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1921 Giro d'Italia

Field	Value
name	1921 Giro d'Italia
image	Giro Italia 1921-map.png
image_caption	Race Route
date	25 May – 12 June 1921
stages	10
distance	3107
unit	km
time	120h 24' 39"
first	Giovanni Brunero
first_nat	ITA
first_natvar	1861
first_team	Legnano
second	Gaetano Belloni
second_nat	ITA
second_natvar	1861
second_team	Bianchi
third	Bartolomeo Aymo
third_nat	ITA
third_natvar	1861
third_team	Legnano
team	Bianchi - Dunlop
previous	1920
next	1922

The 1921 Giro d'Italia was the ninth edition of the Giro d'Italia, a Grand Tour organized and sponsored by the newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport. The race began on 25 May in Milan with a stage that stretched 333 km to Merano, finishing back in Milan on 12 June after a 305 km stage and a total distance covered of 3107 km. The race was won by the Italian rider Giovanni Brunero of the Legnano team. Second and third respectively were the Italian riders Gaetano Belloni and Bartolomeo Aymo.

During the 5th stage, on the "Altopiano delle Cinquemiglia" (in Abruzzo region), Girardengo suffered a legendary crisis: he got off his bike, drew a cross on the road and said: "Girardengo si ferma qui" (Girardengo stops here).

Participants

Of the 69 riders that began the Giro d'Italia on 25 May, 27 of them made it to the finish in Milan on 12 June. Riders were allowed to ride on their own or as a member of a team. There were three teams that competed in the race: Bianchi-Dunlop, Legnano-Pirelli, and Stucchi-Pirelli.

The peloton was almost completely composed of Italians. The field featured two former Giro d'Italia champions in the three-time winner Carlo Galetti and 1919 winner Costante Girardengo. Other notable Italian riders that started the race included Bartolomeo Aymo, Angelo Gremo, Giovanni Rossignoli, and Giuseppe Santhià.

Race summary

The first four stages ended in sprints, and all of them were won by Girardengo. Therefore, Girardengo was leading the general classification in the fifth stage, although he had the same time as Belloni who had finished together with him in all four stages. In that fifth stage, Girardengo fell. When Belloni noticed this, he attacked, and Girardengo was distanced. Girardengo chased for a long time, but he did not have any help from other riders, and was unable to get back. He decided to abandon the race.

Belloni won the fifth stage, and he became the new leader. He was only a few seconds ahead of the next rider, so the Giro was far from over.

In the seventh stage, Brunero finished solo, two minutes ahead of the next group. This was enough to put him in the lead. Brunero stayed close to Belloni in the other stages; Belloni won two more stages, but did not gain any time on Brunero. At the end of the Giro, Brunero won with a margin of 41 seconds, statistically one of the closest Giri ever.

Final standings

Stage results

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	TypeIn 1921, there was no distinction in the rules between plain stages and mountain stages; the icons shown here indicate that the first, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, eighth, and tenth stages included major mountains.	Winner	Race Leader	1	2	3
25 May	Milan to Merano	333 km	[[Image:Mountainstage.svg	22px	link=	alt=]]	Stage with mountain(s)	Costante Girardengo	Costante Girardengo
27 May	Merano to Bologna	348 km	[[Image:Plainstage.svg	22px	link=	alt=]]	Plain stage	Costante Girardengo	Costante Girardengo
29 May	Bologna to Perugia	321 km	[[Image:Mountainstage.svg	22px	link=	alt=]]	Stage with mountain(s)	Costante Girardengo	Costante Girardengo
31 May	Perugia to Chieti	328 km	[[Image:Mountainstage.svg	22px	link=	alt=]]	Stage with mountain(s)	Costante Girardengo	Costante Girardengo
2 June	Chieti to Naples	264 km	[[Image:Mountainstage.svg	22px	link=	alt=]]	Stage with mountain(s)	Gaetano Belloni	Gaetano Belloni
4 June	Naples to Rome	299 km	[[Image:Mountainstage.svg	22px	link=	alt=]]	Stage with mountain(s)	Luigi Annoni	Gaetano Belloni
6 June	Rome to Livorno	341 km	[[Image:Plainstage.svg	22px	link=	alt=]]	Plain stage	Giovanni Brunero	Giovanni Brunero
8 June	Livorno to Parma	242 km	[[Image:Mountainstage.svg	22px	link=	alt=]]	Stage with mountain(s)	Luigi Annoni	Giovanni Brunero
10 June	Parma to Turin	320 km	[[Image:Plainstage.svg	22px	link=	alt=]]	Plain stage	Gaetano Belloni	Giovanni Brunero
12 June	Turin to Milan	305 km	[[Image:Mountainstage.svg	22px	link=	alt=]]	Stage with mountain(s)	Gaetano Belloni	Giovanni Brunero
Total	3107 km

General classification

There were 27 cyclists who had completed all ten 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.

Rank	Name	Team
Giovanni Brunero	Legnano-Pirelli	120h 24' 39"
Gaetano Belloni	Bianchi	+ 41"
Bartolomeo Aymo	Legnano-Pirelli	+ 19' 47"
Lucien Buysse	Bianchi	+ 39' 00"
Angelo Gremo	Bianchi	+ 47' 28"
Federico Gay	Bianchi	+ 59' 33"
Alfredo Sivocci	Legnano-Pirelli	+ 1h 24' 27"
Clemente Canepari	Legnano-Pirelli	+ 2h 24' 08"
Giovanni Rossignoli	Bianchi	+ 2h 24' 25"
Luigi Annoni	Stucchi	+ 2h 36' 57"

Final general classification (11–27)	Rank	Name	Team
11	Alfredo Cominetti	—	+ 3h 31' 24"
12	Giovanni Scaioni	—	+ 3h 39' 44"
13	Nicola Di Biase	—	+ 4h 16' 49"
14	Michele Gordini	—	+ 5h 34' 50"
15	Giuseppe Santhià	Bianchi	+ 6h 08' 49"
16	Lauro Bordin	Bordin	+ 6h 35' 26"
17	Enrico Sala	Ancora	+ 6h 46' 54"
18	Angelo Erba	—	+ 6h 56' 04"
19	Louis Luguet	Bianchi	+ 8h 39' 02"
20	Ugo Bianchi	—	+ 10h 14' 16"
21	Rinaldo Spinelli	—	+ 10h 14' 21"
22	Angelo Guidi	—	+ 11h 35' 01"
23	Antonio Tecchio	—	+ 11h 51' 37"
24	Damiano Solitario	—	+ 13h 32' 29"
25	Luigi Sinchetto	—	+ 13h 58' 27"
26	Felice Di Gaetano	—	+ 14h 17' 30"
27	Andrea Cazzaniga	—	+ 1d 2h 40' 01"

Other classifications

There were two other classifications contested at the race. A points classification was won Giovanni Brunero and a team classification was won by Bianchi-Dunlop. Giovanni Rossignoli won the prize for best ranked independent rider in the general classification.

References

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Bibliography

References

Bill and Carol McGann. "1921 Giro d'Italia". Dog Ear Publishing.
(13 June 1921). "Brunero vince il IX "Giro d'Italia"". Editrice La Stampa.
(14 June 1950). "I vincitori delle categorie speciali". Corriere dello Sport.

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