Cycling Biography
Binda's incredible climbing talents helped give rise to a record 41 Giro stage wins, a record eclipsed only in 2003.
Les Clarke wrote of Binda:
He was back to his finest in the 1933 race, taking his fifth and final Giro title. The benchmark has only been equalled by two other riders - Eddy Merckx and Fausto Coppi ... In 1927, Binda was utterly dominant. He made it to the finish in Milan with an advantage of 27:24 after 3,758km of racing. After taking out the opening 288km stage from Milan to Turin, Binda led the race from start to finish in a display that was unprecedented. His feat that year has never been repeated since. It's unlikely that it ever will.
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