 Overview of the stages:
route clockwise from Milan, down to Naples, then up to Milan | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 18 May – 5 June 1910 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 2,987.4 km (1,856 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 114h 24' 00" | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1910 Giro d'Italia was the second edition of the Giro d'Italia, a Grand Tour organized and sponsored by the newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport. The race began on 18 May in Milan with a stage that stretched 388 km (241 mi) to Udine, finishing back in Milan on 5 June after a 277.5 km (172 mi) stage and a total distance covered of 2,987.4 km (1,856 mi). The race was won by the Italian rider Carlo Galetti of the Atala-Continental team, with fellow Italians Eberardo Pavesi and Luigi Ganna coming in second and third respectively.[1]
Eberardo Pavesi was the first rider to lead the race after winning the first stage into Udine. After the second stage, Carlo Galetti took the lead of the race. Galetti then successfully defended the lead all the way to the race's finish in Milan. En route to his overall victory, Galetti won two stages. The Atala-Continental team finished as winners of the team classification.[2]
- ^ "La Vuelta De Italia" [The Giro d'Italia] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 16 June 1910. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1910 Giro d'Italia". Bike Race Info. Dog Ear Publishing. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2012.