1914 Giro d'Italia
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| Dates | 24 May – 7 June | ||
| Stages | 8 | ||
| Distance | 3,162 km (1,965 mi) | ||
| Winning time | 135h 17' 56" (23.37 km/h or 14.52 mph) | ||
| Palmares | |||
| Winner |  Alfonso Calzolari (ITA) |
(Stucchi) | |
| Second | Pierino Albini (ITA) |
(Globo-Dunlop) | |
| Third | Luigi Lucotti (ITA) |
(Maino) | |
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| Team | Stucchi - Dunlop | ||
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The 1914 Giro d'Italia of cycling was held from 24 May to 7 June 1914, consisting of 8 stages for a total of 3,162 km, ridden at an average speed of 23.374 km/h. It was won by Alfonso Calzolari.[1]
It was the last Giro before the Great War and the first one with a final classification based on time rather than points.
It is remembered as the hardest Giro of the heroic period of bicycle racing. Besides five stages beyond 400 km (and the higher ever average stage length), in 1914 took place the longest stage ever in the Giro: the Lucca-Rome won by Costante Girardengo. This edition of the Giro was run at the lowest average speed (23.374 km/h); marked the highest gap between the first and the second (1 hour, 55 minutes and 26 seconds); saw the longest lasting stage ever in terms of time needed to conclude the race (the Bari-L'Aquila). Only 8 riders (of 81 participants) concluded the race.
The sixth stage (Bari-L'Aquila) is remembered as the hardest stage in the history of the Giro, with a lot of riders forced to retire, among which the first of the general classification Giuseppe Azzini, who was found the next day resting in a country house.
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Final standings [edit]
Stage results [edit]
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type[Notes 1] | Winner | Race Leader | |
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| 1 | 24 May | Milan to Cuneo | 420 km (261 mi) |  |
Stage with mountain(s) | Angelo Gremo (ITA) |
Angelo Gremo (ITA) |
| 2 | 26 May | Cuneo to Lucca | 340.5 km (212 mi) |  |
Plain stage | Alfonso Calzolari (ITA) |
Alfonso Calzolari (ITA) |
| 3 | 28 May | Lucca to Rome | 430 km (267 mi) | |
Stage with mountain(s) | Costante Girardengo (ITA) |
Alfonso Calzolari (ITA) |
| 4 | 30 May | Rome to Avellino | 365.4 km (227 mi) | |
Stage with mountain(s) | Giuseppe Azzini (ITA) |
Alfonso Calzolari (ITA) |
| 5 | 1 June | Avellino to Bari | 328.7 km (204 mi) | |
Stage with mountain(s) | Giuseppe Azzini (ITA) |
Giuseppe Azzini (ITA) |
| 6 | 3 June | Bari to L'Aquila | 428 km (266 mi) | |
Stage with mountain(s) | Luigi Lucotti (ITA) |
Alfonso Calzolari (ITA) |
| 7 | 5 June | L'Aquila to Lugo | 429.1 km (267 mi) | |
Stage with mountain(s) | Pierino Albini (ITA) |
Alfonso Calzolari (ITA) |
| 8 | 7 June | Lugo to Milan | 420.3 km (261 mi) | |
Stage with mountain(s) | Pierino Albini (ITA) |
Alfonso Calzolari (ITA) |
| Total | 3,162 km (1,965 mi) | ||||||
General classification [edit]
There were eight cyclists who had completed all eight 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 |
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| 1 | Alfonso Calzolari (ITA) |
Stucchi | 135h 17' 56" |
| 2 | Pierino Albini (ITA) |
Globo | + 1h 57' 26" |
| 3 | Luigi Lucotti (ITA) |
Maino | + 2h 04' 23" |
| 4 | Clemente Canepari (ITA) |
Stucchi | + 3h 01' 12" |
| 5 | Enrico Sala (ITA) |
— | + 3h 59' 45" |
| 6 | Carlo Durando (ITA) |
Maino | + 5h 12' 12" |
| 7 | Ottavio Pratesi (ITA) |
Alcyon | + 17h 21' 08" |
| 8 | Umberto Ripamonti (ITA) |
— | + 17h 21' 08" |
Notes [edit]
- ^ In 1914, there was no distinction in the rules between plain stages and mountain stages; the icons shown here indicate that the first, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth stages included major mountains.
References [edit]
- ^ a b "La Vuelta De Italia" [The Giro d'Italia] (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 29 May 1913. p. 4. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ a b Bill and Carol McGann. "1914 Giro d'Italia". Bike Race Info. Dog Ear Publishing. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
