The 1930 Giro d'Italia was the 18th edition of the

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, organized and sponsored by the

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''. The race began on 17 May in

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with a stage that stretched to

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, finishing back in Milan on 8 June after a stage and a total distance covered of . The race was won by

Luigi Marchisio Luigi Marchisio (26 April 1909 – 3 July 1992) was an Italian professional road racing cyclist. Marchisio was born at Castelnuovo, Piedmont. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1930 Giro d'Italia, the youngest victor ever ...

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

Luigi Giacobbe Luigi Giacobbe (1 January 1907 – 1 December 1995) was an Italian professional cyclist, who raced from 1926 to 1937. He was born in Bosco Marengo, Piedmont. He won the Tre Valli Varesine in 1931 and a stage in the 1931 Giro d'Italia. At the Gi ...

and Allegro Grandi. After the fourth victory (third in a row) of

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 ...

in the 1929 edition, organizers paid him 22,500 lire (a sum equal to the prize for the overall winner) to not take part in the race. This edition was the first with stages taking place in

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Participants

Of the 298 riders that began the Giro d'Italia on 17 May, 126 of them made it to the finish in

on 8 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: Bianchi-Pirelli, Dei-Pirelli, Gloria-Hutchinson, Legnano-Pirelli, Maino-Clément, and Prina-Hutchinson. Some riders that were not in a team (''isolati'') were combined into regional teams. The peloton was primarily composed of Italians. Four-time winner and reigning champion

did not compete in this running of the Giro because the organizers felt he was too dominant and paid his team manager 22,500 lire — the same amount as the first place rider would receive that year — to keep Binda off the start list. The field contained no former winners of the Giro d'Italia. Some notable Italian riders that started the race included Antonio Pesenti, Antonio Negrini,

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 ...

, and

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.

Race overview

As the peloton made its way by the volcanic

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during stage two,

got hit in the eye by some volcanic rock. This prompted him to wear a covering over his eyes for several days after the incident. In stage 3, Marchisio took control of the race by winning the stage, and becoming the new race leader. Marchisio escaped in the fourth stage, and won time on all other riders, increasing his lead in the general classification to almost five minutes on Giacobbe. In the sixth stage, Giacobbe did not win, but finished four minutes ahead of Marchisio. Marchisio's lead was down to 33 seonds. From stage seven to the end of the Giro, Marchisio did not let Giacobbe ride away. Marchisio kept his small lead until the end of the Giro, and became the winner of the 1930 Giro.

Final standings

Stage results

Sicily was visited for the first time in 1930.

General classification

There were 67 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 general classification (or the GC) in road bicycle racing is the category that tracks overall times for riders in multi-stage races. Each stage will have a stage winner, but the overall winner in the GC is the rider who has the fastest cumulati ...

. The cyclist with the least accumulated time was the winner. Aristide Cavallini won the prize for best ranked isolati rider in the general classification.

Team classification

The

Team classification in the Giro d'Italia The Team classification in the Giro d'Italia, also known as the Trofeo Fast Team, is a prize that is contested in the Giro d'Italia The Giro d'Italia (; ), also known simply as the Giro, is an annual stage race, multiple-stage bicycle racing, ...

was (re-)introduced in 1930. It was calculated based on time: the times in the general classification of the highest ranked three riders per team were added, and the team with lowest cumulative time was the winner. In 1930, there were two prizes: the ''Trofeo Morgnani'' for professional teams, and the ''Trofeo Magno'' for isolated riders who were combined into regions. The Bianchi team was the only team that did not lose any riders, while Prina-Hutchinson was the only team that did not have any rider finish.

Aftermath

Marchisio, who received medical care on his eye in

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, stated later the doctor advised him to abandon the race, but he then said: "Losing my sight is one thing, but not winning the Giro would really have bothered me."

References

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Giro d'Italia by year