1954 Giro d'Italia
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The 1954 Giro d'Italia
of cycling
was held from 21 May to 13 June 1954, consisting of 22 stages for a total of 4,396 km, ridden at an average speed of 33.563 km/h. It was won by the Swiss
Carlo Clerici
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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 21 May to 13 June 1954, consisting of 22 stages for a total of 4,396 km, ridden at an average speed of 33.563 km/h. It was won by the Swiss
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
Carlo Clerici
Carlo Clerici
Carlo Clerici was a Swiss professional road bicycle racer.The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1954 Giro d'Italia.-Career highlights:* 1950: 3rd in Stausee Rundfahrt Klingnau...
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Final classment
| Cyclist | Country | Time | |
| 1 | Carlo Clerici Carlo Clerici Carlo Clerici was a Swiss professional road bicycle racer.The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1954 Giro d'Italia.-Career highlights:* 1950: 3rd in Stausee Rundfahrt Klingnau... |
129h 13' 07s | |
| 2 | 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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| 3 | Nino Assirelli | ||
| 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... |
+ 31' 17s | |
| 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... |
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| 6 | 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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| 7 | Gerrit Voorting Gerrit Voorting Gerardus Petrus Voorting is a retired racing cyclist from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. There he won the silver medal in the men's individual road race... |
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| 8 | Pasquale Fornara Pasquale Fornara Pasquale Fornara was a professional Italian road bicycle racer who gained fame in the 1950s by winning the Tour de Suisse stage race four times, a record that remains.... |
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| 9 | 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.... |
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| 10 | 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... |
Maglia rosa Maglia 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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... |
1st | |
| Giuseppe Minardi | 2nd-4th | |
| Gerrit Voorting Gerrit Voorting Gerardus Petrus Voorting is a retired racing cyclist from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. There he won the silver medal in the men's individual road race... |
5th | |
| Carlo Clerici Carlo Clerici Carlo Clerici was a Swiss professional road bicycle racer.The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1954 Giro d'Italia.-Career highlights:* 1950: 3rd in Stausee Rundfahrt Klingnau... |
6th-final |