[1] Of the 166 riders that began the Giro d'Italia on 19 May, 99 of them made it to the finish in Milan on 9 June.

There were eight teams that competed in the race: Bianchi-Pirelli, Gloria-Hutchinson, Ideor-Pirelli, Legnano-Hutchinson, Maino-Clément, Prina-Pirelli, Touring-Pirelli, and Wolsit-Hutchinson.

[2] Alfredo Binda, a three-time winner and reigning champion, came in as the favorite to win the race.

[2] Outside of Binda, the field featured only one other Giro d'Italia winner in Gaetano Belloni who won the 1920 running.

[2] Other notable Italian riders that started the race included Giuseppe Pancera, Antonio Negrini, and Domenico Piemontesi.