The 1912 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...

of cycling

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 was held from May 19 to June 2, 1912, consisting of 9 stages, for a total of 2,443 km. It was the first and last Giro d'Italia to be disputed in squads and it was won by Team Atala

Atala

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The winning team was composed of 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....

 (who retired during the fifth stage), 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...

, Eberardo Pavesi

Eberardo Pavesi

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

 and Giovanni Micheletto

Giovanni Micheletto

Giovanni Micheletto was an Italian professional road racing cyclist, nicknamed by fans "The Sacile Count" and "Nanè". The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1912 Giro d'Italia...

, nicknamed "The 4 musketeers". The individual time classification, although not official, saw Galetti at the first place, with 100h 02' 57".

Of 54 starting cyclists only 26 completed the race. The fourth stage Pescara

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-Rome

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 was canceled because the cyclists refused to continue the race due to the overflow of a small river. The drawback extended the route of the stage of 15 km and the riders arrived in Rome by train. The onlookers, that were waiting for the arrival at the stadium, claimed back the price of the ticket. The stage was then "replaced" adding a ninth stage from Milan

Milan

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 to Bergamo

Bergamo

Bergamo is a town and comune in Lombardy, Italy, about 40 km northeast of Milan. The comune is home to over 120,000 inhabitants. It is served by the Orio al Serio Airport, which also serves the Province of Bergamo, and to a lesser extent the metropolitan area of Milan...

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Stages

Stage	Route	km	Winner of stage	Leader of GC
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 ,... -Padova	399	Giovanni Micheletto Giovanni Micheletto Giovanni Micheletto was an Italian professional road racing cyclist, nicknamed by fans "The Sacile Count" and "Nanè". The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1912 Giro d'Italia...  – Atala Team Atala Team Atala was a cycling team. In 1912, the 1912 Giro d'Italia was contested by teams, and Team Atala, consisting of Carlo Galetti, Giovanni Micheletto and Eberardo Pavesi emerged as the winner ....	Atala Team Atala Team Atala was a cycling team. In 1912, the 1912 Giro d'Italia was contested by teams, and Team Atala, consisting of Carlo Galetti, Giovanni Micheletto and Eberardo Pavesi emerged as the winner ....
2	Padova-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,...	362	Vincenzo Borgarello – Legnano	Atala Team Atala Team Atala was a cycling team. In 1912, the 1912 Giro d'Italia was contested by teams, and Team Atala, consisting of Carlo Galetti, Giovanni Micheletto and Eberardo Pavesi emerged as the winner ....
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,... -Pescara Pescara Pescara is the capital city of the Province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo region of Italy. As of January 1, 2007 it was the most populated city within Abruzzo at 123,059 residents, 400,000 with the surrounding metropolitan area...	362	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...  – Legnano	Atala Team Atala Team Atala was a cycling team. In 1912, the 1912 Giro d'Italia was contested by teams, and Team Atala, consisting of Carlo Galetti, Giovanni Micheletto and Eberardo Pavesi emerged as the winner ....
4	Pescara Pescara Pescara is the capital city of the Province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo region of Italy. As of January 1, 2007 it was the most populated city within Abruzzo at 123,059 residents, 400,000 with the surrounding metropolitan area... -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...		canceled	Atala Team Atala Team Atala was a cycling team. In 1912, the 1912 Giro d'Italia was contested by teams, and Team Atala, consisting of Carlo Galetti, Giovanni Micheletto and Eberardo Pavesi emerged as the winner ....
5	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 Firenze Firenze is the Italian name for the city of Florence.Firenze may also refer to:* Andrea da Firenze, an Italian composer* Lorenzo da Firenze, an Italian composer and music teacher of the trecento...	337	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...  – Atala Team Atala Team Atala was a cycling team. In 1912, the 1912 Giro d'Italia was contested by teams, and Team Atala, consisting of Carlo Galetti, Giovanni Micheletto and Eberardo Pavesi emerged as the winner ....	Atala Team Atala Team Atala was a cycling team. In 1912, the 1912 Giro d'Italia was contested by teams, and Team Atala, consisting of Carlo Galetti, Giovanni Micheletto and Eberardo Pavesi emerged as the winner ....
6	Firenze Firenze Firenze is the Italian name for the city of Florence.Firenze may also refer to:* Andrea da Firenze, an Italian composer* Lorenzo da Firenze, an Italian composer and music teacher of the trecento... -Genova Génova Génova may refer to:* Spanish spelling of the city of Genoa, Italy* Génova, Quindío, a municipality in the department of Quindío, Colombia* Génova, Quetzaltenango, a municipality in the department of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala...	268	Lauro Bordin – Gerbi	Atala Team Atala Team Atala was a cycling team. In 1912, the 1912 Giro d'Italia was contested by teams, and Team Atala, consisting of Carlo Galetti, Giovanni Micheletto and Eberardo Pavesi emerged as the winner ....
7	Genova Génova Génova may refer to:* Spanish spelling of the city of Genoa, Italy* Génova, Quindío, a municipality in the department of Quindío, Colombia* Génova, Quetzaltenango, a municipality in the department of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala... -Turin 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...	225	Vincenzo Borgarello – Legnano	Atala Team Atala Team Atala was a cycling team. In 1912, the 1912 Giro d'Italia was contested by teams, and Team Atala, consisting of Carlo Galetti, Giovanni Micheletto and Eberardo Pavesi emerged as the winner ....
8	Turin 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 ,...	281	Giovanni Micheletto Giovanni Micheletto Giovanni Micheletto was an Italian professional road racing cyclist, nicknamed by fans "The Sacile Count" and "Nanè". The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1912 Giro d'Italia...  – Atala Team Atala Team Atala was a cycling team. In 1912, the 1912 Giro d'Italia was contested by teams, and Team Atala, consisting of Carlo Galetti, Giovanni Micheletto and Eberardo Pavesi emerged as the winner ....	Atala Team Atala Team Atala was a cycling team. In 1912, the 1912 Giro d'Italia was contested by teams, and Team Atala, consisting of Carlo Galetti, Giovanni Micheletto and Eberardo Pavesi emerged as the winner ....
9	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 ,... -Bergamo Bergamo Bergamo is a town and comune in Lombardy, Italy, about 40 km northeast of Milan. The comune is home to over 120,000 inhabitants. It is served by the Orio al Serio Airport, which also serves the Province of Bergamo, and to a lesser extent the metropolitan area of Milan...	235	Vincenzo Borgarello – Legnano	Atala Team Atala Team Atala was a cycling team. In 1912, the 1912 Giro d'Italia was contested by teams, and Team Atala, consisting of Carlo Galetti, Giovanni Micheletto and Eberardo Pavesi emerged as the winner ....
Total		2,443

Final Teams listing

 Atala

Team Atala

Team Atala was a cycling team. In 1912, the 1912 Giro d'Italia was contested by teams, and Team Atala, consisting of Carlo Galetti, Giovanni Micheletto and Eberardo Pavesi emerged as the winner ....

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3.	Gerbi
4.	Goericke
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6.	Legnano