the 1912 giro d'italia saw some big changes to how the general classification was to be run; the race was to be centered around the team instead of the individual, meaning that the leader of the race would be a single team. teams were allowed only four riders for each squad and were awarded points towards the general classification based on stage placings. the changes to the general classification were met with strong opposition from the start. fourteen teams lined up at the start in milan. atala-dunlop, which consisted of luigi ganna, carlo galetti, eberardo pavesi, and giovanni micheletto, led the race in all but one stage. ganna was the only member of atala-dunlop that didn't finish the race, as he dropped out during the fifth stage. galetti became the first three-time winner of the giro d'italia.