1924 Giro d'Italia

1924 Giro d'Italia
Route of the 12th Giro d'Italia, run anti-clockwise from Milan to Milan, and entering Fiume in the Free State of Fiume (now Croatia).
Route of the 12th Giro d'Italia,
run anti-clockwise from Milan to Milan,
and entering Fiume in the Free State of Fiume (now Croatia).
Race details
Dates10 May - 1 June 1924
Stages12
Distance3,613 km (2,245 mi)
Winning time143h 43' 37"
Results
  Winner  Giuseppe Enrici (ITA)
  Second  Federico Gay (ITA)
  Third  Angiolo Gabrielli (ITA)
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The 1924 Giro d'Italia was the 12th edition of the Giro d'Italia, a Grand Tour organized and sponsored by the newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport. The race began on 10 May in Milan with a stage that stretched 300.3 km (187 mi) to Genoa, finishing back in Milan on 1 June after a 313 km (194 mi) stage and a total distance covered of 3,613 km (2,245 mi). The race was won by the Italian rider Giuseppe Enrici. Second and third respectively were the Italian riders Federico Gay and Angiolo Gabrielli.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

The 'start list' was reduced because of a strike, so the organiser Gazzetta dello Sport allowed independent riders to enter without support teams, as they provided bed, board and massage.[10] The event was unique because of the participation of Alfonsina Strada, the only female competitor in the history of the Giro. Entry number 72 was granted to Alfonsin Strada to conceal her gender. She successfully completed the first 7 stages but a series of crashes and punctures between L'Aquila and Perugia led to her exclusion (such was her heroism that the organisers allowed her to continue each stage without inclusion in the overall classification). Her final time was 20 hours behind of the first classified in Milan.[10][11]

  1. ^ "Il XII Giro d'Italia" [The 12th Tour of Italy] (PDF). l'Unità (in Italian). PCI. 8 May 1924. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-06-29. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  2. ^ "La prima tappa del giro d'Italia" [The first stage of the Tour of Italy] (PDF). l'Unità (in Italian). PCI. 11 May 1924. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-06-29. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Il giro d'Italia" [The Tour of Italy] (PDF). l'Unità (in Italian). PCI. 15 May 1924. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-06-29. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Zanaga primo a Napoli" [Zanaga first in Naples] (PDF). l'Unità (in Italian). PCI. 17 May 1924. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-06-29. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  5. ^ "La quinta tappa vinta de Gay" [The fifth stage won by Gay] (PDF). l'Unità (in Italian). PCI. 20 May 1924. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-06-29. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  6. ^ "Enrici vince la VII tappa" [Enrici wins the 7th stage] (PDF). l'Unità (in Italian). PCI. 23 May 1924. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-06-29. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  7. ^ "Ferrario primo a Bologna" [Ferrario first in Bologna] (PDF). l'Unità (in Italian). PCI. 27 May 1924. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-06-29. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  8. ^ "Le X tappa del Giro d'Italia" [The 10th stage of the Tour of Italy] (PDF). l'Unità (in Italian). PCI. 29 May 1924. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-06-29. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  9. ^ "Il Giro d'Italia vinto da Enrici" [The Tour of Italy won by Enrici] (PDF). l'Unità (in Italian). PCI. 3 June 1924. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-06-29. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  10. ^ a b "Radio Marconi, Article on Alfonsina Strada". Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
  11. ^ Torrelli Cycles – Article about Alfonsina Strada at the 1924 Giro d'Italia Archived 2008-10-08 at the Wayback Machine