in 1929 alfredo binda won a record eight consecutive stages on the way to his third consecutive, and fourth career, giro d'italia victory. this giro began in rome, which was the second time that the giro had not started in milan in the history of its running. when binda came to the finish in milan, he was booed by some of the spectators. the next year, binda was paid 22,500 lire — the same amount of money the winner of the giro would get — not to participate in the giro. binda's absence left the field open for everyone else. the eventual winner, luigi marchisio, gained the lead after winning the third stage of the race. marchisio held a slim fifty-two second lead for the last six stages of the race to the finish in milan. marchisio became the youngest rider to win the giro at 21 years, 1 month, and 13 days; his record stood for ten years before being broken by fausto coppi.