The 1910 Giro d'Italia

Giro d'Italia

The Giro d'Italia , also simply known as The Giro, is a long distance road bicycle racing stage race for professional cyclists held over three weeks in May/early June in and around Italy. The Giro is one of the three Grand Tours , and is part of the UCI World Ranking calendar...

was the second edition of the race. It started in Milan

Milan

Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...

 on 18 May 1910, and finished in the same city on 6 June, after 10 stages.

Carlo Galetti

Carlo Galetti

Carlo Galetti was an Italian professional road racing cyclist.He was born at Corsico. The highlight of his career was his three consecutive overall wins in the 1910, 1911 and 1912 Giro d'Italias, the last of which was won as part of Team Atala along with Giovanni Micheletto and Eberardo Pavesi.He...

, classified in second place in the first Giro

1909 Giro d'Italia

The 1909 Giro d'Italia of cycling was the first ever Giro, organised by La Gazzetta dello Sport . The race started in Milan on 13 May 1909, and finished in the same city on 30 May, after 8 stages...

, won the race with an 18 points margin on Eberardo Pavesi

Eberardo Pavesi

Eberardo Pavesi was an Italian professional road racing cyclist.Pavesi was born in Colturano, province of Milan....

. Previous year's winner Luigi Ganna

Luigi Ganna

Luigi Ganna was an Italian professional road racing cyclist. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the first Giro d'Italia, held in 1909.He was born in Induno Olona, near Varese, in Lombardy....

 finished third, 23 points behind Galetti.

One minor change in the race format for this year: points were awarded from 1 point to the winner to 50 points to 50th classified, then all other riders received 51 points.

Race information

There were 101 participants, amongst them Jean-Baptiste Dortignacq

Jean-Baptiste Dortignacq

Jean-Baptiste Dortignacq was a French road bicycle racer between 1900 and 1910. Dortignacq won seven stages in four Tour de France events...

 from France

France

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. He was the first non-Italian to win a stage in the Giro, when he and Carlo Galetti formed a breakaway on the second stage to Bologna

Bologna

Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...

.

Dortignacq was now considered a danger, and an Italian coalition was formed against him. On stage 3, Galetti, defending champion Luigi Ganna, and Eberardo Pavesi attacked the peloton and the trio rode into Teramo

Teramo

Teramo is a city and comune in the central Italian region of Abruzzo, the capital of the province of Teramo.The city, from Rome, is situated between the highest mountains of the Apennines and the Adriatic coast...

. Galetti won the stage, with Dortignacq finishing 10th. After the 4th stage, Dortignacq got sick, and poisoning was suspected. This resulted in a police investigation, 20 disqualified riders, while Dortignacq had to abandon the race.

The final 6 stages became a battle between Galetti, Ganna and Pavesi. On the final stage to Milan, Galetti, wearing the pink jersey, crashed into a hay wagon mid-way through the race. He managed to get back on his bike and finished 5th in Milan to secure the overall win. Only 20 other riders managed to finished the race.

Stages

Stage	Route	Distance	Winner	General classification General Classification The general classification in bicycle racing is the category that tracks overall times for bicycle riders in multi-stage bicycle races... Maglia rosa
1	Milan Milan Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...  - Udine Udine Udine is a city and comune in northeastern Italy, in the middle of Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, between the Adriatic sea and the Alps , less than 40 km from the Slovenian border. Its population was 99,439 in 2009, and that of its urban area was 175,000.- History :Udine is the historical...	388 km	Ernesto Azzini Ernesto Azzini Ernesto Azzini was an Italian professional road bicycle racer. He was the first Italian cyclist to win a stage in the Tour de France, in 1910.- Palmarès :19071908...	Ernesto Azzini Ernesto Azzini Ernesto Azzini was an Italian professional road bicycle racer. He was the first Italian cyclist to win a stage in the Tour de France, in 1910.- Palmarès :19071908...
2	Udine Udine Udine is a city and comune in northeastern Italy, in the middle of Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, between the Adriatic sea and the Alps , less than 40 km from the Slovenian border. Its population was 99,439 in 2009, and that of its urban area was 175,000.- History :Udine is the historical...  - Bologna Bologna Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...	322 km	Jean-Baptiste Dortignacq Jean-Baptiste Dortignacq Jean-Baptiste Dortignacq was a French road bicycle racer between 1900 and 1910. Dortignacq won seven stages in four Tour de France events...	Carlo Galetti Carlo Galetti Carlo Galetti was an Italian professional road racing cyclist.He was born at Corsico. The highlight of his career was his three consecutive overall wins in the 1910, 1911 and 1912 Giro d'Italias, the last of which was won as part of Team Atala along with Giovanni Micheletto and Eberardo Pavesi.He...
3	Bologna Bologna Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...  - Teramo Teramo Teramo is a city and comune in the central Italian region of Abruzzo, the capital of the province of Teramo.The city, from Rome, is situated between the highest mountains of the Apennines and the Adriatic coast...	345 km	Carlo Galetti Carlo Galetti Carlo Galetti was an Italian professional road racing cyclist.He was born at Corsico. The highlight of his career was his three consecutive overall wins in the 1910, 1911 and 1912 Giro d'Italias, the last of which was won as part of Team Atala along with Giovanni Micheletto and Eberardo Pavesi.He...
4	Teramo Teramo Teramo is a city and comune in the central Italian region of Abruzzo, the capital of the province of Teramo.The city, from Rome, is situated between the highest mountains of the Apennines and the Adriatic coast...  - Napoli Naples Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...	319 km	Pierino Albini
5	Napoli Naples Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...  - Rome Rome Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...	192 km	Eberardo Pavesi Eberardo Pavesi Eberardo Pavesi was an Italian professional road racing cyclist.Pavesi was born in Colturano, province of Milan....
6	Rome Rome Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...  - Firenze Florence Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....	327 km	Luigi Ganna Luigi Ganna Luigi Ganna was an Italian professional road racing cyclist. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the first Giro d'Italia, held in 1909.He was born in Induno Olona, near Varese, in Lombardy....
7	Firenze Florence Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....  - Genova Genoa Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....	263 km	Luigi Ganna Luigi Ganna Luigi Ganna was an Italian professional road racing cyclist. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the first Giro d'Italia, held in 1909.He was born in Induno Olona, near Varese, in Lombardy....
8	Genova Genoa Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....  - Mondovì Mondovì Mondovì is a town and comune of Piedmont, northern Italy, located c. 80 km from Turin....	218 km	Carlo Galetti Carlo Galetti Carlo Galetti was an Italian professional road racing cyclist.He was born at Corsico. The highlight of his career was his three consecutive overall wins in the 1910, 1911 and 1912 Giro d'Italias, the last of which was won as part of Team Atala along with Giovanni Micheletto and Eberardo Pavesi.He...
9	Mondovì Mondovì Mondovì is a town and comune of Piedmont, northern Italy, located c. 80 km from Turin....  - Torino Turin Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...	333 km	Eberardo Pavesi Eberardo Pavesi Eberardo Pavesi was an Italian professional road racing cyclist.Pavesi was born in Colturano, province of Milan....
10	Torino Turin Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...  - Milan Milan Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...	277 km	Luigi Ganna Luigi Ganna Luigi Ganna was an Italian professional road racing cyclist. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the first Giro d'Italia, held in 1909.He was born in Induno Olona, near Varese, in Lombardy....
Final		2,984 km		Carlo Galetti Carlo Galetti Carlo Galetti was an Italian professional road racing cyclist.He was born at Corsico. The highlight of his career was his three consecutive overall wins in the 1910, 1911 and 1912 Giro d'Italias, the last of which was won as part of Team Atala along with Giovanni Micheletto and Eberardo Pavesi.He...

General classification

	Cyclist	Time
1		114h 24' 00" – 28 points
2		46 points
3		51 points
4		71 points
5		77 points
6		87 points
7		102 points
8		114 points
9		120 points
10		132 points

External links

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