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1928 Giro d'Italia

Field	Value
name	1928 Giro d'Italia
image	Giro Italia 1928-map.png
image_caption	Race Route
date	12 May – 3 June 1928
stages	12
distance	3044.6
unit	km
time	114h 15' 19"
first	Alfredo Binda
first_nat	ITA
first_natvar	1861
first_team	Legnano
second	Giuseppe Pancera
second_nat	ITA
second_natvar	1861
second_team	Touring-Pirelli
third	Bartolomeo Aymo
third_nat	ITA
third_natvar	1861
third_team	Alcyon-Dunlop
previous	[1927](1927-giro-d-italia)
next	[1929](1929-giro-d-italia)

The 1928 Giro d'Italia was the 16th edition of the Giro d'Italia, organized and sponsored by the newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport. The race began on 12 May in Milan with a stage that stretched 233.1 km to Trento, finishing back in Milan on 3 June after a 251 km stage and a total distance covered of 3044.6 km. The race was won by Alfredo Binda of the Legnano team. Second and third respectively were the Italian riders Giuseppe Pancera and Bartolomeo Aymo.

It was the edition with the highest number of participants (298), with 126 riders completing the race.

Once again Binda dominated the Giro, also winning 6 stages. Five stages were won by Domenico Piemontesi, who still didn't succeed in challenging Binda for the lead in the general classification.

The eighth stage was won by Albino Binda (Alfredo's brother and team-mate). Alfredo himself later admitted that he advised his brother to escape from the group the moment he stopped to change a tire (common operation before the introduction of derailleur gears).

Participants

The 1928 Giro d'Italia had 365 entrants, of which 298 showed up at the start on 12 May, and 126 of them made it to the finish in Milan on 3 June. Riders were allowed to ride on their own or as a member of a team. There were seven teams that competed in the race: Alcyon-Hutchinson, Aliprandi-Pirelli, Atala-Pirelli, Bianchi-Pirelli, Diamant Continental, Touring Pirelli, and Wolsit Pirelli. In addition there were five groups that entered the race: Legione Ciclisti, U.S. Legnanese, Varese Sportiva, U.S. Viareggio, and U.S. Abbiatense.

The peloton was primarily composed of Italians. The field featured three former Giro d'Italia champions in three-time winner Giovanni Brunero, twice a winner and reigning champion Alfredo Binda, and single-time winner Giuseppe Enrici. Other notable Italian riders that started the race included Bartolomeo Aymo and Domenico Piemontesi.

Race details

In the first stage, Piemontesi won with a small gap on Binda, and thus became the first race leader. Binda won the sprint of the second stage ahead of Piemontesi, and similarly in the third stage, but Piemontesi stayed leader.

In the fourth stage, Binda escaped and finished solo, minutes ahead of all other riders. Binda became the new race leader, with second-placed Giuseppe Pancera already more than ten minutes behind.

From then on, it was an easy race for Binda. He won four more stages, and his brother Albino Binda was also able to win stage. The remaining four stages were won by Piemontesi, but he was no threat for Binda in the general classification.

Stage	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Alfredo Binda	Piemontesi
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1	2	2	6	2	1	1	46	1	2	2	1

Binda and Piemontesi were dominant stage results: together they won 11 out of 12 stages, and they took the first two spots eight times. Piemontesi finished the 1928 Giro in the 20th place in the general classification, more than two hours behind Binda; most of his time was lost in the eighth stage.

Final standings

Stage results

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	TypeIn 1928, there was no distinction in the rules between plain stages and mountain stages; the icons shown here indicate that the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth stages included major mountains.	Winner	Race Leader	1	2	3
12 May	Milan to Trento	233.1 km	[[Image:Mountainstage.svg	22px	link=	alt=]]	Stage with mountain(s)	Domenico Piemontesi	Domenico Piemontesi
14 May	Trento to Forlì	312.6 km	[[Image:Mountainstage.svg	22px	link=	alt=]]	Stage with mountain(s)	Alfredo Binda	Domenico Piemontesi
16 May	Predappio to Arezzo	148 km	[[Image:Mountainstage.svg	22px	link=	alt=]]	Stage with mountain(s)	Alfredo Binda	Domenico Piemontesi
18 May	Arezzo to Sulmona	327.9 km	[[Image:Mountainstage.svg	22px	link=	alt=]]	Stage with mountain(s)	Alfredo Binda	Alfredo Binda
20 May	Sulmona to Foggia	254.6 km	[[Image:Mountainstage.svg	22px	link=	alt=]]	Stage with mountain(s)	Alfredo Binda	Alfredo Binda
22 May	Foggia to Naples	248.3 km	[[Image:Mountainstage.svg	22px	link=	alt=]]	Stage with mountain(s)	Domenico Piemontesi	Alfredo Binda
24 May	Naples to Rome	275 km	[[Image:Plainstage.svg	22px	link=	alt=]]	Plain stage	Domenico Piemontesi	Alfredo Binda
26 May	Rome to Pistoia	323 km	[[Image:Mountainstage.svg	22px	link=	alt=]]	Stage with mountain(s)	Albino Binda	Alfredo Binda
28 May	Pistoia to Modena	206 km	[[Image:Mountainstage.svg	22px	link=	alt=]]	Stage with mountain(s)	Domenico Piemontesi	Alfredo Binda
30 May	Modena to Genoa	270 km	[[Image:Mountainstage.svg	22px	link=	alt=]]	Stage with mountain(s)	Alfredo Binda	Alfredo Binda
1 June	Genoa to Turin	195.1 km	[[Image:Mountainstage.svg	22px	link=	alt=]]	Stage with mountain(s)	Alfredo Binda	Alfredo Binda
3 June	Turin to Milan	251 km	[[Image:Mountainstage.svg	22px	link=	alt=]]	Stage with mountain(s)	Domenico Piemontesi	Alfredo Binda
Total	3044.6 km

General classification

There were 126 cyclists who had completed all twelve 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. Alessandro Catalani won the prize for best ranked independent rider in the general classification.

Rank	Name	Team
Alfredo Binda	Wolsit	114h 15' 19"
Giuseppe Pancera	Touring	+ 18' 13"
Bartolomeo Aymo	Alcyon	+ 27' 25"
Victor Fontan	Wolsit	+ 31' 30"
Egidio Picchiottino	Alcyon	+ 36' 23"
Aristide Cavallini	Bianchi	+ 40' 34"
Amulio Viarengo	Bianchi	+ 52' 19"
Albino Binda	Wolsit	+ 54' 53"
Giovanni Brunero	Wolsit	+ 1h 13' 00"
Pietro Chesi	Bianchi	+ 1h 14' 07"

References

;Footnotes

;Citations

;Bibliography

References

"Binda vince con brillante finale la monotona seconda tappa". La Stampa.
(17 May 1928). "Binda domina in volata trenta corridori". La Stampa.
(25 May 1928). "Piemontesi è primo a Roma". La Stampa.
(4 June 1928). "Piemontesi vince l'ultima tappa e Binda è primo in classifica generale". La Stampa.
(27 May 1928). "Albino Binda vince la Roma-Pistoia". La Stampa.
Bill and Carol McGann. "1928 Giro d'Italia". Dog Ear Publishing.
Boyce, Barry. "16th Giro d'Italia 1928, Binda Battles Piemontesi". Cycling Revealed.
(14 June 1950). "I vincitori delle categorie speciali". Corriere dello Sport.

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