Race Information
The first-ever Giro d'Italia used a points system to determine its winner, just as the Tour de France had between 1905 and 1912. This resulted in Luigi Ganna being the winner. Remarkably, had a time system such as currently is in use been the method determining the winner, Ganna would have lost by nearly 37 minutes to Giovanni Rossignoli, in third place.
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