The 1932 Giro d'Italia was the 20th edition of the Giro d'Italia, organized and sponsored by the

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''. The race began on 14 May in

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with a stage that stretched to

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, finishing back in Milan on 5 June after a stage and a total distance covered of . The race was won by the Antonio Pesenti of the Wolsit team. Second and third respectively were the Belgian

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and Italian

Remo Bertoni Remo Bertoni (21 June 1909 – 18 September 1973) was an Italian professional road bicycle racer. Bertoni was born in Borgomanero. He is best known for his silver medal in the Elite race of the 1932 UCI Road World Championships. He d ...

. It was one of the last participations of

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, 39 years old, who classified second in the first stage, but then retired during the fifth stage. The 47-year-old age

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, nicknamed "the Red Devil", also took part, but also didn't succeed in concluding the race.

Participants

Of the 109 riders that began the Giro d'Italia on 14 May, 66 of them made it to the finish in

on 5 June. Riders were allowed to ride on their own or as a member of a team. There were ten teams that competed in the race: Atala-Hutchinson, Bianchi-Pirelli, France Sport-Pirelli, Ganna-Dunlop, Gloria-Hutchinson, Ilva-Pirelli, Legnano-Hutchinson, Maino-Clément, Olympia-Superga, and Wolsit-Hutchinson. The peloton was primarily composed of Italians. The field featured four former Giro d'Italia champions in four-time winner

Alfredo Binda Alfredo Binda (11 August 1902 – 19 July 1986) was an Italian road cyclist of the 1920s and 1930s. He was the first to win five editions of the Giro d'Italia, and a three-time world champion. In addition he won Milan–San Remo twice, and the ...

, two-time champion

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winner

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, and reigning winner

Francesco Camusso Francesco Camusso (9 March 1908 – 23 June 1995) was an Italian professional road racing cyclist. Camusso was born in Cumiana, Piedmont, and is ranked among the best Italian climbers ever. In his second year as professional, he won the 1931 ...

. Other notable Italian riders that started the race included

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, Felice Gremo, and

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. The reigning winner of the

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, Frenchman

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, raced started the Giro, along with Belgian

who finished second at the

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Route and stages

Classification leadership

The leader of the

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– calculated by adding the stage finish times of each rider – wore a pink jersey. This classification is the most important of the race, and its winner is considered as the winner of the Giro. The race organizers allowed isolated riders to compete in the race, which had a separate classification calculated the same way as the general classification. In addition, there was a classification dedicated to only foreign, non-Italian riders, which was calculated in the same manner. The winner of the team classification was determined by adding the finish times of the best three cyclists per team together and the team with the lowest total time was the winner. If a team had fewer than three riders finish, they were not eligible for the classification. Il Trofeo Magno ( en, the Great Trophy) was a classification for independent Italian riders competing in the race. The riders were divided into teams based on the region of Italy they were from. The calculation of the standings was the same for the team classification. At the end of the race, a trophy was awarded to the winning team and it was then stored at the Federal Secretary of the P.N.P. in their respective province. The rows in the following table correspond to the jerseys awarded after that stage was run.

Final standings

General classification

There were 66 cyclists who had completed all thirteen stages. For these cyclists, the times they had needed in each stage was added up for the

. The cyclist with the least accumulated time was the winner.

Foreign rider classification

Isolati rider classification

Team classification

Il Trofeo Magno

References

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