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By Barry Boyce CyclingRevealed Historian
GdI May 23-June 10, 1923 |
3,200 Km |
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Finishers: 38 |
Average Speed: 25.895 km/h |
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A Girardengo Masterpiece
The 1923 Giro d'Italia was the 11th edition of Italy’s Grand Tour.
Constante Girardengo earned eight stage wins but only narrowly defeated defending champion Giovanni Brunero for the 1923 Giro d'Italia victory. Girardengo's narrow but dominating Giro victory was his second victory of his career.
This Giro saw the Giro debut of Ottavio Bottecchia. He finished in fifth place overall, and the leading 'Isolate' (individual rider without a team). Bottecchia caught the attention of French champion Henri Pelissier, who brought him to the Tour de France.
Race Summary:
Stage 1: (Mountain, May 23, 1923) 328 km from Milan to Torino, Costante Girardengo won the sprint from an 8-rider breakaway.
Stage 2: (Mountain, May 25, 1923) Bartolomeo Aymo broke away solo and rode into Genova for the stage win and a fifty-five second time gain. He took over the race lead.
Stage 3: (Mountain, May 27, 1923) 265 km from Genova to Florence, a hectic fifty-five riders rode into Florence to contest the sprint. Controversially a close finish went for Girardengo. Florentine fans were outraged claiming that local rider Pietro Linari had won. To control the crowd the race official called it a tie but sent the problem to the Italian Cycling Federation. Two days later in Rome the Federation ruled that Girardengo was the stage winner.
Stage 4 to 8: Girardengo went on a 5-stage tear, winning each stage and retook the race lead with only four stages to Milan.
Stage 10: (Mountain, June 10, 1923) 341 km from Mantova to Milan, Girardengo scored his eighth stage win (out of ten stages) and claimed his second Giro d’Italia victory.
Stage and Distance |
Stage Winner |
Race Leader |
Stage 1 Milan-Torino, 328 km |
Constante Girardengo (Ita) |
Constante Girardengo (Ita) |
Stage 2 Torino-Genova, 312 km |
Bartolomeo Aymo (Ita) |
Bartolomeo Aymo (Ita) |
Stage 3 Genova-Firenze, 265 km |
Constante Girardengo (Ita) |
Bartolomeo Aymo (Ita) |
Stage 4 Firenze-Rome, 288 km |
Constante Girardengo (Ita) |
Bartolomeo Aymo (Ita) |
Stage 5 Rome-Napoli, 281 km |
Constante Girardengo (Ita) |
Bartolomeo Aymo (Ita) |
Stage 6 Napoli-Chieti, 283 km |
Constante Girardengo (Ita) |
Constante Girardengo (Ita) |
Stage 7 Chieti-Bologna, 383 km |
Constante Girardengo (Ita) |
Constante Girardengo (Ita) |
Stage 8 Bologna-Trieste, 362 km |
Constante Girardengo (Ita) |
Constante Girardengo (Ita) |
Stage 9 Trieste-Mantova, 357 km |
Alfredo Sivocci (Ita) |
Constante Girardengo (Ita) |
Stage 10 Mantova-Milan, 341 km |
Constante Girardengo (Ita) |
Constante Girardengo (Ita) |
General Classification:
Final General Classification |
Rank |
Rider |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Costante GIRARDENGO (Ita) |
Maino |
122h 58' 17" |
2 |
Giovanni Brunero (Ita) |
Legnano-Pirelli |
+ 37" |
3 |
Bartolomeo Aymo (Ita) |
Atala |
+ 10' 25" |
4 |
Federico Gay (Ita) |
Atala |
+ 41' 25" |
5 |
Ottavio Bottecchia (Ita) |
#1 Isolati/Ind. Category |
+ 45' 49" |
6 |
Giuseppe Enrici (Ita) |
Legnano-Pirelli |
+ 49' 30" |
7 |
Michele Gordini (Ita) |
Ganna (I) |
+ 52' 15" |
8 |
Emilio Petiva (Ita) |
Maino |
+ 55' 17" |
9 |
Giovanni Trentarossi (Ita) |
Berettini-Monza |
+ 1h 00' 29" |
10 |
Angelo Gremo (Ita) |
Maino |
+ 1h 02' 06" |
11 |
Alfredo Sivocci (Ita) |
Legnano-Pirelli |
+ 1h 16' 33" |
12 |
Pietro Bestetti (Ita) |
Berettini-Monza |
+ 1h 20' 58" |
13 |
Secondo Martinetto (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+ 1h 21' 54" |
14 |
Giovanni Tragella (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+ 1h 41' 51" |
15 |
Guido Messeri (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+ 1h 52' 42" |
16 |
Ottavio Pratesi (Ita) |
Lygie (I) |
+ 1h 53' 39" |
17 |
Saverio Dartardi (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+ 11h 58' 38" |
18 |
Giovanni Rossignoli (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+ 2h 21' 44" |
19 |
Pietro Fasoli (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+ 2h 58' 57" |
20 |
Angiolo Marchi (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+ 3h 11' 00" |
21 |
Alessandro Tonani (Ita) |
Maino |
+ 3h 17' 22" |
22 |
Angelo Vineis (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+ 3h 28' 29" |
23 |
Pasquale Di Pietro (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+ 3h 59' 51" |
24 |
Gianbattista Gilli (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+ 4h 08' 49" |
25 |
Luigi Natale Lucotti (Ita) |
Maino |
+ 4h 28' 36" |
26 |
Ugo Ruggeri (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+ 4h 36' 23" |
27 |
Domenico Schierano (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+ 4h 37' 00" |
28 |
Otello Massaro (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+ 5h 31’ 50" |
29 |
Enrico Sala (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+ 5h 45' 00" |
30 |
Giuseppe Ruffoni (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+ 6h 10' 56" |
31 |
Menotti Vaccari (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+ 6h 13' 13" |
32 |
Romolo Lazzaretti (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+ 6h 35' 25” |
33 |
Arturo Ferrario (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+ 7h 58' 21" |
34 |
Antonio Buelli (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+ 8h 28' 07" |
35 |
Clemente Canepari (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+ 8h 59' 38" |
36 |
Telesforo Benaglia (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+ 10h 46' 52" |
37 |
Giuseppe Borghi (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+ 11h 09' 48" |
38 |
Giusto Scheri (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+ 11h 51' 19 |
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