1928 Giro d'Italia

The 1928 Giro d'Italia had 365 entrants, of which 298 showed up at the start on 12 May, and 126 of them made it to the finish in Milan on 3 June. Riders were allowed to ride on their own or as a member of a team. There were seven teams that competed in the race: Alcyon-Hutchinson, Aliprandi-Pirelli, Atala-Pirelli, Bianchi-Pirelli, Diamant Continental, Touring Pirelli, and Wolsit Pirelli. In addition there were five groups that entered the race: Legione Ciclisti, U.S. Legnanese, Varese Sportiva, U.S. Viareggio, and U.S. Abbiatense. The peloton was primarily composed of Italians. The field featured three former Giro d'Italia champions in three-time winner Giovanni Brunero, twice a winner and reigning champion Alfredo Binda, and single-time winner Giuseppe Enrici. Other notable Italian riders that started the race included Bartolomeo Aymo and Domenico Piemontesi. ==Race details==

In the first stage, Piemontesi won with a small gap on Binda, and thus became the first race leader. Binda won the sprint of the second stage ahead of Piemontesi, and similarly in the third stage, but Piemontesi stayed leader. In the fourth stage, Binda escaped and finished solo, minutes ahead of all other riders. Binda became the new race leader, with second-placed Giuseppe Pancera already more than ten minutes behind. From then on, it was an easy race for Binda. He won four more stages, and his brother Albino Binda was also able to win stage. The remaining four stages were won by Piemontesi, but he was no threat for Binda in the general classification. Binda and Piemontesi were dominant stage results: together they won 11 out of 12 stages, and they took the first two spots eight times. Piemontesi finished the 1928 Giro in the 20th place in the general classification, more than two hours behind Binda; most of his time was lost in the eighth stage. ==Final standings==

Stage results General classification There were 126 cyclists who had completed all twelve stages. For these cyclists, the times they had needed in each stage was added up for the general classification. The cyclist with the least accumulated time was the winner. Alessandro Catalani won the prize for best ranked independent rider in the general classification. ==References==