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By Barry Boyce, CyclingRevealed Historian |
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One Stage Wonder
With everyone watching teammate Alfredo Binda, teammate Antonio Pesenti broke away from the race leader Herman Buse’s group early on stage 7. The inspired Italian won the 280 km stage solo in Foggia. The over 33 minute time gain on Buse was enough to give Pesenti the race lead and the coveted Maglia Rosa. After the dominating stage win Binda proclaimed Pesenti the Wolsit /Legnano team leader.
Antonio Pesenti rode into Milan on Stage 13 to claim the overall Giro d'Italia victory in 1932.
SPECIAL NOTE: Giovanni Gerbi, nicknamed the Red Devil, raced in the first Giro d’Italia in 1909. He entered the race in 1932 as an independent rider (Ciclo Gerbi) at the age of 47. The Red Devil finished Stage 1 +59’10” outside the time limit and was eliminated from the Giro’s GC. He decided to continue racing all the stages but was no longer a classified rider. Gerbi retired from professional racing at the end of 1932.
Stage and Distance |
Stage Winner |
Race Leader |
Stage 1 Milan-Vicenza, 207 km |
Learco Guerra (Ita) |
Learco Guerra (Ita) |
Stage 2 Vicenza-Udine, 183 km |
Herman Buse (Ger) |
Herman Buse (Ger) |
Stage 3 Udine-Ferrara, 225 km |
Fabio Battesini (Ita) |
Herman Buse (Ger) |
Stage 4 Ferrara-Rimini, 215 km |
Learco Guerra (Ita) |
Herman Buse (Ger) |
Stage 5 Rimini-Teramo, 286 km |
Raffaele Di Paco (Ita) |
Herman Buse (Ger) |
Stage 6 Teramo-Lanciano, 220 km |
Learco Guerra (Ita) |
Herman Buse (Ger) |
Stage 7 Lanciano-Foggia, 280km |
Antonio Pesenti (Ita) |
Antonio Pesenti (Ita) |
Stage 8 Foggia-Napoli, 217 km |
Learco Guerra (Ita) |
Antonio Pesenti (Ita) |
Stage 9 Napoli-Rome, 265 km |
Learco Guerra (Ita) |
Antonio Pesenti (Ita) |
Stage 10 Rome-Firenze, 321 km |
Ettore Meini (Ita) |
Antonio Pesenti (Ita) |
Stage 11 Firenze-Genova, 276 km |
Remo Bertoni (Ita) |
Antonio Pesenti (Ita) |
Stage 12 Genova-Torino, 267 km |
Ettore Meini (Ita) |
Antonio Pesenti (Ita) |
Stage 13 Torino-Milan, 271 km |
Learco Guerra (Ita) |
 Antonio Pesenti (Ita)
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GdI May 14-June 3, 1932 |
| 3,233 Km |
1. Antonio PESENTI (Ita) 105h53'50" |
| 2. Joseph Demuysere (Bel) +11'09" |
| 3.
Remo Bertoni (Ita) +12'27" |
Starters: 109 |
Finishers: 66 |
Average Speed: 30.594 km/h |
GdI 1933
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