1948 Giro d'Italia
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 15 May - 16 June | ||
| Stages | 19 | ||
| Distance | 4,164 km (2,587 mi) | ||
| Winning time | 124h 51' 52" (33.116 km/h or 20.577 mph) | ||
| Palmares | |||
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Winner |  Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) |
(Wilier Triestina) |
| Second | Ezio Cecchi (ITA) |
(Cimatti) | |
| Third | Giordano Cottur (ITA) |
(Wilier Triestina) | |
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| Mountains | Fausto Coppi (ITA) |
(Bianchi) | |
| Team | Wilier Triestina | ||
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The 1948 Giro d'Italia of cycling was held from 15 May to 6 June 1948, consisting of 19 stages. It was won by Fiorenzo Magni with 11 seconds advantage over Ezio Cecchi (the smallest gap between first and second classified in the history of the Giro).[1][2][3]
Teams
Eleven teams participated in this edition of the Giro d'Italia:
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Stage results
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Winner | Race Leader | ||
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| 1 | 15 May | Milan to Turin | 190 km (118 mi) | Giordano Cottur (ITA) |
Giordano Cottur (ITA) |
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| 2 | 16 May | Turin to Genoa | 226 km (140 mi) | Mario Ricci (ITA) |
Giordano Cottur (ITA) |
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| 3 | 17 May | Genoa to Parma | 243 km (151 mi) | Luciano Maggini (ITA) |
Giordano Cottur (ITA) |
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| 4 | 18 May | Parma to Viareggio | 266 km (165 mi) | Luigi Casola (ITA) |
Giordano Cottur (ITA) |
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| 19 May | Rest day | ||||||
| 5 | 20 May | Viareggio to Siena | 165 km (103 mi) | Adolfo Leoni (ITA) |
Giordano Cottur (ITA) |
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| 6 | 21 May | Siena to Rome | 256 km (159 mi) | Luigi Casola (ITA) |
Giordano Cottur (ITA) |
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| 7 | 22 May | Rome to Pescara | 230 km (143 mi) | Antonio Bevilacqua (ITA) |
Giordano Cottur (ITA) |
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| 8 | 23 May | Pescara to Bari | 347 km (216 mi) | Adolfo Leoni (ITA) |
Giordano Cottur (ITA) |
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| 24 May | Rest day | ||||||
| 9 | 25 May | Bari to Naples | 306 km (190 mi) | Nedo Logli (ITA) |
Vito Ortelli (ITA) |
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| 10 | 26 May | Naples to Fiuggi | 184 km (114 mi) | Italo De Zan (ITA) |
Vito Ortelli (ITA) |
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| 11 | 27 May | Fiuggi to Perugia | 265 km (165 mi) |  Désiré Keteleer (BEL) |
Vito Ortelli (ITA) |
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| 28 May | Rest day | ||||||
| 12 | 29 May | Perugia to Florence | 169 km (105 mi) | Oreste Conte (ITA) |
Vito Ortelli (ITA) |
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| 13 | 30 May | Florence to Bologna | 194 km (121 mi) | Bruno Pasquini (ITA) |
Vito Ortelli (ITA) |
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| 14 | 31 May | Bologna to Udine | 278 km (173 mi) | Oreste Conte (ITA) |
Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) |
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| 15 | 1 June | Udine to Auronzo di Cadore | 125 km (78 mi) | Vincenzo Rossello (ITA) |
Ezio Cecchi (ITA) |
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| 2 June | Rest day | ||||||
| 16 | 3 June | Auronzo di Cadore to Cortina d'Ampezzo | 90 km (56 mi) | Fausto Coppi (ITA) |
Ezio Cecchi (ITA) |
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| 17 | 4 June | Cortina d'Ampezzo to Trento | 160 km (99 mi) | Fausto Coppi (ITA) |
Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) |
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| 18 | 5 June | Trento to Brescia | 239 km (149 mi) | Elio Bertocchi (ITA) |
Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) |
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| 19 | 6 June | Brescia to Milan | 231 km (144 mi) | Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) |
Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) |
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| Total | 4,164 km (2,587 mi) | ||||||
Final Standings
General classification
| Rank | Name | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiorenzo Magni (ITA)  |
Wilier Triestina | 125h 51' 52" |
| 2 | Ezio Cecchi (ITA) |
Cimatti | + 11" |
| 3 | Giordano Cottur (ITA) |
Wilier Triestina | + 2' 37" |
| 4 | Vito Ortelli (ITA) |
Atala | s.t. |
| 5 | Primo Volpi (ITA) |
Arbos | + 8' 24" |
| 6 | Angelo Brignole (ITA) |
Arbos | + 9' 14" |
| 7 | Giulio Bresci (ITA) |
Wilier Triestina | + 9' 17" |
| 8 | Gino Bartali (ITA) |
Legnano | + 11' 52" |
| 9 | Serafino Biagioni (ITA) |
Viani Cral Imperia | + 15' 05" |
| 10 | Alfredo Martini (ITA) |
Wilier Triestina | + 18' 22" |
Team classification
| Team | Time | |
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| 1 | Wilier Triestina | |
| 2 | Arbos | |
| 3 | Legnano | |
| 4 | Viani Grai Imperia | |
| 5 | Benotto |
References
- ^ http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,0003/articleid,1605_02_1948_0127_0003_22331929/
- ^ http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,0004/articleid,1605_02_1948_0127_0004_22331944/
- ^ http://archivio.unita.it/archivio/navigatore.php?page=4&dd=08&mm=06&yy=1948&nn=&ed=nazionale&url=http://82.85.28.102/cgi-bin/showfile.pl?file=archivio/uni_1948_06/19480608_0004.pdf
