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1909 Giro D'Italia
The 1909 Giro d'Italia was the inaugural running of the Giro d'Italia, organized and sponsored by the newspaper ''La Gazzetta dello Sport''. The event began in Milan on 13 May with a first stage to Bologna, finishing back in Milan on 30 May after a final stage of and a total distance covered of . The race was won by the Italian rider Luigi Ganna of the Atala team, with fellow Italians Carlo Galetti and Giovanni Rossignoli coming in second and third respectively. Conceived by ''La Gazzetta'' to boost its circulation at the expense of its rival ''Corriere della Sera'', the 1909 Giro was the first stage road race. Its eight stages, although relatively few compared to modern Grand Tours, were each much longer than those raced today. The event began with a long primarily flat stage that was won by Dario Beni. He lost the lead after the next stage to the eventual winner Luigi Ganna, who in turn lost it to Carlo Galetti after the mountainous third stage. Ganna regained the lead a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luigi Ganna
Luigi Ganna (1 December 1883 – 2 October 1957) was an Italian professional road racing cyclist. He was the overall winner of the first Giro d'Italia, held in 1909, as well as the first Italian winner of the classic Milan–San Remo earlier that year. Further highlights in his career were his fifth place in the 1908 Tour de France and several podium places in Italian classic races. In 1908 he set a new Italian hour record, which he held for six years. He was born in Induno Olona, near Varese, in Lombardy. Before becoming a professional cyclist, he worked as a bricklayer, commuting up to 100 km to work by bike. Major results ;1905 :3rd Giro di Lombardia ;1906 :3rd Giro di Lombardia :3rd Giro del Piemonte ;1907 :2nd Overall Giro della Sicilia ::1st 2 Stages :3rd Giro di Lombardia :4th Milan–San Remo ;1908 :2nd Milan–San Remo :2nd Giro di Lombardia :3rd Roma–Napoli–Roma :5th Tour de France ;1909 :1st Overall Giro d'Italia :: 1st Stages 4, 5 & 7 :1st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
