1931 Giro d'Italia

1931 Giro d'Italia
	Race Route
Race details
Dates	10–30 May 1931
Stages	12
Distance	3,012 km (1,872 mi)
Winning time	102h 40' 46"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	Team
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The 1931 Giro d'Italia was the 19th edition of the Giro d'Italia, organized and sponsored by the newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport. The race began on 10 May in Milan with a stage that stretched 206 km (128 mi) to Mantua, finishing back in Milan on 31 May after a 263 km (163 mi) stage and a total distance covered of 3,012 km (1,872 mi). The race was won by the Francesco Camusso of the Gloria team. Second and third respectively were the Italian riders Luigi Giacobbe and Luigi Marchisio.^[1]^[2]

It was the first edition in which the leader used the pink jersey (maglia rosa) for the leader of the general classification. The first cyclist to wear it was Learco Guerra.

Participants

Of the 109 riders that began the Giro d'Italia on 10 May, 65 of them made it to the finish in Milan on 31 May. Riders were allowed to ride on their own or as a member of a team. There were seven teams that competed in the race: Bianchi-Pirelli, Ganna-Dunlop, Gloria-Hutchinson, Legnano-Hutchinson, Maino-Clément, Touring-Pirelli, and Olympia-Spiga.^[3]

The peloton was primarily composed of Italians.^[3] The field featured three former Giro d'Italia champions in four-time winner Alfredo Binda, single-time winner Gaetano Belloni, and reigning champion Luigi Marchisio.^[3] Other notable Italian riders that started the race included Learco Guerra, Michele Mara, Felice Gremo, and Domenico Piemontesi.^[3] Frenchman Antonin Magne — who would go on to win the Tour de France twice — competed in the race, as well as future world champion, Belgian rider Jean Aerts.^[3] This race also saw the first Spanish riders compete with Mariano Cañardo and Ricardo Montero.^[3]

Final standings

Stage results

Stage results^[3]
Stage	Date	Course	Distance		Winner	Race Leader
1	10 May	Milan to Mantua	206 km (128 mi)	Plain stage	Learco Guerra (ITA)	Learco Guerra (ITA)
2	11 May	Mantua to Ravenna	216 km (134 mi)	Plain stage	Learco Guerra (ITA)	Learco Guerra (ITA)
3	13 May	Ravenna to Macerata	288 km (179 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Alfredo Binda (ITA)	Alfredo Binda (ITA)
4	15 May	Macerata to Pescara	234 km (145 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Alfredo Binda (ITA)	Alfredo Binda (ITA)
5	17 May	Pescara to Naples	282 km (175 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Michele Mara (ITA)	Alfredo Binda (ITA)
6	19 May	Naples to Rome	256 km (159 mi)	Plain stage	Ettore Meini (ITA)	Michele Mara (ITA)
7	21 May	Rome to Perugia	247 km (153 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Learco Guerra (ITA)	Luigi Marchisio (ITA)
8	23 May	Perugia to Montecatini Terme	246 km (153 mi)	Plain stage	Learco Guerra (ITA)	Luigi Marchisio (ITA)
9	25 May	Montecatini Terme to Genoa	248 km (154 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Michele Mara (ITA)	Luigi Marchisio (ITA)
10	27 May	Genoa to Cuneo	263 km (163 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Luigi Giacobbe (ITA)	Luigi Giacobbe (ITA)
11	29 May	Cuneo to Turin	252 km (157 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Francesco Camusso (ITA)	Francesco Camusso (ITA)
12	31 May	Turin to Milan	263 km (163 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Ambrogio Morelli (ITA)	Francesco Camusso (ITA)
Total		3,012 km (1,872 mi)

General classification

There were 65 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 won the prize for best ranked isolati rider in the general classification.^[4]

Final general classification (1–10)^[3]^[5]^[6]
Rank	Name	Team	Time
1	Francesco Camusso (ITA)	Gloria-Hutchinson	102h 40' 46"
2	Luigi Giacobbe (ITA)	Maino	+ 2' 47"
3	Luigi Marchisio (ITA)	Legnano	+ 6' 15"
4	Aristide Cavallini (ITA)	—	+ 10' 15"
5	Ettore Balmamion (ITA)	—	+ 12' 15"
6	Augusto Zanzi (ITA)	Ganna	+ 12' 16"
7	Antonio Pesenti (ITA)	—	+ 13' 50"
8	Ambrogio Morelli (ITA)	Bianchi	+ 16' 59"
9	Felice Gremo (ITA)	Legnano	+ 27' 05"
10	Eugenio Gestri (ITA)	Legnano	+ 32' 25"

References

Footnotes

^ In 1931, there was no distinction in the rules between plain stages and mountain stages; the icons shown here indicate that the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth stages included major mountains.

Citations

^ "La Stampa - Consultazione Archivio".
^ "La Stampa - Consultazione Archivio".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Bill and Carol McGann. "1931 Giro d'Italia". Bike Race Info. Dog Ear Publishing. Archived from the original on 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
^ "I vincitori delle categorie speciali" [The winners of the special categories]. Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 14 June 1950. p. 6. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
^ "Il XIX Giro d'Italia, ricco di lotta e d'imprevisti si e chiuso con lat vittoria del "garibaldino" Camusso" [The 19th Giro d'Italia, full of struggle and unexpected events, ended with a victory for the "garibaldino" Camusso]. Il Littoriale (in Italian). Milan, Italy. 1 June 1931e. p. 1. Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
^ "El "comingman" Camusso definitive vencedor de la Vuelta a Italia" [The "comingman" Camusso definitive winner of the Tour of Italy] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 1 June 1931. p. 2. Retrieved 27 May 2012.

[4] In 1931, there was no distinction in the rules between plain stages and mountain stages; the icons shown here indicate that the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth stages included major mountains.

[1] "La Stampa - Consultazione Archivio".

[2] "La Stampa - Consultazione Archivio".

[BRI_1931-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Bill and Carol McGann. "1931 Giro d'Italia". Bike Race Info. Dog Ear Publishing. Archived from the original on 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2012-07-10.

[CDS_Special_Category-5] "I vincitori delle categorie speciali" [The winners of the special categories]. Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 14 June 1950. p. 6. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2013.

[ILfinalsp1-6] "Il XIX Giro d'Italia, ricco di lotta e d'imprevisti si e chiuso con lat vittoria del "garibaldino" Camusso" [The 19th Giro d'Italia, full of struggle and unexpected events, ended with a victory for the "garibaldino" Camusso]. Il Littoriale (in Italian). Milan, Italy. 1 June 1931e. p. 1. Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2013.

[elm_12andfinal-7] "El "comingman" Camusso definitive vencedor de la Vuelta a Italia" [The "comingman" Camusso definitive winner of the Tour of Italy] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 1 June 1931. p. 2. Retrieved 27 May 2012.

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