1912 Giro d'Italia

Race Route
Race details
Dates		19 May - 2 June
Stages		9
Distance		2,443 km (1,518 mi)
Palmarès
	Winner	Atala
	Second	Peugeot
	Third	Gerbi

The 1912 Giro d'Italia of cycling was held from May 19 to June 2, 1912, consisting of 9 stages, for a total of 2,443 km. It was the first and last Giro d'Italia to be disputed in squads and it was won by Team Atala.

The winning team was composed of Luigi Ganna (who retired during the fifth stage), Carlo Galetti, Eberardo Pavesi and Giovanni Micheletto, nicknamed "The 4 musketeers". The individual time classification, although not official, saw Galetti at the first place, with 100h 02' 57".

Of 54 starting cyclists only 26 completed the race. The fourth stage Pescara-Rome was canceled because the cyclists refused to continue the race due to the overflow of a small river. The drawback extended the route of the stage of 15 km and the riders arrived in Rome by train. The onlookers, that were waiting for the arrival at the stadium, claimed back the price of the ticket. The stage was then "replaced" adding a ninth stage from Milan to Bergamo.

[edit] Stages

Stage	Route	km	Winner of stage	Leader of GC
1	Milan-Padova	399	Giovanni Micheletto - Atala	Atala
2	Padova-Bologna	362	Vincenzo Borgarello - Legnano	Atala
3	Bologna-Pescara	362	Ernesto Azzini - Legnano	Atala
4	Pescara-Rome		canceled	Atala
5	Rome-Firenze	337	Carlo Galetti - Atala	Atala
6	Firenze-Genova	268	Lauro Bordin - Gerbi	Atala
7	Genova-Turin	225	Vincenzo Borgarello - Legnano	Atala
8	Turin-Milan	281	Giovanni Micheletto - Atala	Atala
9	Milan-Bergamo	235	Vincenzo Borgarello - Legnano	Atala
Total		2,443

[edit] Final Teams listing

#	Squad
1.	Atala
2.	Peugeot
3.	Gerbi
4.	Goericke
5.	Globe
6.	Legnano

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