1952 Giro d'Italia
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The 1952 Giro d'Italia
of was the 35th edition of the Giro d'Italia
stage bicycle race, held from 17 May to 8 June 1952, consisting of 20 stages. It was won by Fausto Coppi
, who returned from injury and was at the apex of his career.
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 was the 35th edition of the 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...
stage bicycle race, held from 17 May to 8 June 1952, consisting of 20 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...
, who returned from injury and was at the apex of his career.
Final classification
| 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... |
114h 36' 43s | |
| 2 | 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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| 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:... |
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| 4 | Donato Zampini | + 10'29s | |
| 5 | 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... |
+ 10' 33s | |
| 6 | Constant Ockers | ||
| 7 | 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... |
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| 8 | 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... |
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| 9 | Raphaël Géminiani Raphael Geminiani Raphaël Géminiani is a French former road bicycle racer. He had six podium finishes in the Grand Tours. He is one of four children of Italian immigrants who moved to Clermont-Ferrand. He worked in a cycle shop and started racing as a boy... |
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| 10 | Giorgio Albani | + 18' 14s |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Giorgio Albani | 1st | |
| Angelo Conterno Angelo Conterno Angelo Conterno was an Italian professional road racing cyclist during the 1950s and early 1960s who is most famous for becoming the first Italian to win the Vuelta a España... |
2nd | |
| Nino Defilippis Nino Defilippis Nino Defilippis was an Italian road bicycle racer who won the Giro di Lombardia in 1958, as well as nine stages at the Giro d'Italia, seven stages at the Tour de France and two stages at the Vuelta a España... |
3rd-4th | |
| 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... |
5th-9th | |
| 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... |
10th-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...
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