1934 Giro d'Italia

1934 Giro d'Italia
Race Route
Race details
Dates 19 May – 10 June
Stages 17
Distance 3,712.7 km (2,307 mi)
Winning time 121h 17' 17" (30.548 km/h or 18.982 mph)
Palmares
Winner  Learco Guerra (ITA) (Maino)
Second  Francesco Camusso (ITA) (Gloria)
Third  Giovanni Cazzulani (ITA) (Gloria)
Mountains  Remo Bertoni (ITA) (Legnano)
Team Gloria

The 1934 Giro d'Italia was the 22nd edition of the Giro d'Italia, a cycling race organized and sponsored by the newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport. The race began on 19 May in Milan with a stage that stretched 169.2 km (105 mi) to Turin, finishing back in Milan on 10 June after a 315 km (196 mi) stage and a total distance covered of 3,712.7 km (2,307 mi). The race was won by the Learco Guerra of the Maino team. Second and third respectively were the Italian riders Francesco Camusso and Giovanni Cazzulani.

Favourite Alfredo Binda retired during the 6th stage. Guerra took over the maglia rosa from the climb specialist Francesco Camusso in the decisive time trial stage from Bologna to Ferrara.

Participants

Of the 109 riders that began the Giro d'Italia on 19 May,[1] 52 of them made it to the finish in Milan on 10 June. Riders were allowed to ride on their own or as a member of a team; 52 riders competed as part of a team, while the remaining 66 competed independently.[1] There were eight teams that competed in the race: Bianchi-Pirelli, Dei-Pirelli, Ganna-Dunlop, Gloria-Hutchinson, Legnano-Hutchinson, Maino-d'Alessandro, Olympia-Spiga, and Olmpique.[2]

The peloton was primarily composed of Italians, but contained many French and Belgian riders.[2] The field featured three former Giro d'Italia champions in five-time winner and current champion Alfredo Binda and single race winners, Francesco Camusso and Vasco Bergamaschi.[2] Other notable Italian riders that started the race included Learco Guerra, Giuseppe Olmo, Remo Bertoni, and Domenico Piemontesi.[2] Félicien Vervaecke, a Belgian rider who went on to achieve great success at the Tour de France, entered the race.[2] Belgian Jef Demuysere was seen as a favorite to win the race after his victory in the Milan – San Remo earlier in the season.[2]

Route and stages

Stage results[1][2]
Stage Date Course Distance Type[Notes 1] Winner
1 19 May Milan to Turin 169.2 km (105 mi) Plain stage  Francesco Camusso (ITA)
2 20 May Turin to Genoa 206.5 km (128 mi) Stage with mountain(s)  Learco Guerra (ITA)
21 May Rest day
3 22 May Genoa to Livorno 220.5 km (137 mi) Stage with mountain(s)  Learco Guerra (ITA)
4 23 May Livorno to Pisa 45 km (28 mi) Individual time trial  Learco Guerra (ITA)
5 24 May Pisa to Rome 333 km (207 mi) Stage with mountain(s)  Learco Guerra (ITA)
25 May Rest day
6 26 May Rome to Naples 228 km (142 mi) Plain stage  Learco Guerra (ITA)
7 27 May Naples to Bari 339 km (211 mi) Stage with mountain(s)  Adriano Vignoli (ITA)
28 May Rest day
8 29 May Bari to Campobasso 245 km (152 mi) Stage with mountain(s)  Félicien Vervaecke (BEL)
9 30 May Campobasso to Teramo 283 km (176 mi) Stage with mountain(s)  Learco Guerra (ITA)
10 31 May Teramo to Ancona 214 km (133 mi) Stage with mountain(s)  Learco Guerra (ITA)
1 June Rest day
11 2 June Ancona to Rimini 213 km (132 mi) Plain stage  Learco Guerra (ITA)
12 3 June Rimini to Florence 176.5 km (110 mi) Stage with mountain(s)  Learco Guerra (ITA)
13 4 June Florence to Bologna 120 km (75 mi) Stage with mountain(s)  Giuseppe Olmo (ITA)
5 June Rest day
14 6 June Bologna to Ferrara 59 km (37 mi) Individual time trial  Learco Guerra (ITA)
15 7 June Ferrara to Trieste 273 km (170 mi) Plain stage  Fabio Battesini (ITA)
16 8 June Trieste to Bassano del Grappa 273 km (170 mi) Stage with mountain(s)  Giuseppe Olmo (ITA)
9 June Rest day
17 10 June Bassano to Milan 315 km (196 mi) Stage with mountain(s)  Giuseppe Olmo (ITA)
Total 3,712.7 km (2,307 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.[3]

In the mountains classification, the race organizers selected different mountains that the route crossed and awarded points to the riders who crossed them first.[3]

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.[4] If a team had fewer than three riders finish, they were not eligible for the classification.[4]

Il Trofeo Magno (English: the Great Trophy) was a classification for independent Italian riders competing in the race.[5] The riders were divided into teams based on the region of Italy they were from.[5] The calculation of the standings was the same for the team classification.[5] 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.[5]

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 Francesco Camusso Learco Guerra not awarded ? ?
2 Learco Guerra Bianchi Piemonte
3 Learco Guerra
4 Learco Guerra Learco Guerra Legnano
5 Learco Guerra
6 Learco Guerra Maino
7 Adriano Vignoli Remo Bertoni Emilia
8 Félicien Vervaecke Giuseppe Olmo
9 Learco Guerra Learco Guerra
10 Learco Guerra
11 Learco Guerra
12 Learco Guerra
13 Giuseppe Olmo Francesco Camusso Remo Bertoni Gloria
14 Learco Guerra Learco Guerra
15 Fabio Battesini
16 Giuseppe Olmo
17 Giuseppe Olmo
Final Learco Guerra Remo Bertoni Gloria Emilia

Final standings

Legend
  A pink jersey   Denotes the winner of the General classification

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)[2][6]
Rank Name Team Time
1  Learco Guerra (ITA) Pink jersey Maino 121h 17' 17"
2  Francesco Camusso (ITA) Gloria + 51"
3  Giovanni Cazzulani (ITA) Gloria + 4' 59"
4  Giuseppe Olmo (ITA) Bianchi + 5' 39"
5  Giovanni Gotti (ITA) — + 8' 01"
6  Remo Bertoni (ITA) Legnano + 15' 30"
7  Domenico Piemontesi (ITA) Maino + 15' 30"
8  Adriano Vignoli (ITA) — + 24' 46"
9  Luigi Giacobbe (ITA) Maino + 25' 58"
10  Luigi Barral (ITA) Bianchi + 33' 18"

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–9)[6]
Name Team Points
1  Remo Bertoni (ITA) Legnano 31
2  Luigi Barral (ITA) Bianchi 21
3  Félicien Vervaecke (BEL) Ganna 19
4  Francesco Camusso (ITA) Gloria 17
5  Vicente Trueba (ESP) — 10
6  Luigi Giacobbe (ITA) Maino 4
 Stefano Giuppone (ITA) —
 Orlando Teani (ITA) —
9  Giovanni Gotti (ITA) — 3
 Giovanni Cazzulani (ITA) Gloria
 Adriano Vignoli (ITA) —

Team classification

Final time classification (1–6)[2][6]
Team Time
1 Gloria 364h 41' 22"
2 Maino + 27"
3 Bianchi + 41' 13"
4 Legnano + 1h 22' 50"
5 Ganna + 3h 22' 33"
6 Olympia + 5h 59' 28"

Il Trofeo Magno

Final Il Trofeo Magno classification (1–3)[6]
Team Time
1 Emilia 366h 09' 58"
2 Lombardia + 10' 51"
3 Piemonte + 1h 15' 49"

References

Footnotes
  1. ↑ In 1934, there was no distinction in the rules between plain stages and mountain stages; the icons shown here indicate that the second, third, fifth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, twelfth, thirteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth stages included major mountains.
Citations
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Guerra parte favorito nel XXII Giro d'Italia" [Guerra parte favorito nel XXII Tour of Italy]. Il Littoriale (in Italian). 19 May 1934. p. 2. Archived from the original on 14 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Bill and Carol McGann. "1934 Giro d'Italia". Bike Race Info. Dog Ear Publishing. Archived from the original on 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 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.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "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.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "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.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "Il "Giro" è finito: ecco i corridori!" [The "Tour" is over: Here the Riders]. Il Littoriale (in Italian). Milan, Italy. 11 June 1934. p. 5. Archived from the original on 14 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.