The 1905 Giro di Lombardia was the 1st edition of the Giro di Lombardia, a classic one-day cycle race organised by La Gazzetta dello Sport in Italy. The single day event was held on 12 November 1905.[1][2][3] It was won by Italian Giovanni Gerbi of the Maino team.
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| Dates | 12 November 1905 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 230.5 km (143.2 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 9h 13' 52" | ||||||||||||
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The race
editThe race started with 55 riders. Giovanni Gerbi made his winning move at a railroad crossing.[4] He jumped up the crossing and back onto the course and rode ahead, while a few riders behind crashed. Gerbi stretched his advantage to forty minutes. Of the riders that began the race, 12 finished the course.[citation needed]
Results
edit| Rank | Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Giovanni Gerbi (ITA)
|
Maino | 11h 04' 15" |
| 2 | Giovanni Rossingoli (ITA)
|
Bianchi | + 40' 11" |
| 3 | Luigi Ganna (ITA)
|
Rudge-Whitworth | + 40' 46" |
| 4 | Carlo Galetti (ITA)
|
— | s.t. |
| 5 | Carlo Mairani (ITA)
|
— | + 1h 32' 08" |
| 6 | Alfredo Jacarossi (ITA)
|
Rudge-Whitworth | + 1h 33' 08" |
| 7 | Battista Danesi (ITA)
|
— | s.t. |
| 8 | Andrea Massironi (ITA)
|
Rudge-Whitworth | + 1h 42' 08" |
| 9 | Luigi Mori (ITA)
|
— | + 1h 43' 08" |
| 10 | Gualtiero Farina (ITA)
|
Bianchi | + 1h 46' 08" |
| Final results (11–12) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Cyclist | Time | |
| 11 | Alfredo Tibiletti (ITA)
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— | + 2h 40' 08" |
| 12 | Mario Cazzaniga (ITA)
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Tre Fucilli | + ? |
References
edit- Citations
- ^ a b McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1905 Giro di Lombardia". Bike Race Info. Dog Ear Publishing. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ^ a b "Il giro di Lombardia" [The Tour of Lombardy]. La Stampa (in Italian). Editrice La Stampa. 13 November 1905. p. 3. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ "Il giro ciclistico di Lombardia" [The Cycling Tour of Lombardy]. La Stampa (in Italian). Editrice La Stampa. 9 November 1905. p. 4. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ Richard Pestes (11 October 2011). "Lombardia 1905: Gerbi The "Red Devil"". PezCycling News. Pez. Archived from the original on 29 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2012.