before the 1927 giro d'italia, the organizers made some changes: the stage winner now received a one-minute time bonus and stages were now occasionally run on consecutive days, where before they had at least one rest day before each stage. the event witnessed alfredo binda win twelve stages and lead the race from start to finish en route to his second overall victory. binda's record of twelve stage wins in a single giro still stands. binda returned the next year to win six of the twelve stages, along with the race as a whole. he first captured the lead after the fourth stage, where he significantly distanced himself from his competitors. binda became the second person to win three giro d'italias in their career. in addition, the event saw a record number of participants at 298 riders, of which 126 finished the race.