1949 Giro d'Italia
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| Dates | 21 May - 12 June | ||
| Stages | 19 | ||
| Distance | 4,088 km (2,540 mi) | ||
| Winning time | 125h 25' 50" (32.556 km/h or 20.229 mph) | ||
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Winner |  Fausto Coppi (ITA) |
(Bianchi) |
| Second | Gino Bartali (ITA) |
(Bartali) | |
| Third | Giordano Cottur (ITA) |
(Wilier Triestina) | |
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| Mountains | Fausto Coppi (ITA) |
(Bianchi) | |
| Team | Wilier Triestina | ||
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The 1949 Giro d'Italia of cycling was held from 21 May to 12 June 1949, consisting of 21 stages. It was won by Fausto Coppi.
Coppi won the overall by way of the memorable 17th stage (from Cuneo to Pinerolo),[1] during which he escaped from the group and climbed alone the Maddalena Pass, the Col de Vars, the Col d'Izoard, the Col de Montgenèvre and the Sestriere Pass, arriving in Pinerolo 11'52" ahead of Bartali, his tenacious antagonist during those years.
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Teams [edit]
A total of 15 teams were invited to participate in the 1949 Giro d'Italia. Each team sent a squad of seven riders, so the Giro began with a peloton of 105 cyclists. Out of the 105 riders that started this edition of the Giro d'Italia, a total of 65 riders made it to the finish in Monza.
The 15 teams that took part in the race were:
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Classification leadership [edit]
In the 1949 Giro d'Italia there were two major classifications. For the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, and allowing time bonuses for the first three finishers on mass-start stages, the leader received a pink jersey. This classification was considered the most important of the Giro d'Italia, and the winner was considered the winner of the Giro.[2]
In the mountains classifications, points were won by reaching the top of a climb before other cyclists. This classification did not award a jersey to the leader.[2]
| Stage | Winner | General classification |
Mountains classification |
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| 1 | Mario Fazio | Mario Fazio | Mario Fazio |
| 2 | Sergio Maggini | Giordano Cottur | |
| 3 | Guido De Santi | Leon Jomaux | |
| 4 | Fausto Coppi | ||
| 5 | Serafino Biagioni | ||
| 6 | Mario Ricci | ||
| 7 | Adolfo Leoni | Mario Fazio | |
| 8 | Luigi Casola | ||
| 9 | Adolfo Leoni | Adolfo Leoni | |
| 10 | Giovanni Corrieri | ||
| 11 | Fausto Coppi | Fausto Coppi | |
| 12 | Oreste Conte | ||
| 13 | Adolfo Leoni | ||
| 14 | Vincenzo Rossello | ||
| 15 | Luciano Maggini | ||
| 16 | Oreste Conte | ||
| 17 | Fausto Coppi | Fausto Coppi | |
| 18 | Antonio Bevilacqua | ||
| 19 | Giovanni Corrieri | ||
| Final | Fausto Coppi | Fausto Coppi | |
Final standings [edit]
General Classification [edit]
| Cyclist | Country | Time | |
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| 1 | Fausto Coppi | Italy |
125h 25' 50" |
| 2 | Gino Bartali | Italy |
+ 23' 47" |
| 3 | Giordano Cottur | Italy |
+ 38' 27" |
| 4 | Adolfo Leoni | Italy |
+ 39' 01" |
| 5 | Giancarlo Astrua | Italy |
+ 39' 50" |
| 6 | Alfredo Martini | Italy |
+ 48' 48" |
| 7 | Giulio Bresci | Italy |
+ 49' 14" |
| 8 | Serafino Biagioni | Italy |
+ 53' 14" |
| 9 | Nedo Logli | Italy |
+ 56' 59" |
| 10 | Silvio Pedroni | Italy |
+ 1h 02' 10" |
References [edit]
- ^ "Giro Replay: The Cima Coppi". pezcyclingnews.com. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
- ^ a b Laura Weislo (2008-05-13). "Giro d'Italia classifications demystified". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 2009-08-27.
