The 1912 Giro d'Italia was the fourth edition of Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours, and marked four years since the first race in 1909. The Giro featured 56 riders — all of Italian descent — on 14 cycling teams, starting in Milan on 19 May and finishing in Bergamo on 4 June.[1]
The 1912 edition of the Giro d'Italia was unique in that the general classification was a point system that was based on teams rather than individuals as in years past.[1] The organizers limited the entrance of the race to teams of four, which meant there were no independent riders like in previous editions.[1] According to a La Stampa article, there were six professional teams, six incorraggiamento teams, and one military team.[2] The professional teams were Bianchi, Peugeot, Senior, Gerbi, Atala, and Legnano.[2] The incorraggiamento teams were Goerike, Soriani, Soc. Ramella, Favero, Bolgona, and Bergami, while the military team was Stucchi.[2] Each team wore specific, unique colored jersey while racing each day.[2]
Teams
| Legend |
| No. | Starting number worn by the rider during the Giro[1][2] | Pos. | Position in the general classification[1][3] |
| DNS | Denotes a rider who did not start, followed by the stage before which they withdrew | DNF | Denotes a rider who did not finish, followed by the stage in which they withdrew |
| | | | Senior | | No. | Rider | Pos. | | 9 | Gino Brizzi (ITA) | DNF-6[4] | | 10 | Giuseppe Contesini (ITA) | | | 11 | Eligio Bianco (ITA) | DNF-6[4] | | 12 | Cesare Osnaghi (ITA) | DNS-6[4] | |
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| Goericke | | No. | Rider | Pos. | | 25 | Domenico Dilda (ITA) | 4 | | 26 | Enrico Sala (ITA) | 4 | | 27 | Giovanni Cocchi (ITA) | 4 | | 28 | Carlo Vertua (ITA) | 4 | | | | Ranella | | No. | Rider | Pos. | | 33 | Senofonte Castellini (ITA) | DNS-3[7] | | 34 | Giovanni Roncon (ITA) | DNS-3[7] | | 35 | Antonio Della Fusine (ITA) | DNS-3[7] | | 36 | Emilio Pagani (ITA) | DNS-3[7] | |
| Favero-Dunlop | | No. | Rider | Pos. | | 37 | Guglielmo Zanella (ITA) | | | 38 | Gino Zanchetta (ITA) | | | 39 | Luigi Molon (ITA) | | | 40 | Evaristo Lello (ITA) | | | | | Bergami | | No. | Rider | Pos. | | 45 | Azeglio Tomarelli (ITA) | | | 46 | Giuseppe Perna (ITA) | – | | 47 | Antonio Rotondi (ITA) | – | | 48 | Umberto Zoffolo (ITA) | DNS-1[1][5] | |
| Globo | | No. | Rider | Pos. | | 49 | Sante Goi (ITA) | 5 | | 50 | Cesare Goi (ITA) | 5 | | 51 | Mario Santagostino (ITA) | 5 | | 52 | Alberto Maverna (ITA) | 5 | | |
Teams
| Legend |
| No. | Starting number worn by the rider during the Giro |
| Pos. | Position in the general classification |
| Comp. | Denotes whether the rider completed the race[9] |
| DNS | Denotes a rider who did not start, followed by the stage before which they withdrew |
| DNF | Denotes a rider who did not finish, followed by the stage in which they withdrew |
| Prize Money | This refers to the amount of lire given to the team based on their general classification finish and does not include the lire given for stage placings[2] |
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