The 19th Giro d'Italia contained 12 stages with an average of 251 km per stages.
Alfredo Binda returned to the race, won s two stages, led the genersl classification, but crashed out during stage 6.
Frsncesco Camusso escaped succesfully in the 11 stage (something like Hugo Koblet did at the Tour de France in 1951) and became the winner of the genersl classification.
Last year's best independent rider, Aristide Cavallini improved himself and finished 4th in the general classification. He was, obviosly, the best independent cyclist in also in 1931.