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By Barry Boyce,
CyclingRevealed Historian |
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Binda Battles Piemontesi
All 12 stages of the 1928 Giro d'Italia were dominated by either Alfredo Binda or Domenico Piemontesi. Daily the two battled, Binda had 6 stage wins to Piemontesi's 5 wins. However, the close overall classification was blown apart on the 323 km stage 8 from Rome to Pistoia, when a Binda led a breakaway group that gained over 6 minutes on Piemontesi.
Alfredo Binda rolled into Milan on stage 12 to gain his 2nd consecutive and 3rd overall Giro d'Italia victory.
SPECIAL NOTE: again in 1928 the start list set a record for number of starters. There were 266 starters in 1927 and 298 in 1928.
Stage and Distance |
Stage Winner |
Race Leader |
Stage 1 Milan-Trento, 233 km |
Domenico Piemontesi (Ita) |
Domenico Piemontesi (Ita) |
Stage 2 Trento-Forli, 312 km |
Alfredo Binda (Ita) |
Domenico Piemontesi (Ita) |
Stage 3 Predappio-Arezzo, 148 km |
Alfredo Binda (Ita) |
Domenico Piemontesi (Ita) |
Stage 4 Arezzo-Sulmona, 327 km |
Alfredo Binda (Ita) |
Alfredo Binda (Ita) |
Stage 5 Sulmona-Foggia, 254 km |
Alfredo Binda (Ita) |
Alfredo Binda (Ita) |
Stage 6 Foggia-Napoli, 248 km |
Domenico Piemontesi (Ita) |
Alfredo Binda (Ita) |
Stage 7 Napoli-Rome, 275 km |
Domenico Piemontesi (Ita) |
Alfredo Binda (Ita) |
Stage 8 Rome-Pistoia, 323 km |
Albino Binda (Ita) |
Alfredo Binda (Ita) |
Stage 9 Pistoia-Modena, 206 km |
Domenico Piemontesi (Ita) |
Alfredo Binda (Ita) |
Stage 10 Modena-Genova, 270 km |
Alfredo Binda (Ita) |
Alfredo Binda (Ita) |
Stage 11 Genova-Torino, 195 km |
Alfredo Binda (Ita) |
Alfredo Binda (Ita) |
Stage 12 Torino-Milan, 251 km |
Domenico Piemontesi (Ita) |
Alfredo Binda (Ita) |
GdI May 12-June 3, 1928 |
| 3,042 Km |
1. Alfredo BINDA (Ita) 114h15'19" |
| 2.
Giuseppe Pancera (Ita) +18'13" |
| 3.
Bartolomeo Aimo (Ita) +27'25" |
Starters: 298 ! |
| Finishers: 126 |
Average Speed: 26.748 km/h |
GdI 1929
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