1951 Giro d'Italia
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The 1951 Giro d'Italia
of cycling
was held from 19 May to 10 June 1951, consisting in 20 stages. It was won by Fiorenzo Magni
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Maglia rosa
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
Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, or for sport. Persons engaged in cycling are cyclists or bicyclists...
was held from 19 May to 10 June 1951, consisting in 20 stages. It was won by Fiorenzo Magni
Fiorenzo Magni
Fiorenzo Magni is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist.He was born in Vaiano, province of Prato . He was the "third man" of the golden age of Italian cycling, at the time of the great rivalry between Fausto Coppi and Gino Bartali...
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Final classment
| Cyclist | Country | Time | |
| 1 | Fiorenzo Magni Fiorenzo Magni Fiorenzo Magni is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist.He was born in Vaiano, province of Prato . He was the "third man" of the golden age of Italian cycling, at the time of the great rivalry between Fausto Coppi and Gino Bartali... |
121h 11' 37s | |
| 2 | Rik Van Steenbergen Rik Van Steenbergen Rik Van Steenbergen was a Belgian racing cyclist, considered to be one of the best among the great number of successful Belgian cyclists.-Early life:... |
+1' 46s | |
| 3 | Ferdinand Kübler Ferdinand Kübler Ferdinand "Ferdi" Kübler is a retired Swiss cyclist with over 400 professional victories, including the 1950 Tour de France and the 1951 World Road Race Championship.-Biography:... |
+ 2' 36s | |
| 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... |
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| 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... |
+4' 07s | |
| 6 | Hugo Koblet Hugo Koblet Hugo Koblet was a Swiss champion cyclist. He won the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia as well as competing in six-day and pursuit races on the track. He won 70 races as a professional... |
+6' 05s | |
| 7 | Louis Bobet | +9' 45s | |
| 8 | Arrigo Padovan | +14' 41s | |
| 9 | 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... |
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| 10 | 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... |
Maglia rosaMaglia rosaThe pink jersey is awarded to the leader of the General Classification at the Giro d'Italia. The leader of the GC is the rider who has the fastest time when all the stage results are added together, taking into account time bonuses for high finishes and intermediate sprints...
holders
| Cyclist | Country | Stages |
|---|---|---|
| Rik Van Steenbergen Rik Van Steenbergen Rik Van Steenbergen was a Belgian racing cyclist, considered to be one of the best among the great number of successful Belgian cyclists.-Early life:... |
1st-7th and 13th-17th | |
| Fiorenzo Magni Fiorenzo Magni Fiorenzo Magni is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist.He was born in Vaiano, province of Prato . He was the "third man" of the golden age of Italian cycling, at the time of the great rivalry between Fausto Coppi and Gino Bartali... |
2nd-4th, 8th-11th and 18th-final | |
| Fritz Schaer Fritz Schaer Fritz Schär was a Swiss cyclist who in 1953 won the first green jersey ever in the Tour de France. He also finished third in the general classification in the 1954 Tour de France.... |
5th and 6th | |
| 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... |
12th |