| 1922 Giro d'Italia | |
| Date: | 24 May – 11 June 1922 |
| Stages: | 10 |
| Distance: | 3095 |
| Unit: | km |
| Time: | 119h 43' 00" |
| Speed: | 25.86 |
| First: | Giovanni Brunero |
| First Nat: | ITA |
| First Natvar: | 1861 |
| First Team: | Legnano |
| Second: | Bartolomeo Aymo |
| Second Nat: | ITA |
| Second Natvar: | 1861 |
| Second Team: | Legnano |
| Third: | Giuseppe Enrici |
| Third Nat: | ITA |
| Third Natvar: | 1861 |
| Third Team: | Legnano |
| Team: | Legnano |
| Previous: | 1921 |
| Next: | 1923 |
The 1922 Giro d'Italia was the tenth edition of the Giro d'Italia, a Grand Tour organized and sponsored by the newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport. The race began on 24 May in Milan with a stage that stretched 326km (203miles) to Padua, finishing back in Milan on 11 June after a 348km (216miles) stage and a total distance covered of 3095km (1,923miles). The race was won by the Italian rider Giovanni Brunero of the Legnano team. Second and third respectively were the Italian riders Bartolomeo Aymo and Giuseppe Enrici.
Of the 75 riders that began the Giro d'Italia on 24 May, fifteen of them made it to the finish in Milan on 11 June.[1] Riders were allowed to ride on their own or as a member of a team. There were four teams that competed in the race: Bianchi-Salga, Ganna-Dunlop, Legnano-Pirelli, and Maino-Bergougnan.[1]
The peloton was almost completely composed of Italians.[1] The field featured one former Giro d'Italia champion in the 1919 Giro d'Italia winner Costante Girardengo.[1] Other notable Italian riders that started the race included Giovanni Brunero, Bartolomeo Aymo, and Gaetano Belloni.[1]
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type[2] | Winner | Race Leader | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 May | 326km (203miles) | Stage with mountain(s) | |||||
| 2 | 26 May | 268km (167miles) | Plain stage | |||||
| 3 | 28 May | 375km (233miles) | Plain stage | |||||
| 4 | 30 May | 367km (228miles) | Plain stage | |||||
| 5 | 1 June | 267km (166miles) | Stage with mountain(s) | |||||
| 6 | 3 June | 254km (158miles) | Stage with mountain(s) | |||||
| 7 | 5 June | 319km (198miles) | Stage with mountain(s) | |||||
| 8 | 7 June | 292km (181miles) | Stage with mountain(s) | |||||
| 9 | 9 June | 277km (172miles) | Stage with mountain(s) | |||||
| 10 | 11 June | 348km (216miles) | Plain stage | |||||
| Total | 3095km (1,923miles) | |||||||
There were fifteen cyclists who had completed all ten 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.
| Rank | Name | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Legnano | ||
| 2 | Legnano | + 12' 29" | |
| 3 | Legnano | + 1h 35' 33" | |
| 4 | Legnano | + 1h 52' 13" | |
| 5 | — | + 4h 17' 42" | |
| 6 | Legnano | + 5h 28' 58" | |
| 7 | Peugeot | + 6h 14' 55" | |
| 8 | — | + 8h 39' 36" | |
| 9 | — | + 10h 28' 45" | |
| 10 | — | + 10h 59' 00" | |
| Final general classification (11–15) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | Team | Time |
| 11 | — | + 11h 49' 23" | |
| 12 | — | + 12h 09' 48" | |
| 13 | — | + 16h 37' 26" | |
| 14 | — | + 20h 07' 26" | |
| 15 | — | + 23h 48' 14" | |
There were two other classifications contested at the race. A juniors classification was won Giuseppe Enrici and the isolati classification was won by Domenico Schierano.[3] [4] Each of these classifications were calculated like the general classification.