the 1925 giro d'italia saw the emergence of a new star, alfredo binda. despite winning six legs of the event, costante girardengo did not win the race. binda gained the lead after the fifth stage, after he and a few other general classification contenders attacked while girardengo was repairing a flat tire. binda won the giro in his first attempt. reigning champion binda started off the following year's race with a crash in the first stage, which caused him to lose lots of time. due to the crash, binda worked as a domestique for his teammate giovanni brunero. with binda's aid, brunero won the whole event, while binda won six stages.