1926 Giro d'Italia

Race Route
Race details
Dates	15 May – 6 June
Stages	12
Distance	3,613 km (2,245 mi)
Winning time	137h 55' 59"
Results
Winner Giovanni Brunero (ITA) (Legnano)   Second Alfredo Binda (ITA) (Legnano)   Third Arturo Bresciani (ITA) (Bianchi)   Team Legnano

The 1926 Giro d'Italia of cycling was held from 15 May to 6 June 1926, consisting of 12 stages for a total of 3,429 km, ridden at an average speed of 25.113 km/h. It was won by Giovanni Brunero, who then became the first rider having won the Giro for three times.

Stages

Stage	Route	km	Stage Winner	Leader of the GC
1	Milan-Turin	275	Domenico Piemontesi	Domenico Piemontesi
2	Turin-Genova	250	Domenico Piemontesi	Domenico Piemontesi
3	Genova-Firenze	312	Alfredo Binda	Domenico Piemontesi
4	Firenze-Rome	287	Costante Girardengo	Costante Girardengo
5	Rome-Napoli	232	Costante Girardengo	Costante Girardengo
6	Napoli-Foggia	262	Alfredo Binda	Costante Girardengo
7	Foggia-Sulmona	250	Alfredo Binda	Giovanni Brunero
8	Sulmona-Terni	266	Giovanni Brunero	Giovanni Brunero
9	Terni-Bologna	357	Alfredo Binda	Giovanni Brunero
10	Bologna-Udine	355	Pierino Bestetti	Giovanni Brunero
11	Udine-Verona	291	Alfredo Binda	Giovanni Brunero
12	Verona-Milan	288	Alfredo Binda	Giovanni Brunero
Total		3,429

Final GC Standings

	Cyclist	Country	Time
1	Giovanni Brunero	Italy	137h 55' 59s
2	Alfredo Binda	Italy	+ 15' 28s
3	Arturo Bresciani	Italy	+ 54' 41s
4	Ermanno Vallazza	Italy	+ 1h 11' 38s
5	Giuseppe Enrici	Italy	+ 1h 15' 57s
6	Pierino Bestetti	Italy	+ 1h 26' 00s
7	Gianbattista Gilli	Italy	+ 2h 02' 52s
8	Angelo Gremo	Italy	+ 3h 16' 58s
9	Michele Robotti	Italy	+ 3h 41' 39s
10	Ezio Cortesia	Italy	+ 3h 59' 18s

Sources

• http://sports123.com/rcy/results/m-giro-1926.html
• http://www.cyclingrevealed.com/timeline/Race%20Snippets/GdI/GdI_1926.htm
• http://giro.cyclingfever.com/editie.html?detp=&_ap=&id=3098
• http://www.bikeraceinfo.com/giro/giroindx.html