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Galetti Again but with a Challenge

Defending champion Luigi Ganna won his second Giro d'Italia but not without a battle. Second place Giovanni Rossignoli held the early lead but faded under Galetti's consistent stage finishes. Luigi Ganna rode into the finishing City of Rome for his second consecutive Giro victory.

| | Stage Winner | Race Leader | | | ------------------------------- | ------------------------- | ------------------------- | | Stage 1 Rome-Firenze, 394 km | Carlo Galetti (Ita) | Carlo Galetti (Ita) | | Stage 2 Firenze-Genova, 261 km | Vincenzo Borgarello (Ita) | Giovanni Rossignoli (Ita) | | Stage 3 Genova-Oneglia, 274 km | Giovanni Rossignoli (Ita) | Giovanni Rossignoli (Ita) | | Stage 4 Oneglia-Mondovi, 190 km | Carlo Galetti (Ita) | Giovanni Rossignoli (Ita) | | Stage 5 Mondovi-Torino, 302 km | Lucien Petit-Breton (Fra) | Giovanni Rossignoli (Ita) | | Stage 6 Torino-Milan, 236 km | Giuseppe Santhia (Ita) | Carlo Galetti (Ita) | | Stage 7 Milan-Bologna, 394 km | Dario Beni (Ita) | Carlo Galetti (Ita) | | Stage 8 Bologna-Ancona, 283 km | Lauro Bordin (Ita) | Carlo Galetti (Ita) | | Stage 9 Ancona-Sulmona, 218 km | Ezio Corlaita (Ita) | Lucien Petit-Breton (Fra) | | Stage 10 Sulmona-Bari, 363 km | Carlo Galetti (Ita) | Carlo Galetti (Ita) | | Stage 11 Bari-Pompei, 345 km | Alfredo Sivocci (Ita) | Carlo Galetti (Ita) | | Stage 12 Napoli-Rome, 266 km | Ezio Corlaita (Ita) | Carlo Galetti (Ita) |

GdI May 15-June 6, 1911
3,526 Km
1. Carlo GALETTI (Ita) [132h24'00"] 50 pts
2. Giovanni Rossignoli (Ita) 58 pts
3. Giovanni Gerbi (Ita) 84 pts
Starters: 86
Finishers: 24
Average Speed: 26.216 km/h

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