La Gazzetta dello Sport
''La Gazzetta dello Sport'' (; "The Sports Gazette") is an Italian daily newspaper dedicated to coverage of various sports. Founded in 1896, it is the most widely read daily newspaper of any kind in Italy (in 2018).
History and profile
''La ...
''. The race began on 15 May in Milan with a stage that stretched to Turin, finishing back in Milan on 6 June after a stage and a total distance covered of . The race was won by Alfredo Binda of the Legnano team. Second and third respectively were the Italian riders
Giovanni Brunero
Giovanni Giuseppe Brunero (10 April 1895 in San Maurizio Canavese, Piedmont – 23 November 1934) was an Italian professional road racing cyclist.
Biography
Giovanni Brunero was born in San Maurizio Canavese. He became a professional in 1920, ...
and
Antonio Negrini
Antonio Negrini (28 January 1903 – 25 September 1994) was an Italian cyclist
Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engag ...
.
266 riders started the race, and 80 crossed the finish line of the final stage.
It was the first Giro with a modern design: in the same period of time of the previous Giro, three more stages were included, which replaced three days of rest. At the same time the stages became shorter (only one passed 300 km).
In 1927 Binda was at the apex of its career, and it triumphed winning 12 stages out of 15: a record still to be surpassed. Binda led the general classification from the first to the last stage (only
Girardengo
Costante Girardengo (; 18 March 1893 – 9 February 1978) was an Italian professional road bicycle racer, considered by many to be one of the finest riders in the history of the sport. He was the first rider to be declared a "Campionissimo" or "c ...
had already done it, in the 1919 Giro). In Binda's team there was also his brother Albino, as a support rider.
Giovanni Rossignoli, "virtual" winner of the first edition in
1909
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, participated for the last time. He was 45 years old and concluded the race in 44th place, about 7 hours behind Binda.
Participants
Of the 266 riders that began the Giro d'Italia on 15 May, 80 of them made it to the finish in Milan on 6 June. Riders were allowed to ride on their own or as a member of a team. There were six teams that competed in the race: Aliprandi-Pirelli, Bianchi-Pirelli, Berettini-Hutchinson, Ganna-Dunlop, Legnano-Pirelli, and Wolsit-Pirelli.
The peloton was primarily composed of Italians. The field featured three former Giro d'Italia champions in three-time winner and reigning champion
Giovanni Brunero
Giovanni Giuseppe Brunero (10 April 1895 in San Maurizio Canavese, Piedmont – 23 November 1934) was an Italian professional road racing cyclist.
Biography
Giovanni Brunero was born in San Maurizio Canavese. He became a professional in 1920, ...
, along with one-time winners Alfredo Binda and Giuseppe Enrici. Other notable Italian riders that started the race included
Arturo Bresciani
Arturo Bresciani (25 June 1899 – 17 June 1948) was an Italian cyclist. He competed in two events at the 1924 Summer Olympics. He also won stage 11 of the 1927 Giro d'Italia
The 1927 Giro d'Italia was the 15th edition of the Giro d'It ...
Domenico Piemontesi
Domenico Piemontesi (11 January 1903 – 1 June 1987) was an Italian professional road bicycle racer. He is most known for his 12-stage wins in the Giro d'Italia and a bronze medal at the 1927 World Championships.
Final standings
Stage results
General classification
There were 80 cyclists who had completed all fifteen 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.
Aristide Cavallini
Aristide Cavallini (26 October 1899 – 18 February 1973) was an Italian racing cyclist. He rode in the 1931 Tour de France
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won the prize for best ranked independent rider in the general classification.