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Bartolomeo Aymo ITA 1861 Bartolomeo Aymo ITA 1861 2 12 May Genoa to Florence 307.9 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Federico Gay ITA 1861 Bartolomeo Aymo ITA 1861 3 14 May Florence to Rome 284.4 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Federico Gay ITA 1861 Federico Gay ITA 1861 4 16 May Rome to Naples 249.3 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Adriano Zanaga ITA 1861 Federico Gay ITA 1861 5 18 May Potenza to Taranto 265.3 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Federico Gay ITA 1861 Federico Gay ITA 1861 6 20 May Taranto to Foggia 230.3 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Federico Gay ITA 1861 Federico Gay ITA 1861 7 22 May Foggia to L'Aquila 304.3 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Giuseppe Enrici ITA 1861 Giuseppe Enrici ITA 1861 8 24 May L'Aquila to Perugia 296 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Giuseppe Enrici ITA 1861 Giuseppe Enrici ITA 1861 9 26 May Perugia to Bologna 280.7 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Arturo Ferrario ITA 1861 Giuseppe Enrici ITA 1861 10 28 May Bologna to Fiume 415 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Romolo Lazzaretti ITA 1861 Giuseppe Enrici ITA 1861 11 30 May Fiume to Verona 366.5 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Arturo Ferrario ITA 1861 Giuseppe Enrici ITA 1861 12 1 June Verona to Milan 313 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Giovanni Bassi ITA 1861 Giuseppe Enrici ITA 1861 Total 3613 km 0 on General classification There were 30 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. Angiolo Gabrielli 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 it 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 Giuseppe Enrici ITA 1861 — 143h 43' 37" 2 Federico Gay ITA 1861 — + 58' 21" 3 Angiolo Gabrielli ITA 1861 — + 1h 56' 53" 4 Secondo Martinetto ITA 1861 — + 2h 13' 51" 5 Enea Dal Fiume ITA 1861 — + 2h 19' 00" 6 Gianbattista Gilli ITA 1861 — + 2h 59' 00" 7 Vitaliano Lugli ITA 1861 — + 3h 28' 32" 8 Giovanni Rossignoli ITA 1861 — + 3h 29' 08" 9 Ottavio Pratesi ITA 1861 — + 4h 03' 00" 10 Alfredo Sivocci ITA 1861 — + 4h 03' 36" Final general classification (11–30)RankNameTeamTime 11 Giovanni Tragella ITA 1861 — + 4h 21' 26" 12 Luigi Ugaglia ITA 1861 — + 5h 21' 38" 13 Domenico Sangiorgi ITA 1861 — + 6h 56' 41" 14 Alfredo Comminetti ITA 1861 — + 7h 13' 52" 15 Guido Messeri ITA 1861 — + 7h 32' 41" 16 Arturo Ferrario ITA 1861 — + 7h 45' 35" 17 Giovanni Bassi ITA 1861 — + 8h 10' 22" 18 Romolo Lazzaretti ITA 1861 — + 8h 55' 32" 19 Michele Robotti ITA 1861 — + 10h 07' 39" 20 Livio Cattel ITA 1861 — + 10h 50' 32" 21 Domenico Tutolo ITA 1861 — + 11h 09' 49" 22 Fortunato Manicardi ITA 1861 — + 12h 45' 51" 23 Giuseppe Rizzo ITA 1861 — + 15h 29' 27" 24 Enrico Sala ITA 1861 — + 17h 12' 42" 25 Antonio Buelli ITA 1861 — + 17h 17' 30" 26 Silvio Scrivanti ITA 1861 — + 17h 19' 27" 27 Luigi Gilardi ITA 1861 — + 18h 18' 39" 28 Montanari (Arturo or Giuseppe) ITA 1861 — + 18h 30' 44" 29 Maurizio Garino ITA 1861 — + 20h 51' 22" 30 Telesforo Benaglia ITA 1861 — + 20h 58' 37" Aftermath Enrici became the first foreign born winner of the Giro d'Italia. Although he maintained Italian citizenship, Enrici was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the United States.Caley Fretz http://www.velonews.com/2017/05/from-the-mag/the-boy-from-pittsburgh-who-won-the-1924-giro_436981 The boy from Pittsburgh who won the 1924 Giro VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc 29 May 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170529130059/http://www.velonews.com/2017/05/from-the-mag/the-boy-from-pittsburgh-who-won-the-1924-giro_436981 29 May 2017 live References Notes "Notes" Citations 30em Bibliography van den Akker Pieter Giro d'Italia, Rules and Statistics 2023 979-8863173719 1924 Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia