# 1936 Giro d'Italia

The 1936 Giro d'Italia was the 24th edition of the Giro d'Italia, organized and sponsored by the newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport. The race began on 16 May in Milan with a stage that stretched 161 km (100 mi) to Turin, finishing back in Milan on 7 June after a 248 km (154 mi) stage and a total distance covered of 3,766 km (2,340 mi). The race was won by Gino Bartali of the Legnano team, with fellow Italians Giuseppe Olmo and Severino Canavesi coming in second and third respectively.

## Participants

Of the 89 riders that began the Giro d'Italia on 16 May, 45 of them made it to the finish in Rome on 7 June. Riders were allowed to ride on their own or as a member of a team; 46 riders competed as part of a team, while the remaining 44 competed independently. The seven teams that partook in the race were: Bianchi, Dei, Fréjus, Ganna, Gloria, Legnano, and Maino.
The peloton was composed of only Italian riders due to the political situation involving Italy at the time. The field featured two former Giro d'Italia winners with Costante Girardengo who won the race in 1919 and 1923 and the returning champion Vasco Bergamaschi. Other notable Italian riders included Gino Bartali, Giovanni Valetti, and Giuseppe Olmo.

## Route and stages

Stage results :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
| 1 | 16 May | Milan to Turin | 161 km (100 mi) | | Plain stage | Giuseppe Olmo (ITA) |
| 2 | 17 May | Turin to Genoa | 206 km (128 mi) | | Stage with mountain(s) | Aldo Bini (ITA) |
| 3 | 18 May | Genoa to Montecatini Terme | 206 km (128 mi) | | Stage with mountain(s) | Raffaele Di Paco (ITA) |
| | 19 May | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day |
| 4 | 20 May | Montecatini Terme to Grosseto | 220 km (137 mi) | | Stage with mountain(s) | Fabio Battesini (ITA) |
| 5 | 21 May | Grosseto to Rome | 248 km (154 mi) | | Stage with mountain(s) | Giuseppe Olmo (ITA) |
| | 22 May | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day |
| 6 | 23 May | Rome to Naples | 230 km (143 mi) | | Plain stage | Giuseppe Olmo (ITA) |
| 7 | 24 May | Naples to Bari | 283 km (176 mi) | | Stage with mountain(s) | Raffaele Di Paco (ITA) |
| | 25 May | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day |
| 8 | 26 May | Bari to Campobasso | 243 km (151 mi) | | Stage with mountain(s) | Olimpio Bizzi (ITA) |
| 9 | 27 May | Campobasso to L'Aquila | 204 km (127 mi) | | Stage with mountain(s) | Gino Bartali (ITA) |
| 10 | 28 May | L'Aquila to Rieti | 117 km (73 mi) | | Plain stage | Raffaele Di Paco (ITA) |
| 11 | 29 May | Rieti to Monte Terminillo | 20 km (12 mi) | | Individual time trial | Giuseppe Olmo (ITA) |
| 12 | 30 May | Rieti to Florence | 292 km (181 mi) | | Plain stage | Giuseppe Olmo (ITA) |
| 13 | 31 May | Florence to Cesenatico | 139 km (86 mi) | | Stage with mountain(s) | Giuseppe Olmo (ITA) |
| 14 | 1 June | Cesenatico to Ferrara | 155 km (96 mi) | | Plain stage | Raffaele Di Paco (ITA) |
| 15a | 2 June | Ferrara to Padua | 106 km (66 mi) | | Plain stage | Raffaele Di Paco (ITA) |
| 15b | 2 June | Padua to Venice | 39 km (24 mi) | | Individual time trial | Giuseppe Olmo (ITA) |
| | 3 June | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day |
| 16 | 4 June | Venice to Legnago | 183 km (114 mi) | | Plain stage | Giuseppe Olmo (ITA) |
| 17a | 5 June | Legnago to Riva del Garda | 139 km (86 mi) | | Stage with mountain(s) | Giuseppe Olmo (ITA) |
| 17b | 5 June | Riva del Garda to Gardone Riviera | 100 km (62 mi) | | Stage with mountain(s) | Gino Bartali (ITA) |
| 18 | 6 June | Gardone Riviera to Salsomaggiore Terme | 206 km (128 mi) | | Stage with mountain(s) | Gino Bartali (ITA) |
| 19 | 7 June | Salsomaggiore Terme to Milan | 248 km (154 mi) | | Stage with mountain(s) | Giuseppe Olmo (ITA) |
| | Total | Total | 3,766 km (2,340 mi) | 3,766 km (2,340 mi) | 3,766 km (2,340 mi) | 3,766 km (2,340 mi) | 3,766 km (2,340 mi) |

## Classification leadership

The leader of the general classification – calculated by adding the stage finish times of each rider – wore a pink jersey. This classification is the most important of the race, and its winner is considered as the winner of the Giro.
The highest ranked isolati cyclist in the general classification were tracked.
In the mountains classification, the race organizers selected different mountains that the route crossed and awarded points to the riders who crossed them first.
The winner of the team classification was determined by adding the finish times of the best three cyclists per team together and the team with the lowest total time was the winner. If a team had fewer than three riders finish, they were not eligible for the classification.
The rows in the following table correspond to the jerseys awarded after that stage was run.
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Best isolati rider | Mountains classification | Team classification |
| 1 | Giuseppe Olmo | Giuseppe Olmo | Remo Bertoni, Isidoro Piubellini, Auguste Como, Luigi Macchi, Giuppono, and Eugenio Gestri | not awarded | ? |
| 2 | Aldo Bini | Aldo Bini | Remo Bertoni, Isidoro Piubellini, Luigi Macchi, and Eugenio Gestri | not awarded | ? |
| 3 | Raffaele Di Paco | Aldo Bini | Isidoro Piubellini & Luigi Macchi | not awarded | ? |
| 4 | Fabio Battesini | Aldo Bini | Isidoro Piubellini & Luigi Macchi | Gino Bartali | ? |
| 5 | Giuseppe Olmo | Aldo Bini | Isidoro Piubellini | Gino Bartali | ? |
| 6 | Giuseppe Olmo | Aldo Bini & Giuseppe Olmo | Isidoro Piubellini | Gino Bartali | ? |
| 7 | Raffaele Di Paco | Giuseppe Olmo | Isidoro Piubellini | Gino Bartali | ? |
| 8 | Olimpio Bizzi | Giuseppe Olmo | Isidoro Piubellini | Gino Bartali | ? |
| 9 | Gino Bartali | Gino Bartali | Edoardo Molinar | Gino Bartali | ? |
| 10 | Raffaele Di Paco | Gino Bartali | Edoardo Molinar | Gino Bartali | ? |
| 11 | Giuseppe Olmo | Gino Bartali | Edoardo Molinar | Gino Bartali | ? |
| 12 | Giuseppe Olmo | Gino Bartali | Edoardo Molinar | Gino Bartali | Legnano |
| 13 | Giuseppe Olmo | Gino Bartali | Edoardo Molinar | Gino Bartali | Bianchi |
| 14 | Raffaele Di Paco | Gino Bartali | Edoardo Molinar | Gino Bartali | Bianchi |
| 15a | Raffaele Di Paco | Gino Bartali | Edoardo Molinar | Gino Bartali | Bianchi |
| 15b | Giuseppe Olmo | Gino Bartali | Edoardo Molinar | Gino Bartali | Bianchi |
| 16 | Giuseppe Olmo | Gino Bartali | Edoardo Molinar | Gino Bartali | Bianchi |
| 17a | Giuseppe Olmo | Gino Bartali | Edoardo Molinar | Gino Bartali | Legnano |
| 17b | Gino Bartali | Gino Bartali | Edoardo Molinar | Gino Bartali | Legnano |
| 18 | Gino Bartali | Gino Bartali | Edoardo Molinar | Gino Bartali | Legnano |
| 19 | Giuseppe Olmo | Gino Bartali | Edoardo Molinar | Gino Bartali | Legnano |
| Final | Final | Gino Bartali! | Edoardo Molinar | Gino Bartali | Legnano |

## Final standings

Legend :
* Denotes the winner of the General classification

### General classification

Final general classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Name | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gino Bartali (ITA) | Legnano | 120h 12' 30" |
| 2 | Giuseppe Olmo (ITA) | Bianchi | + 2' 36" |
| 3 | Severino Canavesi (ITA) | Ganna | + 7' 49" |
| 4 | Adalino Mealli (ITA) | Legnano | + 14' 04" |
| 5 | Giovanni Valetti (ITA) | Fréjus | + 14' 15" |
| 6 | Domenico Piemontesi (ITA) | Bianchi | + 16' 31" |
| 7 | Ambrogio Morelli (ITA) | Ganna | + 17' 44" |
| 8 | Vasco Bergamaschi (ITA) | Maino | + 18' 35" |
| 9 | Enrico Mollo (ITA) | Gloria | + 19' 27" |
| 10 | Edoardo Molinar (ITA) | — | + 20' 48" |

### Isolati classification

Final isolati rider classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Name | Time |
| 1 | Edoardo Molinar (ITA) | 120h 33' 18"" |
| 2 | Mario Vicini (ITA) | + 17' 13" |
| 3 | Luigi Macchi (ITA) | + 24' 25" |
| 4 | Fausto Montesi (ITA) | + 26' 16" |
| 5 | Aurelio Scazzola (ITA) | + 41' 18" |
| 6 | Augusto Como (ITA) | + 50' 48" |
| 7 | Umberto Guarducci (ITA) | + 56' 56" |
| 8 | Carlo Moretti (ITA) | + 1h 01' 31" |
| 9 | Pietro Rimoldi (ITA) | + 1h 21' 18" |
| 10 | Ambrogio Perego (ITA) | + 2h 35' 12" |

### Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10) :
| | Name | Team | Points |
| 1 | Gino Bartali (ITA) | Legnano | 38.5 |
| 2 | Severino Canavesi (ITA) | Ganna | 25 |
| 3 | Edoardo Molinar (ITA) | — | 11 |
| 4 | Enrico Mollo (ITA) | Gloria | 10 |
| 5 | Adalino Mealli (ITA) | Legnano | 6 |
| 6 | Giuseppe Olmo (ITA) | Bianchi | 5 |
| 7 | Romeo Rossi (ITA) | — | 4 |
| 7 | Mario Vicini (ITA) | — | 4 |
| 9 | Giovanni Valetti (ITA) | Fréjus | 2.5 |
| 10 | Pietro Rimoldi (ITA) | — | 2 |
| 10 | Luigi Macchi (ITA) | Gloria | 2 |
| 10 | Walter Generati (ITA) | — | 2 |
| 10 | Alfredo Mamesi (ITA) | Gloria | 2 |
| 10 | Luigi Giacobbe (ITA) | — | 2 |
| 10 | Cesare Del Cancia (ITA) | Ganna | 2 |

### Team classification

Final team classification (1–7) :
| | Team | Time |
| 1 | Legnano | 361h 29' 35" |
| 2 | Ganna | + 4' 59" |
| 3 | Bianchi | + 6' 59" |
| 4 | Frèjus | + 22' 02" |
| 5 | Gloria | + 29' 39" |
| 6 | Maino | + 1h 01' 07" |
| 7 | Dei | + 3h 15' 09" |