The 1949 Giro d'Italia

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...

of cycling

Cycling

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 was held from 21 May to 12 June 1949, consisting of 21 stages. It was won by Fausto Coppi

Fausto Coppi

Angelo Fausto Coppi, , was the dominant international cyclist of the years each side of the Second World War. His successes earned him the title Il Campionissimo, or champion of champions...

.

Coppi won the overall by way of the memorable 17th stage (from Cuneo

Cuneo

Cuneo is a city and comune in Piedmont, Northern Italy, the capital of the province of Cuneo, the third largest of Italy’s provinces by area...

 to Pinerolo

Pinerolo

Pinerolo is a town and comune in north-western Italy, 40 kilometres southwest of Turin on the river Chisone.-History:In the Middle Ages, the town of Pinerolo was one of the main crossroads in Italy, and was therefore one of the principal fortresses of the dukes of Savoy. Its military importance...

), during which he escaped from the group and climbed alone the Maddalena Pass

Maddalena Pass

The Maddalena Pass is a high mountain pass between the Cottian Alps and the Maritime Alps, located on the border between Italy and France. It connects Barcelonnette in France with Cuneo in Italy...

, the Col de Vars

Col de Vars

Col de Vars, elevation 2108 m is a high mountain pass in the Alps between the departments of Hautes-Alpes and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in France.It connects the Ubaye Valley with the Queyras valley and Embrun...

, the Col d'Izoard

Col d'Izoard

Col d'Izoard is a high mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Hautes-Alpes in France.It is accessible in summer via the D902 road, connecting Briançon on the north and the valley of the Guil in Queyras, which ends at Guillestre in the south. There are forbidding and barren scree slopes...

, the Col de Montgenèvre

Col de Montgenèvre

The Col de Montgenèvre is a high mountain pass in the Cottian Alps, between France and Italy.The pass takes its name from the village Montgenèvre , which lies in the vicinity...

 and the Sestriere

Sestriere

Sestriere is an alpine village in Italy, a comune of the Province of Turin. It is from the French border. Its name derives from Latin: ad petram sistrariam, that is at sixty Roman miles from Turin....

 Pass, arriving in Pinerolo 11'52" ahead of 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...

, his tenacious antagonist during those years.

Final standings

23' 47"

38' 27"

48' 48"

49' 14"

53' 14"

56' 59"

	Cyclist	Country	Time
1	Fausto Coppi Fausto Coppi Angelo Fausto Coppi, , was the dominant international cyclist of the years each side of the Second World War. His successes earned him the title Il Campionissimo, or champion of champions...		125h 25' 50"
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...
3	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....
4	Adolfo Leoni Adolfo Leoni Adolfo Leoni was an Italian professional road bicycle racer. Leoni won many classic races before, during and after the Second World War.- Palmarès :19371939...		+ 39' 01"
5	Giancarlo Astrua Giancarlo Astrua Giancarlo Astrua was an Italian professional road bicycle racer.- Palmarès :1949Giancarlo Astrua was an Italian professional road bicycle racer.- Palmarès :1949...		+ 39' 50"
6	Alfredo Martini
7	Giulio Bresci
8	Serafino Biagioni Serafino Biagioni Serafino Biagioni was an Italian professional road bicycle racer.-Professional career:He was professional from 1945 to 1956 and won 8 victories. He won two stage victories in the 1951 Tour de France and wore the yellow jersey...
9	Nedo Logli
10	Silvio Pedroni		+ 1h 02' 10"

Stage	Winner	General classification	Mountains classification Mountains classification in the Giro d'Italia The 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...
1	Mario Fazio	Mario Fazio	Mario Fazio
2	Sergio Maggini	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....
3	Guido De Santi		Leon Jomaux
4	Fausto Coppi Fausto Coppi Angelo Fausto Coppi, , was the dominant international cyclist of the years each side of the Second World War. His successes earned him the title Il Campionissimo, or champion of champions...
5	Serafino Biagioni Serafino Biagioni Serafino Biagioni was an Italian professional road bicycle racer.-Professional career:He was professional from 1945 to 1956 and won 8 victories. He won two stage victories in the 1951 Tour de France and wore the yellow jersey...
6	Mario Ricci
7	Adolfo Leoni Adolfo Leoni Adolfo Leoni was an Italian professional road bicycle racer. Leoni won many classic races before, during and after the Second World War.- Palmarès :19371939...	Mario Fazio
8	Luigi Casola
9	Adolfo Leoni Adolfo Leoni Adolfo Leoni was an Italian professional road bicycle racer. Leoni won many classic races before, during and after the Second World War.- Palmarès :19371939...	Adolfo Leoni Adolfo Leoni Adolfo Leoni was an Italian professional road bicycle racer. Leoni won many classic races before, during and after the Second World War.- Palmarès :19371939...
10	Giovanni Corrieri Giovanni Corrieri Giovanni Corrieri is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer. Corrieri won 7 stages in the Giro d'Italia between 1947 and 1955.- Palmarès :19451947...
11	Fausto Coppi Fausto Coppi Angelo Fausto Coppi, , was the dominant international cyclist of the years each side of the Second World War. His successes earned him the title Il Campionissimo, or champion of champions...		Fausto Coppi Fausto Coppi Angelo Fausto Coppi, , was the dominant international cyclist of the years each side of the Second World War. His successes earned him the title Il Campionissimo, or champion of champions...
12	Oreste Conte
13	Adolfo Leoni Adolfo Leoni Adolfo Leoni was an Italian professional road bicycle racer. Leoni won many classic races before, during and after the Second World War.- Palmarès :19371939...
14	Vincenzo Rossello Vincenzo Rossello Vincenzo Rossello was an Italiay professional road bicycle racer from 1946 to 1957. He won two stages in the Tour de France.- Palmarès :1948...
15	Luciano Maggini
16	Oreste Conte
17	Fausto Coppi Fausto Coppi Angelo Fausto Coppi, , was the dominant international cyclist of the years each side of the Second World War. His successes earned him the title Il Campionissimo, or champion of champions...	Fausto Coppi Fausto Coppi Angelo Fausto Coppi, , was the dominant international cyclist of the years each side of the Second World War. His successes earned him the title Il Campionissimo, or champion of champions...
18	Antonio Bevilacqua Antonio Bevilacqua Antonio Bevilacqua was an Italian professional road bicycle racer.- Palmares :1940 - Lygie1941 - Dop, Ferroviario Venezia...
19	Giovanni Corrieri Giovanni Corrieri Giovanni Corrieri is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer. Corrieri won 7 stages in the Giro d'Italia between 1947 and 1955.- Palmarès :19451947...
Final		Fausto Coppi Fausto Coppi Angelo Fausto Coppi, , was the dominant international cyclist of the years each side of the Second World War. His successes earned him the title Il Campionissimo, or champion of champions...	Fausto Coppi Fausto Coppi Angelo Fausto Coppi, , was the dominant international cyclist of the years each side of the Second World War. His successes earned him the title Il Campionissimo, or champion of champions...