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By Barry Boyce CyclingRevealed Historian
GdI May 17-June 8, 1930 |
3,097 Km |
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Finishers: 67 |
Average Speed: 26.878 km/h |
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Marchisio wins a "Binda-less" Giro Victory
Defending Giro champion Alfredo Binda dominated so much in the 1929 race that the 1930 Giro d'Italia organizers feared the race was losing popularity. Binda was so powerful he received 22,500 lira (an amount equal to the winner’s prize) to not complete in 1930.
SPECIAL NOTE: This edition was the first with stages taking place in Sicily. Stage 1 was 174 km from Messina to Catania. As the race made its way close to Mount Etna during stage two, Luigi Marchisio got hit in the eye by a fragment of volcanic rock. This prompted him to wear a covering over his eyes for several days after the incident.
Teams:
There were six trade teams that competed in the race:
- Bianchi-Pirelli
- Dei-Pirelli
- Gloria-Hutchinson
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- Legnano-Pirelli
- Maino-Clement
- Prina-Hutchinson
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There were five independent team entered the race:
- Colin-Wolber (I)
- Morozzi (I)
- Paletti (I)
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- S.C. Binda Varese (I)
- Wolsit (I)
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Race Summary:
Stage 3: With no clear favorite at the start in Messina Luigi Marchisio began to take control of the race with a stage win in Messina. He was the new race leader.
Stage 4: Marchisio broke away solo and won the stage and gain another 1’31” on second placed GC rider, Luigi Giacobbe. Marchisio held a 4’36” lead in the GC.
Stage 6: This stage finished on the hills of Salerno Luigi Giacobbe gained back 4'03" on the leader. Marchisio GC lead was down to 33 seconds.
Stage 7 to 15: Marchisio took systematic control of the race. He matched second placed Giacobbe pedal stroke for pedal stroke.
Luigi Marchisio (the youngest winner at 21 years, 1 month, and 13 days old) rode into Milan with a fifty-two second lead to claim the 1930 Giro d'Italia victory.
Stage and Distance |
Stage Winner |
Race Leader |
Stage 1 Messina-Catania, 174 km |
Michele Mara (Ita) |
Michele Mara (Ita) |
Stage 2 Catania-Palermo, 280 km |
Leonida Frascarelli (Ita) |
Antonio Negrini (Ita) |
Stage 3 Palermo-Messina, 257 km |
Luigi Marchisio (Ita) |
Luigi Marchisio (Ita) |
Stage 4 Reg. Calabria-Catanzaro, 173 km |
Luigi Marchisio (Ita) |
Luigi Marchisio (Ita) |
Stage 5 Catanzaro-Cosenza, 118 km |
Domenico Piemontesi (Ita) |
Luigi Marchisio (Ita) |
Stage 6 Cosenza-Salerno, 292 km |
Allegro Grandi (Ita) |
Luigi Marchisio (Ita) |
Stage 7 Salerno-Napoli, 180 km |
Raffaele Di Paco (Ita) |
Luigi Marchisio (Ita) |
Stage 8 Napoli-Rome, 247 km |
Learco Guerra (Ita) |
Luigi Marchisio (Ita) |
Stage 9 Rome-Teramo, 203 km |
Michele Mara (Ita) |
Luigi Marchisio (Ita) |
Stage 10 Teramo-Ancona, 185 km |
Michele Mara (Ita) |
Luigi Marchisio (Ita) |
Stage 11 Ancona-Forli, 182 km |
Learco Guerra (Ita) |
Luigi Marchisio (Ita) |
Stage 12 Forli-Rovigo, 188 km |
Michele Mara (Ita) |
Luigi Marchisio (Ita) |
Stage 13 Rovigo-Asiago, 150 km |
Antonio Pesenti (Ita) |
Luigi Marchisio (Ita) |
Stage 14 Asiago-Brescia, 186 km |
Leonida Frascarelli (Ita) |
Luigi Marchisio (Ita) |
Stage 15 Brescia-Milan, 280 km |
Michele Mara (Ita) |
Luigi Marchisio (Ita) |
General Classification:
Final General Classification |
Rank |
Rider |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Luigi MARCHISIO (Ita) |
Legnano-Pirelli |
115h 11' 55" |
2 |
Luigi Giaccobbe (Ita) |
Maino-Clement |
+52" |
3 |
Allegro Grandi (Ita) |
Bianchi-Pirelli |
+1' 49" |
4 |
Ambrogio Morelli (Ita) |
Gloria-Hutchinson |
+11' 12" |
5 |
Antonio Pesenti (Ita) |
Dei-Pirelli |
+16' 01" |
6 |
Antonio Negrini (Ita) |
Maino-Clement |
+17' 48" |
7 |
Felice Gremo (Ita) |
Legnano-Pirelli |
+22' 28" |
8 |
Aristide Cavallini (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+23' 58" |
9 |
Learco Guerra (Ita) |
Maino-Clement |
+36' 10" |
10 |
Amerigo Cacioni (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+37' 11" |
11 |
Domenico Piemontesi (Ita) |
Bianchi-Pirelli |
+38'12" |
12 |
Carlo Moretti (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+49'28" |
13 |
Michele Orecchia (Ita) |
Gloria-Hutchinson |
+54'25" |
14 |
Agusto Zanzi (Ita) |
S.C. Binda Varese (I) |
+1h04'17" |
15 |
Michele Mara (Ita) |
Bianchi-Pirelli |
+1h14'11" |
16 |
Piero Fossati (Ita) |
Maino-Clement |
+1h15'33" |
17 |
Fabio Battesini (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+1h15'41" |
18 |
Leonida Frascarelli (Ita) |
Legnano-Pirelli |
+1h16'13" |
19 |
Angelo Lalle (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+1h24'59" |
20 |
Tullio d'Achille (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+1h38'45" |
21 |
Armando Gori (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+1h47'38" |
22 |
Angelo Rinaldi (Ita) |
Maino-Clement |
+1h52'56" |
23 |
Oreste Cignoli (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+1h56'31" |
24 |
Carlo Romanatti (Ita) |
S.C. Binda Varese (I) |
+1h57'53" |
25 |
Aleardo Simoni (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+2h03'08" |
26 |
Albino Binda (Ita) |
Legnano-Pirelli |
+2h07'27" |
27 |
Giovanni La Rocca (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+2h38'01" |
28 |
Alfonso Crippa (Ita) |
Bianchi-Pirelli |
+2h50'14" |
29 |
Alfredo Dinale (Ita) |
Legnano-Pirelli |
+2h57'22" |
30 |
Amilcare Galloni (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+2h59'20" |
31 |
Carlo Rovida (Ita) |
Gloria-Hutchinson |
+3h12'55" |
32 |
Natale Nobile (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+3h13'18" |
33 |
Umberto Cardinali (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+3h14'18" |
34 |
Raffaele Perna (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+3h18'17" |
35 |
Angelo Lavazza (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+3h25'46" |
36 |
Roberto Lorenzetti (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+3h27'17" |
37 |
Alfredo Carniselli (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+3h44'38" |
38 |
Adolfo Martelli (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+3h45'12" |
39 |
Domenico Puleo (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+3h52'08" |
40 |
Mario Semprini (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+4h12'31" |
41 |
Enea Dal Fiume (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+4h30'32" |
42 |
Carlo Polo (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+4h41'04" |
43 |
Mario Bianchi (Ita) |
Bianchi-Pirelli |
+4h48'51" |
44 |
Pierino Ferioli (Ita) |
Gloria-Hutchinson |
+4h49'24" |
45 |
Arnaldo Bergami (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+5h10'41" |
46 |
Salvatore Pratico (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+5h26'48" |
47 |
Francesco De Fano (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+5h37'28" |
48 |
Severio Rossi (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+6h02'33" |
49 |
Riccardo Terreni (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+6h06'32" |
50 |
Giovanni Pizzarelli (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+6h35'42" |
51 |
Gaetano Martorana (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+6h50'15" |
52 |
Luigi Cecilli (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+6h58'52" |
53 |
Giacomo Fassio (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+7h39'59" |
54 |
Luigi Ugaglia (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+7h42'29" |
55 |
Antonio Ferrazzano (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+8h22'37" |
56 |
Vincenzo Agazzi (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+8h59'09" |
57 |
Antonio Viani (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+9h19'45" |
58 |
Leonardo Mariantoni (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+9h37'10" |
59 |
Nicola Ranieri (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+9h39'51" |
60 |
Gildo Lievore (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+10h06'24" |
61 |
Arnaldo Fincato (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+11h22'49" |
62 |
Umberto Reina (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+11h24'16" |
63 |
Gaetano Riva (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+11h51'08" |
64 |
Ottavio Dominici (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+11h53'57" |
65 |
Bruno Fontana (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+13h59'20" |
66 |
Alberto Mongiano (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+16h45'40" |
67 |
Giovanni Carnielli (Ita) |
Isolati/Independent |
+19h19'32" |
GdI 1931
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