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1923 Giro d'Italia

Field	Value
name	1923 Giro d'Italia
image	Giro Italia 1923-map.png
image_caption	Route of the 11th Giro d'Italia,
run anti-clockwise from Milan to Milan
date	23 May - 10 June 1923
stages	10
distance	3202.7
unit	km
time	143h 43' 37"
first	Costante Girardengo
first_nat	ITA
first_natvar	1861
first_team	Maino
second	Giovanni Brunero
second_nat	ITA
second_natvar	1861
second_team	Legnano
third	Bartolomeo Aymo
third_nat	ITA
third_natvar	1861
third_team	Atala
team	Legnano
previous	[1922](1922-giro-d-italia)
next	[1924](1924-giro-d-italia)

run anti-clockwise from Milan to Milan The 1923 Giro d'Italia was the 11th edition of the Giro d'Italia, a Grand Tour organized and sponsored by the newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport. The race began on 23 May in Milan with a stage that stretched 328 km to Turin, finishing back in Milan on 10 June after a 341.3 km stage and a total distance covered of 3202.7 km. The race was won by the Italian rider Costante Girardengo of the Maino team. Second and third respectively were the Italian riders Giovanni Brunero and Bartolomeo Aymo.

This year saw the debutant Ottavio Bottecchia finish in 5th place overall, and the leading 'isolate' (rider without a team). Bottecchia caught the attention of French rider Henri Pélissier, who instigated his glorious Tour de France career.

Participants

Of the 96 or 97 riders that began the Giro d'Italia on 23 May, 38 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. There were three teams that competed in the race: Atala, Legnano, and Maino.

The peloton was completely composed of Italians. The field featured two former Giro d'Italia champions in the 1919 Giro d'Italia winner Costante Girardengo and returning champion Giovanni Brunero. Other notable Italian riders that started the race included Bartolomeo Aymo, Ottavio Bottecchia, Angelo Gremo, and Giovanni Rossignoli.

In 1923, the best amateurs could ride as guests in a professional team, these riders were called 'fuoriclassi amatoriali'.

Race summary

In the first stage, a group of eight riders with all the favourites distanced themselves 11 minutes from all other riders. Girardengo won the sprint, and became the first leader.

The second stage was won by Aymo, almost a minute ahead of his rivals. Aymo became the new leader.

In the third stage, Linotti and Girardengo crossed the finish line very close to each other, and the jury could not determine who had won; both were declared winner. Two days later, the Italian Cycling Federation declared Girardengo to be the winner of the stage.

Girardengo also won the fourth and fifth stages, both ending in a bunch sprint. Because Aymo finished in the bunch both times, he remained leader.

In the sixth stage, Girardengo escpaed with Brunero, and won the sprint. Aymo finished multiple minutes behind, and lost his lead; Girardengo became leader again.

In the following stages, Girardengo was dominant, winning all of them except the ninth stage where he was narrowly beaten by Sivocci in a sprint. Girardengo thus became the clear winner of the Giro, winning eight of ten stages.

Final standings

Stage results

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	TypeIn 1923, there was no distinction in the rules between plain stages and mountain stages; the icons shown here indicate that the first, second, third, fourth, sixth, and tenth stages included major mountains.	Winner	Race Leader	1	2	3
23 May	Milan to Turin	328 km	[[Image:Mountainstage.svg	22px	link=	alt=]]	Stage with mountain(s)	Costante Girardengo	Costante Girardengo
25 May	Turin to Genoa	312.9 km	[[Image:Mountainstage.svg	22px	link=	alt=]]	Stage with mountain(s)	Bartolomeo Aymo	Bartolomeo Aymo
27 May	Genoa to Florence	265 km	[[Image:Mountainstage.svg	22px	link=	alt=]]	Stage with mountain(s)	Costante Girardengo	Bartolomeo Aymo
29 May	Florence to Rome	288.7 km	[[Image:Mountainstage.svg	22px	link=	alt=]]	Stage with mountain(s)	Costante Girardengo	Bartolomeo Aymo
31 May	Rome to Naples	281.5 km	[[Image:Plainstage.svg	22px	link=	alt=]]	Plain stage	Costante Girardengo	Bartolomeo Aymo
2 June	Naples to Chieti	283.1 km	[[Image:Mountainstage.svg	22px	link=	alt=]]	Stage with mountain(s)	Costante Girardengo	Costante Girardengo
4 June	Chieti to Bologna	383 km	[[Image:Plainstage.svg	22px	link=	alt=]]	Plain stage	Costante Girardengo	Costante Girardengo
6 June	Bologna to Trieste	362.2 km	[[Image:Plainstage.svg	22px	link=	alt=]]	Plain stage	Costante Girardengo	Costante Girardengo
8 June	Trieste to Mantua	357 km	[[Image:Plainstage.svg	22px	link=	alt=]]	Plain stage	Alfredo Sivocci	Costante Girardengo
10 June	Mantua to Milan	341.3 km	[[Image:Mountainstage.svg	22px	link=	alt=]]	Stage with mountain(s)	Costante Girardengo	Costante Girardengo
Total	3202.7 km

General classification

There were 38 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. Ottavio Bottecchia won the prize for best ranked independent rider in the general classification.

Rank	Name	Team
Costante Girardengo	Maino	122h 28' 17"
Giovanni Brunero	Legnano-Pirelli	+ 37"
Bartolomeo Aymo	Atala	+ 10' 25"
Federico Gay	Atala	+ 41' 25"
Ottavio Bottecchia	—	+ 45' 49"
Giuseppe Enrici	Legnano-Pirelli	+ 49' 30"
Michele Gordini	Ganna	+ 52' 15"
Emilio Petiva	Maino	+ 55' 17"
Giovanni Trentarossi	Berrettini	+ 1h 00' 29"
Angelo Gremo	Maino	+ 1h 12' 06"

Final general classification (11–38)	Rank	Name	Team
11	Alfredo Sivocci	Legnano	+ 1h 16' 33"
12	Pierino Bestetti	Berettini	+ 1h 20' 58"
13	Secondo Martinetto	—	+ 1h 21' 54"
14	Giovanni Tragella	—	+ 1h 41' 51"
15	Guido Messeri	—	+ 1h 52' 42"
16	Ottavio Pratesi	Lygie	+ 1h 53' 39"
17	Saverio Dartardi	—	+ 1h 58' 38"
18	Giovanni Rossignoli	—	+ 2h 21' 44"
19	Pietro Fasoli	—	+ 2h 58' 57"
20	Angiolo Marchi	—	+ 3h 11' 00"
21	Alessandro Tonani	Maino	+ 3h 17' 22"
22	Angelo Veneis	—	+ 3h 28' 29"
23	Pasquale Di Pietro	—	+ 3h 59' 51"
24	Gianbattista Gilli	—	+ 4h 08' 49"
25	Luigi Lucotti	—	+ 4h 28' 36"
26	Ugo Ruggeri	—	+ 4h 36' 23"
27	Domenico Schierano	—	+ 4h 37' 00"
28	Otello Massaro	—	+ 5h 31' 51"
29	Enrico Sala	—	+ 5h 45' 00"
30	Giuseppe Ruffoni	—	+ 6h 10' 56"
31	Menotti Vaccari	—	+ 6h 13' 13"
32	Romolo Lazzaretti	—	+ 6h 35' 25"
33	Arturo Ferrario	—	+ 7h 58' 21"
34	Antonio Buelli	—	+ 9h 28' 07"
35	Clemente Canepari	—	+ 8h 59' 38"
36	Telesforo Benaglia	—	+ 10h 46' 52"
37	Giuseppe Borghi	—	+ 11h 09' 48"
38	Giusto Scherl	—	+ 11h 51' 19"

Notes

References

Bibliography

References

Bill and Carol McGann. "1923 Giro d'Italia". Dog Ear Publishing.
(14 June 1950). "I vincitori delle categorie speciali". Corriere dello Sport.

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