1914 Giro d'Italia

Race Route
Race details
Dates		24 May - 7 June
Stages		8
Distance		3,162 km (1,965 mi)
Winning time		135h 17' 56" (23.37 km/h/14.52 mph)
Palmarès
	Winner	Alfonso Calzolari
	Second	Pierino Albini
	Third	Luigi Lucotti

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.

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 the general classification Giuseppe Azzini, who was found the next day resting in a country house.

[edit] Stages

Stage	Route	km	Winner of the Stage	Leader of the GC
1	Milan-Cuneo	420	Angelo Gremo	Angelo Gremo
2	Cuneo-Lucca	340	Alfonso Calzolari	Alfonso Calzolari
3	Lucca-Rome	430	Costante Girardengo	Alfonso Calzolari
4	Rome-Avellino	365	Giuseppe Azzini	Alfonso Calzolari
5	Avellino-Bari	328	Giuseppe Azzini	Giuseppe Azzini
6	Bari-L'Aquila	428	Luigi Lucotti	Alfonso Calzolari
7	L'Aquila-Lugo	429	Pierino Albini	Alfonso Calzolari
8	Lugo-Milan	420	Pierino Albini	Alfonso Calzolari
Totale			3,162

[edit] Final GC Standings

#	Rider	Time
1.	Alfonso Calzolari	135h 17' 56"
2.	Pierino Albini	+ 1h 57' 26"
3.	Luigi Lucotti	+ 2h 04' 23"
4.	Clemente Canepari	+ 3h 01' 12"
5.	Enrico Sala	+ 3h 59' 45"
6.	Carlo Durando	+ 5h 12' 22"
7.	Ottavio Pratesi	+ 7h 20' 58"
8.	Umberto Ripamonti	+ 17h 21' 08"

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