1933 Giro d'Italia

1933 Giro d'Italia
Race Route
Race details
Dates 6 – 28 May
Stages 17
Distance 3,343 km (2,077 mi)
Winning time 111h 01' 52" (30.04 km/h or 18.67 mph)
Palmares
Winner  Alfredo Binda (ITA) (Legnano)
Second  Jef Demuysere (BEL) (Génial Lucifer)
Third  Domenico Piemontesi (ITA) (Génial Lucifer)
Mountains  Alfredo Binda (ITA) (Legnano)
Team Legnano

The 1933 Giro d'Italia was the 21st edition of the Giro d'Italia, a cycling race organized and sponsored by the newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport. The race began on 6 May in Milan with a stage that stretched 169 km (105 mi) to Turin, finishing back in Milan on 28 May after a 284 km (176 mi) stage and a total distance covered of 3,343 km (2,077 mi). The race was won by the Alfredo Binda of the Legnano team. Second and third respectively were the Belgian Jef Demuysere and Italian Domenico Piemontesi.[1][2][3]

This 20th edition covered 3,343 km at an average speed of 30.043 km/h, for a total of 17 stages.

Participants

Of the 97 riders that began the Giro d'Italia on 6 May,[4] 51 of them made it to the finish in Milan on 28 May. Riders were allowed to ride on their own or as a member of a team; 51 riders competed as members of a team, while the remaining 46 were independent riders.[4] There were nine teams that competed in the race: Bestetti-d'Alessandro, Bianchi-Pirelli, Dei-Pirelli, Ganna-Hutchinson, Girardengo-Clément, Gloria-Hutchinson, Legnano-Hutchinson, Maino-Clément, and Olympia-Spiga.[4][5]

The peloton was primarily composed of Italians.[5] The field featured five former Giro d'Italia champions in four-time winner Alfredo Binda, two-time champion Costante Girardengo, single race winners Luigi Marchisio and Francesco Camusso, and reigning winner Antonio Pesenti.[5] Other notable Italian riders that started the race included Learco Guerra, Giuseppe Olmo, Remo Bertoni, Felice Gremo, and Domenico Piemontesi.[5] Notable non-Italian entrants included: Previous year podium finisher Jef Demuysere, Spanish climber Vicente Trueba, and renowned French cyclist René Vietto.[5] Of all the entrants, Guerra was seen as the favorite to win the race after his victory in the Milan – San Remo earlier in the season.[5]

Route and stages

La Gazzetta announced the route in March 1933.[6]

Stage results[5]
Stage Date Course Distance Type[Notes 1] Winner
1 6 May Milan to Turin 169 km (105 mi) Stage with mountain(s)  Learco Guerra (ITA)
2 7 May Turin to Genoa 216 km (134 mi) Stage with mountain(s)  Alfredo Binda (ITA)
3 8 May Genoa to Pisa 191 km (119 mi) Stage with mountain(s)  Learco Guerra (ITA)
9 May Rest day
4 10 May Pisa to Florence 184 km (114 mi) Stage with mountain(s)  Giuseppe Olmo (ITA)
5 11 May Florence to Grosseto 193 km (120 mi) Stage with mountain(s)  Learco Guerra (ITA)
6 12 May Grosseto to Rome 212 km (132 mi) Stage with mountain(s)  Mario Cipriani (ITA)
13 May Rest day
7 14 May Rome to Naples 228 km (142 mi) Plain stage  Gerard Loncke (BEL)
8 15 May Naples to Foggia 195 km (121 mi) Stage with mountain(s)  Alfredo Binda (ITA)
16 May Rest day
9 17 May Foggia to Chieti 248 km (154 mi) Plain stage  Alfredo Binda (ITA)
10 18 May Chieti to Ascoli Piceno 158 km (98 mi) Stage with mountain(s)  Alfredo Binda (ITA)
19 May Rest day
11 20 May Ascoli Piceno to Riccione 208 km (129 mi) Plain stage  Fernand Cornez (FRA)
12 21 May Riccione to Bologna 189 km (117 mi) Plain stage  Giuseppe Olmo (ITA)
13 22 May Bologna to Ferrara 62 km (39 mi) Individual time trial  Alfredo Binda (ITA)
23 May Rest day
14 24 May Ferrara to Udine 242 km (150 mi) Plain stage  Ettore Meini (ITA)
15 25 May Udine to Bassano del Grappa 213 km (132 mi) Plain stage  Ettore Meini (ITA)
16 26 May Bassano del Grappa to Bolzano 148 km (92 mi) Plain stage  Gerard Loncke (BEL)
27 May Rest day
17 28 May Bolzano to Milan 284 km (176 mi) Stage with mountain(s)  Alfredo Binda (ITA)
Total 3,343 km (2,077 mi)

Classification leadership

The leader of the general classification – calculated by adding the stage finish times of each rider – wore a pink jersey. This classification is the most important of the race, and its winner is considered as the winner of the Giro.[7]

In the mountains classification, the race organizers selected different mountains that the route crossed and awarded points to the riders who crossed them first. There were four mountains that were given points towards the mountains classification: the Passo del Tonale, the Osteria della Crocetta, the Castelnuovo della Daunia, and the Castelnuovo Val di Cecina.[5] Alfredo Binda was the first rider to cross each of the four mountains.[5]

The winner of the team classification was determined by adding the finish times of the best three cyclists per team together and the team with the lowest total time was the winner.[5][8] If a team had fewer than three riders finish, they were not eligible for the classification.[5][8]

Il Trofeo Magno (English: the Great Trophy) was a classification for independent Italian riders competing in the race.[9] The riders were divided into teams based on the region of Italy they were from.[9] The calculation of the standings was the same for the team classification.[9] At the end of the race, a trophy was awarded to the winning team and it was then stored at the Federal Secretary of the P.N.P. in their respective province.[9]

The rows in the following table correspond to the jerseys awarded after that stage was run.

Stage Winner General classification
 Mountains classification Team classification Il Trofeo Magno
1 Learco Guerra Learco Guerra not awarded Ganna Lombardia
2 Alfredo Binda Alfredo Binda
3 Learco Guerra
4 Giuseppe Olmo
5 Learco Guerra Jef Demuysere Alfredo Binda Legnano
6 Mario Cipriani Piemonte
7 Gerard Loncke
8 Alfredo Binda Alfredo Binda
9 Alfredo Binda Lombardia
10 Alfredo Binda Piemonte
11 Fernand Cornez
12 Giuseppe Olmo
13 Alfredo Binda
14 Ettore Meini
15 Ettore Meini
16 Gerard Loncke
17 Alfredo Binda
Final Alfredo Binda Alfredo Binda Legnano Piemonte

Final standings

Legend
  A pink jersey   Denotes the winner of the General classification

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)[5][10]
Rank Name Team Time
1  Alfredo Binda (ITA) Pink jersey Legnano 111h 42' 41"
2  Jef Demuysere (BEL) Ganna + 12' 34"
3  Domenico Piemontesi (ITA) Legnano + 16' 31"
4  Alfredo Bovet (ITA) Bianchi + 19' 47"
5  Allegro Grandi (ITA) Dei + 21' 33"
6  Carlo Moretti (ITA) Dei + 26' 16"
7  Ludwig Geyer (GER) Legnano + 27' 17"
8  Kurt Stöpel (GER) Legnano + 28' 22"
9  Mario Cipriani (ITA) Ganna + 30' 28"
10  Camillo Erba (ITA) — + 30' 30"

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–3)[5]
Rank Name Team Points
1  Alfredo Binda (ITA) Pink jersey Legnano ?
2  Alfredo Bovet (ITA) Bianchi ?
3  Remo Bertoni (ITA) Bianchi ?

Team classification

Final team classification (1–5)[5][8]
Rank Team Time
1 Legnano 334h 01' 15"
2 Dei + 34' 16"
3 Bianchi + 53' 27"
4 Gloria + 1h 03' 07"
5 Ganna + 1h 04' 07"
6 Olympia + 1h 42' 52"

Il Trofeo Magno classification

Final Il Trofeo Magno classification (1–4)[8]
Rank Team Time
1 Piemonte 334h 01' 15"
2 Lombardia + 24' 41"
3 Emilia + 54' 36"
4 Toscana + 1h 09' 52"

References

Footnotes
  1. ↑ In 1933, there was no distinction in the rules between plain stages and mountain stages; the icons shown here indicate that the fourth, fifth, sixth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth stages included major mountains.
Citations
  1. ↑ "Alfredo Binda gana la Vuelta a Italia, adjudicándose también, la última etapa" [Alfredo Binda won the Tour of Italy, winning also the last stage] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish) (El Mundo Deportivo S.A.). 29 May 1933. p. 1. Archived from the original on 2013-06-29. Retrieved 2013-06-25.
  2. ↑ "La Vuelta a Italia" [The Tour of Italy] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish) (El Mundo Deportivo S.A.). 29 May 1933. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 January 2015. Retrieved 2013-06-25.
  3. ↑ "La Stampa - Consultazione Archivio". La Stampa. Editrice La Stampa. Archived from the original on 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Il XXI "Giro d'Italia", per cui il Duce ha voluto spronare alla vittoria accoglie il fior fiore del ciclismo nazionale e forti atleti stranieri" [The twenty-first "Tour of Italy", for which the Duce wanted spur to victory welcomes the cream of cycling strong national and foreign athletes]. Il Littoriale (in Italian). 6 May 1933. p. 1. Archived from the original on 14 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 Bill and Carol McGann. "1933 Giro d'Italia". Bike Race Info. Dog Ear Publishing. Archived from the original on 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
  6. ↑ http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&f=1200&p=1&c=1#page/1/mode/1up
  7. ↑ Laura Weislo (13 May 2008). "Giro d'Italia classifications demystified". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 17 June 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "Significato e valore delle prove di giovani e di stranieri nel XXI Giro d'Italia che ha celebrato il trionfo di Binda" [Meaning and value of the evidence of young people and foreigners in the XXI Tour of Italy which celebrated the triumph of Binda]. Il Littoriale (in Italian). Milan, Italy. 30 May 1933. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original on 14 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 "Impressioni e interviste durante la punzonatura" [Impressions and interviews during punching]. Il Littoriale (in Italian). 6 May 1933. p. 2. Archived from the original on 14 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  10. ↑ "Circa trecentomila persone presenziano gli ultimi episodi del XXI "Giro d'Italia" ed Alfredo Binda suggella il trionfo vincendo in volata all'Arena di Milano" [About three hundred thousand people attended the last stage of the XXI "Tour of Italy" and Alfredo Binda sealed the triumph by winning the sprint finish in the Arena in Milan]. Il Littoriale (in Italian). Milan, Italy. 29 May 1933. p. 5. Archived from the original on 14 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.