1935 Giro d'Italia

The 1935 Giro d'Italia was the 23rd edition of the Giro d'Italia, organized and sponsored by the newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport. The race began on 18 May in Milan with a stage that stretched 165 km (103 mi) to Cremona, finishing back in Milan on 9 June after a 290 km (180 mi) stage and a total distance covered of 3,577 km (2,223 mi). The race was won by the Italian rider Vasco Bergamaschi of the Maino team, with fellow Italians Giuseppe Martano and Giuseppe Olmo coming in second and third respectively.

1935 Giro d'Italia
Race Route
Race details
Dates18 May – 9 June 1935
Stages18, including two split stages
Distance3,577 km (2,223 mi)
Winning time113h 22' 46"
Results
Winner  Vasco Bergamaschi (ITA) (Maino)
  Second  Giuseppe Martano (ITA) (Fréjus)
  Third  Giuseppe Olmo (ITA) (Bianchi)

  Mountains  Gino Bartali (ITA) (Fréjus)
  Team Fréjus

This Giro saw the last participation of Alfredo Binda and the first of Gino Bartali, then 20 years old, who won the mountains classification.

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