1938 Giro d'Italia

1938 Giro d'Italia

Race details
Dates	May 7–29, 1938
Stages	18, including three split stages
Distance	3,645.8 km (2,265 mi)
Winning time	112h 49' 28"
Results
Winner  Giovanni Valetti (ITA) (Fréjus)   Second  Ezio Cecchi (ITA) (Gloria)   Third  Severino Canavesi (ITA) (Gloria)   Mountains  Giovanni Valetti (ITA) (Fréjus)   Team Gloria - Ambrosiana
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The 1938 Giro d'Italia was the 26th edition of the Giro d'Italia, organized and sponsored by the newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport. The race began on 7 May in Milan with a stage that stretched 182 km (113 mi) to Turin, finishing back in Milan on 29 May after a split stage and a total distance covered of 3,645.8 km (2,265 mi). The race was won by the Italian rider Giovanni Valetti of the Fréjus team, with fellow Italians Ezio Cecchi and Severino Canavesi coming in second and third respectively.^[1]