1920 Giro d'Italia
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The 1920 Giro d'Italia
of cycling
was held from 23 May to 6 June 1920, consisting of 8 stages for a total of 2,632 km, ridden at an average speed of 25.64 km/h. It was won by Gaetano Belloni
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Of the 49 riders who started the race only 10 crossed the finish line in Milan
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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
Cycling
Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, or for sport. Persons engaged in cycling are cyclists or bicyclists...
was held from 23 May to 6 June 1920, consisting of 8 stages for a total of 2,632 km, ridden at an average speed of 25.64 km/h. It was won by Gaetano Belloni
Gaetano Belloni
Gaetano Belloni was an Italian professional road racing cyclist. The highlights of his career were his overall win in the 1920 Giro d'Italia, the two victories in Milan – San Remo , and the three victories in the Giro di Lombardia .Belloni was born at Pizzighettone, near Cremona, and made his...
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Of the 49 riders who started the race only 10 crossed the finish line 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 ,...
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Stages
| Stage | Route | km | Stage Winner | Leader of the 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 ,... -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... |
348 |  Giuseppe Olivieri |
Giuseppe Olivieri |
| 2 | 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... -Lucca Lucca Lucca is a city and comune in Tuscany, central Italy, situated on the river Serchio in a fertile plainnear the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Lucca... |
378 | Gaetano Belloni Gaetano Belloni Gaetano Belloni was an Italian professional road racing cyclist. The highlights of his career were his overall win in the 1920 Giro d'Italia, the two victories in Milan – San Remo , and the three victories in the Giro di Lombardia .Belloni was born at Pizzighettone, near Cremona, and made his... |
Gaetano Belloni Gaetano Belloni Gaetano Belloni was an Italian professional road racing cyclist. The highlights of his career were his overall win in the 1920 Giro d'Italia, the two victories in Milan – San Remo , and the three victories in the Giro di Lombardia .Belloni was born at Pizzighettone, near Cremona, and made his... |
| 3 | Lucca Lucca Lucca is a city and comune in Tuscany, central Italy, situated on the river Serchio in a fertile plainnear the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Lucca... -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... |
386 | Gaetano Belloni Gaetano Belloni Gaetano Belloni was an Italian professional road racing cyclist. The highlights of his career were his overall win in the 1920 Giro d'Italia, the two victories in Milan – San Remo , and the three victories in the Giro di Lombardia .Belloni was born at Pizzighettone, near Cremona, and made his... |
Gaetano Belloni Gaetano Belloni Gaetano Belloni was an Italian professional road racing cyclist. The highlights of his career were his overall win in the 1920 Giro d'Italia, the two victories in Milan – San Remo , and the three victories in the Giro di Lombardia .Belloni was born at Pizzighettone, near Cremona, and made his... |
| 4 | 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... -Chieti Chieti Chieti is a city and comune in Central Italy, 200 km northeast of Rome. It is the capital of the Province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region... |
234 |  Jean AlavoineJean Alavoine Jean Alavoine was a French professional cyclist, who won 17 stages in the Tour de France - only 8 riders have won more stages - and wore the yellow jersey for 5 days. In Daniel Marszalek's list of best road riders in history, he is ranked 96th.... |
Gaetano Belloni Gaetano Belloni Gaetano Belloni was an Italian professional road racing cyclist. The highlights of his career were his overall win in the 1920 Giro d'Italia, the two victories in Milan – San Remo , and the three victories in the Giro di Lombardia .Belloni was born at Pizzighettone, near Cremona, and made his... |
| 5 | Chieti Chieti Chieti is a city and comune in Central Italy, 200 km northeast of Rome. It is the capital of the Province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region... -Macerata Macerata Macerata is a city and comune in central Italy, the capital of the province of Macerata in the Marche region.The historical city center is located on a hill between the Chienti and Potenza rivers. It consisted of the Picenes city named Ricina, then, after the romanization, Recina and Helvia Recina... |
236 | Leopoldo Torricelli |
Angelo Gremo |
| 6 | Macerata Macerata Macerata is a city and comune in central Italy, the capital of the province of Macerata in the Marche region.The historical city center is located on a hill between the Chienti and Potenza rivers. It consisted of the Picenes city named Ricina, then, after the romanization, Recina and Helvia Recina... -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,... |
282 | Jean Alavoine Jean Alavoine Jean Alavoine was a French professional cyclist, who won 17 stages in the Tour de France - only 8 riders have won more stages - and wore the yellow jersey for 5 days. In Daniel Marszalek's list of best road riders in history, he is ranked 96th.... |
Angelo Gremo |
| 7 | 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,... -Trieste Trieste Trieste is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is situated towards the end of a narrow strip of land lying between the Adriatic Sea and Italy's border with Slovenia, which lies almost immediately south and east of the city... |
349 | Gaetano Belloni Gaetano Belloni Gaetano Belloni was an Italian professional road racing cyclist. The highlights of his career were his overall win in the 1920 Giro d'Italia, the two victories in Milan – San Remo , and the three victories in the Giro di Lombardia .Belloni was born at Pizzighettone, near Cremona, and made his... |
Gaetano Belloni Gaetano Belloni Gaetano Belloni was an Italian professional road racing cyclist. The highlights of his career were his overall win in the 1920 Giro d'Italia, the two victories in Milan – San Remo , and the three victories in the Giro di Lombardia .Belloni was born at Pizzighettone, near Cremona, and made his... |
| 8 | Trieste Trieste Trieste is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is situated towards the end of a narrow strip of land lying between the Adriatic Sea and Italy's border with Slovenia, which lies almost immediately south and east of the city... -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 ,... |
421 | Ugo Agostoni Ugo Agostoni Ugo Agostoni Ugo Agostoni Ugo Agostoni (March 27, 1893 at Lissone, Italy – September 26, 1941 at Desio, Italy is a former Italian professional road bicycle racer. Agostoni was professional from 1911 to 1924 during which time he won the Giro dell'Emilia, a stage in the 1912 Giro d'Italia while he... |
Gaetano Belloni Gaetano Belloni Gaetano Belloni was an Italian professional road racing cyclist. The highlights of his career were his overall win in the 1920 Giro d'Italia, the two victories in Milan – San Remo , and the three victories in the Giro di Lombardia .Belloni was born at Pizzighettone, near Cremona, and made his... |
| Total | 2,632 | |||
Final GC Standings
| # | Rider | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Gaetano Belloni Gaetano Belloni Gaetano Belloni was an Italian professional road racing cyclist. The highlights of his career were his overall win in the 1920 Giro d'Italia, the two victories in Milan – San Remo , and the three victories in the Giro di Lombardia .Belloni was born at Pizzighettone, near Cremona, and made his... |
102h 44' 33" |
| 2. | Angelo Gremo |
+ 32' 24" |
| 3. | Jean Alavoine Jean Alavoine Jean Alavoine was a French professional cyclist, who won 17 stages in the Tour de France - only 8 riders have won more stages - and wore the yellow jersey for 5 days. In Daniel Marszalek's list of best road riders in history, he is ranked 96th.... |
+ 1h 01' 14" |
| 4. | Emilio Petiva |
+ 3h 02' 44" |
| 5. | Domenico Schierano |
+ 3h 36' 20" |
| 6. |  Marcel BuysseMarcel Buysse Marcel Buysse was a Belgian racing cyclist.After finishing fourth in the 1912 Tour de France, Buysse led the general classification for two days until a broken handlebar cost him dearly... |
+ 3h 52' 49" |
| 7. | Ugo Agostoni Ugo Agostoni Ugo Agostoni Ugo Agostoni Ugo Agostoni (March 27, 1893 at Lissone, Italy – September 26, 1941 at Desio, Italy is a former Italian professional road bicycle racer. Agostoni was professional from 1911 to 1924 during which time he won the Giro dell'Emilia, a stage in the 1912 Giro d'Italia while he... |
+ 4h 17' 35" |
| 8. | Enrico Sala |
+ 4h 43' 28" |
| 9. | Giovanni Rossignoli |
+ 5h 54' 47" |
| 10. | Nicola Di Biase |
+ 6h 03' 16" |