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" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1949 Giro d'Italia was the 32nd edition of the Giro d'Italia, a cycling race organized and sponsored by the newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport. The race began on 21 May in Palermo with a stage that stretched 261 km (162 mi) to Catania, finishing in Monza on 12 June after a 267 km (166 mi) stage and a total distance covered of 4,088 km (2,540 mi). The race was won by the Italian rider Fausto Coppi of the Bianchi team, with fellow Italians Gino Bartali and Giordano Cottur coming in second and third respectively.[1][2]
Coppi won the overall by way of the memorable 17th stage (from Cuneo to Pinerolo),[3] 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.
Teams
A total of 15 teams were invited to participate in the 1949 Giro d'Italia.[4] Each team sent a squad of seven riders, so the Giro began with a peloton of 105 cyclists.[4] 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.[5]
The teams entering the race were:[4][6]
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Route and stages
Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
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1 | 21 May | Palermo to Catania | 261 km (162 mi) | ![]() |
Stage with mountain(s) | ![]() | |
2 | 22 May | Catania to Messina | 163 km (101 mi) | ![]() |
Plain stage | ![]() | |
3 | 23 May | Villa San Giovanni to Cosenza | 214 km (133 mi) | ![]() |
Stage with mountain(s) | ![]() | |
4 | 24 May | Cosenza to Salerno | 292 km (181 mi) | ![]() |
Plain stage | ![]() | |
5 | 26 May | Salerno to Naples | 161 km (100 mi) | ![]() |
Plain stage | ![]() | |
6 | 27 May | Naples to Rome | 233 km (145 mi) | ![]() |
Plain stage | ![]() | |
7 | 28 May | Rome to Pesaro | 298 km (185 mi) | ![]() |
Plain stage | ![]() | |
8 | 29 May | Pesaro to Venezia | 273 km (170 mi) | ![]() |
Plain stage | ![]() | |
9 | 31 May | Venezia to Udine | 249 km (155 mi) | ![]() |
Plain stage | ![]() | |
10 | 1 June | Udine to Bassano del Grappa | 154 km (96 mi) | ![]() |
Plain stage | ![]() | |
11 | 2 June | Bassano del Grappa to Bolzano | 237 km (147 mi) | ![]() |
Stage with mountain(s) | ![]() | |
12 | 4 June | Bolzano to Modena | 253 km (157 mi) | ![]() |
Plain stage | ![]() | |
13 | 5 June | Modena to Montecatini Terme | 160 km (99 mi) | ![]() |
Stage with mountain(s) | ![]() | |
14 | 6 June | Montecatini Terme to Genoa | 228 km (142 mi) | ![]() |
Stage with mountain(s) | ![]() | |
15 | 7 June | Genoa to Sanremo | 136 km (85 mi) | ![]() |
Plain stage | ![]() | |
16 | 9 June | Sanremo to Cuneo | 190 km (118 mi) | ![]() |
Stage with mountain(s) | ![]() | |
17 | 10 June | Cuneo to Pinerolo | 254 km (158 mi) | ![]() |
Stage with mountain(s) | ![]() | |
18 | 11 June | Pinerolo to Turin | 65 km (40 mi) | ![]() |
Individual time trial | ![]() | |
19 | 12 June | Turin to Monza | 267 km (166 mi) | ![]() |
Stage with mountain(s) | ![]() | |
Total | 4,088 km (2,540 mi) |
Classification leadership
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.[7]
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.[7]
Stage | Winner | General classification![]() |
Mountains classification | Team classification |
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1 | Mario Fazio | Mario Fazio | Mario Fazio | ? |
2 | Sergio Maggini | Giordano Cottur | ||
3 | Guido De Santi | Mario Fazio & Léon Jomaux | ||
4 | Fausto Coppi | Wilier Triestina | ||
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 | Wilier Triestina |
Final standings
Legend | |
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Denotes the winner of the General classification |
General classification
Rank | Name | Team | Time |
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1 | ![]() ![]() |
Bianchi | 125h 25' 50" |
2 | ![]() |
Bartali | + 23' 47" |
3 | ![]() |
Wilier-Triestina | + 38' 27" |
4 | ![]() |
Legnano | + 39' 01" |
5 | ![]() |
Benotto | + 39' 50" |
6 | ![]() |
Wilier-Triestina | + 48' 48" |
7 | ![]() |
Centro Sportivo Italiano | + 49' 14" |
8 | ![]() |
Viscontea | + 53' 14" |
9 | ![]() |
Arbos | + 56' 59" |
10 | ![]() |
Fréjus | + 1h 02' 10" |
Mountains classification
Rank | Name | Team | Points |
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1 | ![]() ![]() |
Bianchi | 46 |
2 | ![]() |
Bartali | 41 |
3 | ![]() |
Benotto | 23 |
4 | ![]() |
Benotto | 14 |
5 | ![]() |
Bartali | 12 |
Team classification
Rank | Team | Time |
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1 | Wilier-Triestina | ? |
G. P. Tappa Volanti
Rank | Name | Team | Points |
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1 | ![]() |
Bianchi | 21 |
2 | ![]() |
Atala | 19 |
3 | ![]() |
Legnano | 13 |
References
- Citations
- ^ "Coppi gana la Vuelta a Italia" [Coppi Wins the Tour of Italy] (in Spanish). Milan, Italy: El Mundo Deportivo. 15 June 1949. p. 2. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "Dino Buzzati racconta la sfida Coppi-Bartali" [Dino Buzzati tells the Coppi-Bartali challenge] (PDF). Stampa Sera (in Italian). Editrice La Stampa. 13 May 1981. p. 3. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ "Giro Replay: The Cima Coppi". pezcyclingnews.com. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
- ^ a b c "I corridori partenti" [Starting Riders]. Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 21 May 1949. p. 3. Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
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suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d Bill and Carol McGann. "1949 Giro d'Italia". Bike Race Info. Dog Ear Publishing. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
- ^ http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1949_05/19490521_0002.pdf
- ^ a b Laura Weislo (2008-05-13). "Giro d'Italia classifications demystified". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 2009-08-27.
- ^ a b c "A Corrieri, in volata l'ultimo traguardo" [A Couriers, in the final sprint finish] (PDF). Stampa Sera (in Italian). Editrice La Stampa. 13 June 1949. p. 4. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
Further reading
- Buzzati, Dino (1998). The Giro D'Italia: Coppi Versus Bartali at the 1949 Tour of Italy. Boulder, Colorado: VeloPress. ISBN 978-1-884737-51-0. Retrieved 3 November 2013.