[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] The 'start list' was reduced because of a strike, so the organiser Gazzetta dello Sport allowed independent riders to enter without support teams, as they provided bed, board and massage.

[12][13] Notable riders that started the race included Giuseppe Enrici, Federico Gay and Bartolomeo Aymo.

[13] Former winners Costante Girardengo and Giovanni Brunero, along with Ottavio Bottecchia, Gaetano Belloni, and other top riders chose not participate in the race due to disagreements over appearance fees with the organizers.

[14] In order to get the appropriate number of riders, the organizers offered room and board, along with food, for all those who entered.

Although he maintained Italian citizenship, Enrici was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the United States.