Who Was the First American to Race in the Giro d'Italia?

I tweeted RCS Director Michael Acquarone today:

ITALIANCYCJOURN Angelo senza la o

@micacquarone FIRST AMERICAN IN GIRO?? Do you have a historian? See italiancyclingjournal.blogspot.com/2010/07/who-wa… Grazie, Angelo

I hope he'll assign someone to give the definitive answer. Read Who Was the First American to Race in the Giro d'Italia?

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