1919 Giro d'Italia

Race Route
Race details
Dates		21 May - 8 June
Stages		10
Distance		2,984 km (1,854 mi)
Winning time		112h 51' 29" (26.44 km/h/16.43 mph)
Palmarès
	Winner	Costante Girardengo
	Second	Gaetano Belloni
	Third	Marcel Buysse

The 1919 Giro d'Italia of cycling was held from 21 May to 8 June 1919, consisting of 10 stages for a total of 2,984 km, ridden at an average speed of 26.440 km/h. It was won by Costante Girardengo, first cyclist to hold the lead from the first to the last stage.

Of 66 riders starting the race, only 15 completed it. The Giro (the first one after the Great War) had the first to stages arriving in the "unredeemed" cities of Trento and Trieste, and was literally dominated by Girardengo, who won seven stages. The '"eternal second" Gaetano Belloni won his first stage in the Giro.

This edition of the race was also characterised by the first stage victory by a Swiss rider and by the first non-italian cyclist on the final podium: the Belgian Marcel Buysse.

[edit] Stages

Stage	Route	km	Stage Winner	Leader of the GC
1	Milan-Trento	302	Costante Girardengo	Costante Girardengo
2	Trento-Trieste	334	Costante Girardengo	Costante Girardengo
3	Trieste-Ferrara	282	Oscar Egg	Costante Girardengo
4	Ferrara-Pescara	411	Ezio Corlaita	Costante Girardengo
5	Pescara-Napoli	312	Gaetano Belloni	Costante Girardengo
6	Napoli-Rome	203	Costante Girardengo	Costante Girardengo
7	Rome-Firenze	350	Costante Girardengo	Costante Girardengo
8	Firenze-Genova	261	Costante Girardengo	Costante Girardengo
9	Genova-Turin	277	Costante Girardengo	Costante Girardengo
10	Turin-Milan	277	Costante Girardengo	Costante Girardengo
Totale		2,984

[edit] Final GC Standings

#	Rider	Time
1.	Costante Girardengo	112h 51' 29"
2.	Gaetano Belloni	+ 51' 56"
3.	Marcel Buysse	+ 1h 05' 31"
4.	Clemente Canepari	+ 1h 34' 35"
5.	Ugo Agostoni	+ 1h 39' 39"
6.	Angelo Gremo	+ 2h 20' 01"
7.	Ezio Corlaita	+ 4h 12' 07"
8.	Lauro Bordin	+ 4h 16' 32"
9.	Giosuè Lombardi	+ 4h 28' 33"
10.	Ugo Ruggeri	+ 6h 03' 51"

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