1905 Giro di Lombardia

1905 Giro di Lombardia
Race details
Dates	12 November 1905
Stages	1
Distance	230.5 km (143.2 mi)
Winning time	9h 13' 52"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third

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.

The race

The 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.

Results

Final results (1-10)^[1]^[2]
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)	—	+ 2h 40' 08"
12	Mario Cazzaniga (ITA)	Tre Fucilli	+ ?

References

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.

[BRI_1905-1] 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.

[LS_1905-2] "Il giro di Lombardia" [The Tour of Lombardy]. La Stampa (in Italian). Editrice La Stampa. 13 November 1905. p. 3. Retrieved 27 May 2012.

[LS_B4-3] "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.

[PEz_1905-4] 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.

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