1932 Giro d'Italia
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| Race Route |
| Race details |
| Dates |
14 May – 5 June |
| Stages |
13 |
| Distance |
3,235 km (2,010 mi) |
| Winning time |
105h 42' 41" (30.59 km/h or 19.01 mph) |
| Palmares |
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Winner |
.svg.png) Antonio Pesenti (ITA) |
(Wolsit) |
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Second |
.svg.png) Jef Demuysere (BEL) |
(Ganna) |
|
Third |
Remo Bertoni (ITA) |
(Gloria) |
|
|
Team |
Legnano |
The 1932 Giro d'Italia was the 20th edition of the Giro d'Italia, a cycling race organized and sponsored by the newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport. The race began on 14 May in Milan with a stage that stretched 207 km (129 mi) to Vicenza, finishing back in Milan on 5 June after a 271 km (168 mi) stage and a total distance covered of 3,235 km (2,010 mi). The race was won by the Antonio Pesenti of the Wolsit team. Second and third respectively were the Belgian Jef Demuysere and Italian Remo Bertoni.
It was one of the last participations of Costante Girardengo, 39 years old, who classified second in the first stage, but then ritired during the fifth stage. The 47-year-old age Giovanni Gerbi, nicknamed "the Red Devil", also took part, but also didn't succeed in concluding the race.
Participants
Of the 109 riders that began the Giro d'Italia on 14 May, 66 of them made it to the finish in Milan on 5 June. Riders were allowed to ride on their own or as a member of a team. There were ten teams that competed in the race: Atala-Hutchinson, Bianchi-Pirelli, France Sport-Pirelli, Ganna-Dunlop, Gloria-Hutchinson, Ilva-Pirelli, Legnano-Hutchinson, Maino-Clément, Olympia-Superga, and Wolsit-Hutchinson.[1]
The peloton was primarily composed of Italians.[1] The field featured four former Giro d'Italia champions in four-time winner Alfredo Binda, two-time champion Costante Girardengo, 1920 winner Gaetano Belloni, and reigning winner Francesco Camusso.[1] Other notable Italian riders that started the race included Learco Guerra, Giovanni Gerbi, Felice Gremo, and Domenico Piemontesi.[1] The reigning winner of the Tour de France, Frenchman Antonin Magne, raced started the Giro, along with Belgian Jef Demuysere who finished second at the 1931 Tour de France.[1]
Final standings
Stage results
General classification
There were 66 cyclists who had completed all thirteen 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.
Team classification
Final team classification (1–7)[3]
| Rank |
Team |
Time |
| 1 |
Legnano-Hutchinson |
318h 07' 21" |
| 2 |
Ganna-Dunlop |
+ 47' 02" |
| 3 |
Maino-Clement |
+ 1h 16' 30" |
| 4 |
Olympia-Superga |
+ 1h 25' 12" |
| 5 |
Atala-Hutchinson |
+ 1h 58' 32" |
| 6 |
Bianchi-Pirelli |
+ 3h 22' 34" |
| 7 |
France Sport-Pirelli |
+ 4h 41' 17" |
Il Trofeo Magno
Il Trofeo Magno (English: the Great Trophy) was a classification for independent Italian riders competing in the race.[4] The riders were divided into teams based on the region of Italy they were from.[4] The calculation of the standings was the same for the team classification.[4] 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.[4]
Final Il Trofeo Magno classification (1–3)[3]
| Rank |
Team |
Time |
| 1 |
Calabria-Sicilia |
325h 43' 22" |
| 2 |
Campania |
+ 1h 50' 01" |
| 3 |
Puglie |
+ 11h 30' 14" |
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References
- Footnotes
- ↑ In 1932, 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
Hermann Buse (GER) 
