1934 Giro d'Italia explained

1934 Giro d'Italia
Date:19 May – 10 June 1934
Stages:17
Distance:3712.7
Unit:km
Time:121h 17' 17"
Speed:30.548
First:Learco Guerra
First Nat:ITA
First Natvar:1861
First Team:Maino
First Color:pink
Second:Francesco Camusso
Second Nat:ITA
Second Natvar:1861
Second Team:Gloria
Third:Giovanni Cazzulani
Third Nat:ITA
Third Natvar:1861
Third Team:Gloria
Mountains:Remo Bertoni
Mountains Nat:ITA
Mountains Natvar:1861
Mountains Team:Legnano
Team:Gloria
Previous:1933
Next:1935

The 1934 Giro d'Italia was the 22nd edition of the Giro d'Italia, organized and sponsored by the newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport. The race began on 19 May in Milan with a stage that stretched 169.2km (105.1miles) to Turin, finishing back in Milan on 10 June after a 315km (196miles) stage and a total distance covered of 3712.7km (2,307miles). The race was won by the Learco Guerra of the Maino team. Second and third respectively were the Italian riders Francesco Camusso and Giovanni Cazzulani.

Favourite Alfredo Binda retired during the 6th stage. Guerra took over the lead in the general classification from the climb specialist Francesco Camusso in the decisive time trial stage from Bologna to Ferrara.

Participants

Of the 109 riders that began the Giro d'Italia on 19 May,[1] 52 of them made it to the finish in Milan on 10 June. Riders were allowed to ride on their own or as a member of a team; 52 riders competed as part of a team, while the remaining 66 competed independently.[1] There were eight teams that competed in the race: Bianchi-Pirelli, Dei-Pirelli, Ganna-Dunlop, Gloria-Hutchinson, Legnano-Hutchinson, Maino-d'Alessandro, Olympia-Spiga, and Olmpique.[2]

The peloton was primarily composed of Italians, but contained many French and Belgian riders.[2] The field featured three former Giro d'Italia champions in five-time winner and current champion Alfredo Binda and single race winners, Francesco Camusso and Vasco Bergamaschi.[2] Other notable Italian riders that started the race included Learco Guerra, Giuseppe Olmo, Remo Bertoni, and Domenico Piemontesi.[2] Félicien Vervaecke, a Belgian rider who went on to achieve great success at the Tour de France, entered the race.[2] Belgian Jef Demuysere was seen as a favorite to win the race after his victory in the Milan–San Remo earlier in the season.[2]

Route and stages

Stage results
StageDateCourseDistanceType[3] Winner
1 19 May169.2km (105.1miles)Plain stage
2 20 May206.5km (128.3miles)Stage with mountain(s)
21 MayRest day
3 22 May220.5km (137miles)Stage with mountain(s)
4 23 MayLivorno to Pisa45km (28miles)Individual time trial
5 24 May333km (207miles)Stage with mountain(s)
25 MayRest day
6 26 May228km (142miles)Plain stage
7 27 May339km (211miles)Stage with mountain(s)
28 MayRest day
8 29 May245km (152miles)Stage with mountain(s)
9 30 May283km (176miles)Stage with mountain(s)
10 31 May214km (133miles)Stage with mountain(s)
1 JuneRest day
11 2 June213km (132miles)Plain stage
12 3 June176.5km (109.7miles)Stage with mountain(s)
134 June120km (80miles)Stage with mountain(s)
5 JuneRest day
14 6 JuneBologna to Ferrara59km (37miles)Individual time trial
15 7 June273km (170miles)Plain stage
16 8 June273km (170miles)Stage with mountain(s)
9 JuneRest day
17 10 June315km (196miles)Stage with mountain(s)
Total3712.7km (2,307miles)

Classification leadership

The leader of the general classification – calculated by adding the stage finish times of each rider – wore a pink jersey. This classification is the most important of the race, and its winner is considered as the winner of the Giro.[4]

In the mountains classification, the race organizers selected different mountains that the route crossed and awarded points to the riders who crossed them first.[4]

The winner of the team classification was determined by adding the finish times of the best three cyclists per team together and the team with the lowest total time was the winner.[5] If a team had fewer than three riders finish, they were not eligible for the classification.[5]

Il Trofeo Magno (English: the Great Trophy) was a classification for independent Italian riders competing in the race.[6] The riders were divided into teams based on the region of Italy they were from.[6] The calculation of the standings was the same for the team classification.[6] 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.[6]

The rows in the following table correspond to the jerseys awarded after that stage was run.

StageWinnerGeneral classification
Best foreign riderBest isolati riderMountains classificationTeam classificationIl Trofeo Magno
1Francesco CamussoFélicien VervaeckeRinaldo Gerininot awarded??
2Learco GuerraEugene Le GoffBianchiPiemonte
3Learco Guerra?
4Learco GuerraEmile DecroixAugusto ComoLegnano
5Learco GuerraEugenio Gestri??
6Learco GuerraRemo BertoniMaino
7Adriano VignoliAlbert BüchiAdriano VignoliEmilia
8Félicien VervaeckeGiuseppe OlmoJef DemuysereRenato Scorticati
9Learco GuerraLearco GuerraEmile DecroixGiovanni Gotti
10Learco Guerra
11Learco Guerra
12Learco GuerraJef Demuysere
13Giuseppe OlmoFrancesco CamussoGloria
14Learco GuerraLearco Guerra
15Fabio Battesini
16Giuseppe Olmo
17Giuseppe Olmo
FinalLearco GuerraJef DemuysereGiovanni GottiRemo BertoniGloriaEmilia

Final standings

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)[7]
RankNameTeamTime
1 Maino
2 Gloria+ 51"
3Gloria+ 4' 59"
4Bianchi+ 5' 39"
5+ 8' 01"
6Legnano+ 15' 30"
7Maino+ 15' 30"
8+ 24' 46"
9Maino+ 25' 58"
10Bianchi+ 33' 18"

Foreign rider classification

Final foreign rider classification (1–8)
RankNameTeamTime
1 Ganna
2 Ganna+ 1h 17' 31"
3?+ 1h 29' 52"
4Olympia+ 2h 08' 18"
5?+ 2h 17' 55"
6?+ 3h 03' 12"
7?+ 3h 10' 55"
8?+ 3h 22' 22"

Isolati rider classification

Final isolati rider classification (1–10)
RankNameTime
1
2 + 16' 47"
3+ 28' 58"
4+ 40' 09"
5+ 49' 55"
6+ 59' 55"
7+ 1h 06' 36"
8+ 1h 07' 09"
9+ 1h 14' 11"
10+ 1h 33' 03"

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–9)
NameTeamPoints
1 Legnano31
2 Bianchi21
3Ganna19
4Gloria17
5Olympia10
6Maino4
Olympia
93
Gloria

Team classification

Final time classification (1–6)
TeamTime
1 Gloria
2 Maino+ 27"
3Bianchi+ 41' 13"
4 Legnano+ 1h 22' 50"
5Ganna+ 3h 22' 33"
6Olympia+ 5h 59' 28"

Il Trofeo Magno

Final Il Trofeo Magno classification (1–3)
TeamTime
1 Emilia
2 Lombardia+ 10' 51"
3Piemonte + 1h 15' 49"

References

Footnotes
Citations

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Guerra parte favorito nel XXII Giro d'Italia . Il Littoriale. 19 May 1934. 2. 7 July 2013. it. Guerra parte favorito nel XXII Tour of Italy. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714025108/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&f=2009&p=1&c=1. 14 July 2014. live.
  2. Web site: 1934 Giro d'Italia . Bike Race Info . Bill and Carol McGann . Dog Ear Publishing . 2012-07-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140227165540/http://bikeraceinfo.com/giro/giro1934.html . 2014-02-27 . live .
  3. In 1934, there was no distinction in the rules between plain stages and mountain stages; the icons shown here indicate that the second, third, fifth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, twelfth, thirteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth stages included major mountains.
  4. Web site: Laura Weislo . Giro d'Italia classifications demystified . 13 May 2008 . Cycling News . Future Publishing Limited . 13 July 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130508234448/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/giro08/?id=/features/2008/giro_classifications08 . 8 May 2013 . live .
  5. Web site: Significato e valore delle prove di giovani e di stranieri nel XXI Giro d'Italia che ha celebrato il trionfo di Binda. Il Littoriale. 30 May 1933. Milan, Italy. 1–2. 7 July 2013. it. Meaning and value of the evidence of young people and foreigners in the XXI Tour of Italy which celebrated the triumph of Binda. https://web.archive.org/web/20140711174534/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&f=1270&p=1&c=1 . 11 July 2014. live.
  6. Web site: Impressioni e interviste durante la punzonatura. Il Littoriale. 6 May 1933. 2. 7 July 2013. it. Impressions and interviews during punching. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714025629/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&f=1248&p=1&c=1#page/1/mode/2up. 14 July 2014. live.
  7. Web site: Il "Giro" è finito: ecco i corridori! . Il Littoriale. 11 June 1934. Milan, Italy. 5. 7 July 2013. it. The "Tour" is over: Here the Riders. https://web.archive.org/web/20140711174823/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&f=2032&p=1&c=1. 11 July 2014. live.