The 1929 Giro d'Italia was the 17th edition of the

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, organized and sponsored by the

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''. The race began on 19 May in

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with a stage that stretched to

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, finishing in

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on 9 June after a stage and a total distance covered of . The race was won by the

Alfredo Binda Alfredo Binda (11 August 1902 – 19 July 1986) was an Italian road bicycle racing, road cyclist of the 1920s and 1930s. He was the first to win five editions of the Giro d'Italia, and a three-time UCI Road World Championships – Men's road rac ...

of the Legnano team. Second and third respectively were the Italian riders

Domenico Piemontesi Domenico Piemontesi (11 January 1903 – 31 May 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.Leonida Frascarelli Leonida Frascarelli (21 February 1906 – 18 June 1991) was an Italian racing cyclist Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cr ...

Participants

Of the 166 riders that began the Giro d'Italia on 19 May, 99 of them made it to the finish in

on 9 June. Riders were allowed to ride on their own or as a member of a team. There were eight teams that competed in the race: Bianchi-Pirelli, Gloria-Hutchinson, Ideor-Pirelli, Legnano-Hutchinson, Maino-Clément, Prina-Pirelli, Touring-Pirelli, and Wolsit-Hutchinson. The peloton was primarily composed of Italians.

, a three-time winner and reigning champion, came in as the favorite to win the race. Outside of Binda, the field featured only one other Giro d'Italia winner in

Gaetano Belloni Gaetano Belloni (26 August 1892 – 9 January 1980) 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 (1917 and 1920), and the three ...

who won the 1920 running. Other notable Italian riders that started the race included

Giuseppe Pancera Giuseppe Pancera (10 January 1901, in Sona – 19 April 1977, in Castelnuovo del Garda) was an Italian professional road bicycle racer. He won second place in both the 1928 Giro d'Italia and the 1929 Tour de France. Palmarès ;1926 :Coppa Be ...

, Antonio Negrini, and

Final standings

Stage results

General classification

There were 99 cyclists who had completed all fourteen stages. For these cyclists, the times they had needed in each stage was added up for the

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

Junior rider classification

Independent rider classification

References

;Footnotes ;Citations ;Bibliography * {{Giro d'Italia general classification winners

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