Frenchman Lucien Petit-Breton became the first non-Italian to lead the Giro d'Italia after the race's ninth stage.

[2][3] The organizers chose to honor the 50th anniversary of the unification of Italy by holding the start and finish of the Giro in the Italian capital of Rome.

[4][5] The organizers chose to expand the Giro d'Italia from ten to twelve stages after its great success.

[6] The next leg was also dogged by rain and very poor conditions on the road and saw the climbing of the Colle de Bacco.

[7] The climb wore Gerbi out and he was caught and passed by three riders and ultimately finished fourth on the stage.

[6] Race leader Rossignoli bested the likes of Giovanni Gerbi and Carlo Durando to win the stage and consolidate his lead in the general classification.

[4][8] As the race entered the Val Chisone leading up the Sestriere, the peloton ran into muddy roads, which forced many to walk their bikes.

[4][8] Petit-Breton caught up with the leading riders on the long descent and rode into the finish in Turin with Corlaita, Rossignoli, and Galetti.

[4][9] The riders started the sixth stage in Turin with a large number of people in attendance for the sendoff.

[4] Carlo Galetti took the stage win and the race lead, while Petit-Breton finished in sixth place on the day and was pushed down to second overall.

[4][12] All of those factors caused the riders to end the stage a few kilometers short of Naples, in Pompeii with Alfredo Sivocci winning the day.

Giovanni Gerbi won the prize for best ranked isolati rider in the general classification.