1939 Giro d'Italia
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The 1939 Giro d'Italia
of cycling
was held from 28 April to 18 May 1939, consisting of 17 stages (two of which divided in 2 half-stages) for a total of 3,007 km, ridden at an average speed of 34.150 km/h. It was won by Giovanni Valetti
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Valetti had the lead halfway the race. Bartali then took over the lead in the mountains, but Valetti took it back in the penultimate stage. Bartali attacked on the last stage, but Valetti stayed in his wake and managed to win the race.
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Giro d'Italia
The Giro d'Italia , also simply known as The Giro, is a long distance road bicycle racing stage race for professional cyclists held over three weeks in May/early June in and around Italy. The Giro is one of the three Grand Tours , and is part of the UCI World Ranking calendar...
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was held from 28 April to 18 May 1939, consisting of 17 stages (two of which divided in 2 half-stages) for a total of 3,007 km, ridden at an average speed of 34.150 km/h. It was won by Giovanni Valetti
Giovanni Valetti
Giovanni Valetti was an Italian professional road racing cyclist. The highlights of his career were his two overall wins in the 1938 and 1939 Giro d'Italia.-References:...
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Valetti had the lead halfway the race. Bartali then took over the lead in the mountains, but Valetti took it back in the penultimate stage. Bartali attacked on the last stage, but Valetti stayed in his wake and managed to win the race.
Final classification
| Cyclist | Country | Time | |
| 1 | Giovanni Valetti Giovanni Valetti Giovanni Valetti was an Italian professional road racing cyclist. The highlights of his career were his two overall wins in the 1938 and 1939 Giro d'Italia.-References:... |
88h 02' 00s | |
| 2 | Gino Bartali Gino Bartali Gino Bartali, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI was the most renowned Italian cyclist before the Second World War, having won the Giro d'Italia twice and the Tour de France in 1938... |
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| 3 | Mario Vicini Mario Vicini Mario Vicini was an Italian professional road bicycle racer. Vicini won the 1940 Italian road race championship, as well as the Giro del Lazio and the Giro di Toscana. He rode the Tour de France twice, finishing 2nd and 6th... |
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| 4 | Severino Canavesi | + 7' 55s | |
| 5 | Settimio Simonini | + 16' 40s | |
| 6 | Salvatore Crippa | ||
| 7 | Giordano Cottur Giordano Cottur Giordano Cottur was an Italian cyclist. He was born in Trieste.His palmarés include three 3rd places overall at the Giro d'Italia and an 8th overall at the 1947 Tour de France.... |
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| 8 | Cesare Del Gancia | ||
| 9 | Cino Cinelli | ||
| 10 | Bernardo Rogora | + 27' 40s |
Leaders in the general classification
| Cyclist | Country | Stages |
|---|---|---|
| Vasco Bergamaschi Vasco Bergamaschi Vasco Bergamaschi was an Italian professional road racing cyclist.Born in San Giacomo delle Segnate, Lombardy, Bergamaschi turned professional in 1930. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1935 Giro d'Italia, thanks to the collaboration of his teammate Learco Guerra... |
1st | |
| Gino Bartali Gino Bartali Gino Bartali, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI was the most renowned Italian cyclist before the Second World War, having won the Giro d'Italia twice and the Tour de France in 1938... |
2nd and 15th | |
| Cino Cinelli | 3rd–8th | |
| Secondo Magni | 9thA | |
| Giovanni Valetti Giovanni Valetti Giovanni Valetti was an Italian professional road racing cyclist. The highlights of his career were his two overall wins in the 1938 and 1939 Giro d'Italia.-References:... |
9thB-14th and 16th-final |
Other classifications
- Mountains classificationMountains classification in the Giro d'ItaliaThe mountains classification in the Giro d'Italia is a secondary classification. In this classification, points are awarded to the leading riders over designated climbs. Most climbs are sorted into one of three scales based on difficulty and its position on that day's stage...
: Gino BartaliGino BartaliGino Bartali, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI was the most renowned Italian cyclist before the Second World War, having won the Giro d'Italia twice and the Tour de France in 1938...
Sources
General- http://giro.cyclingfever.com/editie.html?detp=&_ap=&id=3111
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