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By Barry Boyce, CyclingRevealed Historian |
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A New Generation of Italian Champions
The 1935 Giro d'Italia saw a “changing of the guard”. Vasco Bergamaschi, riding for the very powerful Maino-Girardengo team, had 2 stage wins and held off a late charge from Giuseppe Olmo to gain the victory in Milan .
Neo-Pro Gino Bartali was the revelation of the race, but was riding in support of Frejus teammate Giuseppe Martano. Bartali, while helping team leader Martano to a second place finish in the GC, had the first Giro stage win of his storied career and won the Mountain Classification.
An aging Campionissimo Alfredo Binda had four second place stage finishes, but finished the Giro in 16th place more than 31 minutes behind Bergamaschi.
In 1935 Binda passed the torch to Gino Bartali, who was destined for greatness.
Stage and Distance |
Stage Winner |
Race Leader |
Stage 1 Milan-Cremona, 165 km |
Vasco Bergamaschi (Ita) |
Vasco Bergamaschi (Ita) |
Stage 2 Cremona-Mantova, 175 km |
Domenico Piemontesi (Ita) |
Domenico Piemontesi (Ita) |
Stage 3 Mantova-Rovigo, 162 km |
Learco Guerra (Ita) |
Domenico Piemontesi (Ita) |
Stage 4 Rovigo-Cesenatico, 140 km |
Learco Guerra (Ita) |
Walter Fantini (Ita) |
Stage 5a Cesena-Riccione, 35 km ITT |
Giuseppe Olmo (Ita) |
Giuseppe Olmo (Ita) |
Stage 5b Riccione-Por. Civitanova, 136 km |
Antonio Folco (Ita) |
Giuseppe Olmo (Ita) |
Stage 6 Porta Civitanova-L'Aquila, 171 km |
Gino Bartali (Ita) |
Vasco Bergamaschi (Ita) |
Stage 7 L'Aquila-Lanciano, 146 km |
Learco Guerra (Ita) |
Vasco Bergamaschi (Ita) |
Stage 8 Lanciano-Bari, 308 km |
Learco Guerra (Ita) |
Vasco Bergamaschi (Ita) |
Stage 9 Bari-Napoli, 333 km |
Raffaele Di Paco (Ita) |
Vasco Bergamaschi (Ita) |
Stage 10 Napoli-Rome, 250 km |
Learco Guerra (Ita) |
Vasco Bergamaschi (Ita) |
Stage 11 Rome-Firenze, 317 km |
Vasco Bergamaschi (Ita) |
Vasco Bergamaschi (Ita) |
Stage 12 Firenze-Montecatini, 134 km |
Giuseppe Olmo (Ita) |
Vasco Bergamaschi (Ita) |
Stage 13a Montecatini-Lucca, 99 km |
Rene Debenne (Fra) |
Vasco Bergamaschi (Ita) |
Stage 13b Lucca-Viareggio, 55 km ITT |
Maurice Archambaud (Fra) |
Vasco Bergamaschi (Ita) |
Stage 14 Viareggio-Genova, 172 km |
Raffaele Di Paco (Ita) |
Vasco Bergamaschi (Ita) |
Stage 15 Genova-Cuneo, 148 km |
Giuseppe Olmo (Ita) |
Vasco Bergamaschi (Ita) |
Stage 16 Cuneo-Asti, 91 km |
Giuseppe Olmo (Ita) |
Vasco Bergamaschi (Ita) |
Stage 17 Asti-Torino, 250 km |
Raffaele Di Paco (Ita) |
Vasco Bergamaschi (Ita) |
| Stage 18 Torino-Milan, 290 km |
Raffaele Di Paco (Ita) |
 Vasco Bergamaschi (Ita) |
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Mountain Prize |
Gino Bartali (Ita) |
GdI May 18-June 9, 1935 |
| 3,577 Km |
1. Vasco BERGAMASCHI (Ita) 113h22'46" |
| 2. Giuseppe Martano (Ita) +3'07" |
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Giuseppe Olmo (Ita) +6'12" |
Starters: 102 |
Finishers: 62 |
Average Speed: 31.363 km/h |
GdI 1936
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