1921 Giro d'Italia
Introduction The '''1921 Giro d'Italia''' was the ninth edition of the Giro d'Italia, a Grand Tour organized and sponsored by the newspaper ''La Gazzetta dello Sport''. The race began on 25 May in Milan with a stage that stretched  to Merano, finishing back in Milan on 12 June after a  stage and a total distance covered of . The race was won by the Italian rider Giovanni Brunero of the Legnano team. Second and third respectively were the Italian riders Gaetano Belloni and Bartolomeo Aymo.During the 5th stage, on the "Altopiano delle Cinquemiglia" (in Abruzzo region), Girardengo suffered a legendary crisis: he got off his bike, drew a cross on the road and said: "''Girardengo si ferma qui''" (Girardengo stops here).
Participants Of the 69 riders that began the Giro d'Italia on 25 May, 27 of them made it to the finish in Milan on 12 June. Riders were allowed to ride on their own or as a member of a team. There were three teams that competed in the race: Bianchi-Dunlop, Legnano-Pirelli, and Stucchi-Pirelli.The peloton was almost completely composed of Italians. The field featured two former Giro d'Italia champions in the three-time winner Carlo Galetti and 1919 winner Costante Girardengo. Other notable Italian riders that started the race included Bartolomeo Aymo, Angelo Gremo, Giovanni Rossignoli, and Giuseppe Santhià.
Final standings ===Stage results===+ Stage resultsStageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinnerRace Leader 1  25 May Milan to Merano   alt=Stage with mountain(s)     2  27 May Merano to Bologna   alt=Plain stage    3  29 May Bologna to Perugia   alt=Stage with mountain(s)    4  31 May Perugia to Chieti   alt=Stage with mountain(s)    5  2 June Chieti to Naples   alt=Stage with mountain(s)    6  4 June Naples to Rome   alt=Stage with mountain(s)   7  6 June Rome to Livorno   alt=Plain stage    8  8 June Livorno to Parma   alt=Stage with mountain(s)   9  10 June Parma to Turin    alt=Plain stage    10  12 June Turin to Milan   alt=Stage with mountain(s)    Total ===General classification===There were 27 cyclists who had completed all ten 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.+ Final general classification (1–10)RankNameTeamTime 1   Legnano-Pirelli  2   Bianchi + 41" 3   Legnano-Pirelli + 19' 47" 4   Bianchi + 39' 00" 5   Bianchi + 47' 28" 6  Bianchi + 59' 33" 7   Legnano-Pirelli + 1h 24' 27" 8   Legnano-Pirelli + 2h 24' 08" 9   Bianchi + 2h 24' 25" 10   Stucchi + 2h 36' 57"Final general classification (11–27)RankNameTeamTime  11    —  + 3h 31' 24"  12    —  + 3h 39' 44"  13    —  + 4h 16' 49"  14    —  + 5h 34' 50"  15    Bianchi  + 6h 08' 49"  16    Bordin  + 6h 35' 26"  17    Ancora  + 6h 46' 54"  18    —  + 6h 56' 04"  19    Bianchi  + 8h 39' 02"  20    —  + 10h 14' 16"  21    —  + 10h 14' 21"  22    —  + 11h 35' 01"  23    —  + 11h 51' 37"  24    —  + 13h 32' 29"  25    —  + 13h 58' 27"  26    —  + 14h 17' 30"  27    —  + 1d 2h 40' 01"===Other classifications===There were two other classifications contested at the race. A points classification was won Giovanni Brunero and a team classification was won by Bianchi-Dunlop. Giovanni Rossignoli won the prize for best ranked independent rider in the general classification.
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