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1923 Giro d'Italia
Race details

Route of the 11th Giro d'Italia, run anti-clockwise from Milan to Milan
Stages		May 23–June 10
Distance		3,202 km (1,990 mi)
Winning time		143h 43' 37" ()
Palmarès
	Winner	Costante Girardengo	(Maino)
	Second	Giovanni Brunero
	Third	Bartolomeo Aymo

The 1923 Giro d'Italia of cycling was the 11th edition to take place. It was held from 23 May to 10 June 1923, with 10 stages stretching over 3,202 km and was won by Costante Girardengo of Italy. Attrition reduced the 97 starters to just 38 finishers.^[1]

This year saw the debutant Ottavio Bottecchia finish in 5th place overall, and the leading 'isolate' (rider without a team). Bottecchia caught the attention of French rider Henri Pélissier, who instigated his glorious Tour de France career.

Stages

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Stage	From	to	km	Stage Winner	Leader of General Classification
1ª	Milano	Torino	328	Costante Girardengo (ITA)	Costante Girardengo (ITA)
2ª	Torino	Genova	312	Bartolomeo Aymo (ITA)	Bartolomeo Aymo (ITA)
3ª	Genova	Florence	265	Costante Girardengo (ITA)	Bartolomeo Aymo (ITA)
4ª	Florence	Rome	288	Costante Girardengo (ITA)	Bartolomeo Aymo (ITA)
5ª	Rome	Naples	281	Costante Girardengo (ITA)	Bartolomeo Aymo (ITA)
6ª	Naples	Chieti	283	Costante Girardengo (ITA)	Costante Girardengo (ITA)
7ª	Chieti	Bologna	383	Costante Girardengo (ITA)	Costante Girardengo (ITA)
8ª	Bologna	Trieste	362	Costante Girardengo (ITA)	Costante Girardengo (ITA)
9ª	Trieste	Mantova	357	Alfredo Sivocci (ITA)	Costante Girardengo (ITA)
10ª	Mantova	Milano	341	Costante Girardengo (ITA)	Costante Girardengo (ITA)

General Classification

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Classifica generale

1.	Costante Girardengo (ITA)	122h 28' 17"	- 25.90 km/h
2.	Giovanni Brunero (ITA)	+ 37"
3.	Bartolomeo Aymo (ITA)	+ 10' 25"
4.	Federico Gay (ITA)	+ 41' 25"
5.	Ottavio Bottecchia (ITA)	+ 45' 49"
6.	Giuseppe Enrici (ITA)	+ 49' 30"
7.	Michele Gordini (ITA)	+ 52' 15"
8.	Emilio Petiva (ITA)	+ 55' 17"
9.	Giovanni Trentarossi (ITA)	+ 1h 00' 29"
10.	Angelo Gremo (ITA)	+ 1h 12' 06"