1958_Giro_d'Italia
1958 Giro d'Italia
Cycling race
The 1958 Giro d'Italia was the 41st running of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tour races. The Giro started in Milan, on 18 May, with a 178 km (110.6 mi) stage and concluded back in Milan, on 8 June, with a 177 km (110.0 mi) leg. A total of 120 riders from 15 teams entered the 20-stage race, which was won by Italian Ercole Baldini of the Legnano team. The second and third places were taken by Belgian Jean Brankart and Luxembourgian Charly Gaul, respectively.[1][2][3][4]
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| Dates | 18 May – 8 June 1958 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3,341.1 km (2,076 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 92h 09' 30" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A total of 15 teams were invited to participate in the 1958 Giro d'Italia.[5] Each team sent a squad of eight riders, so the Giro began with a peloton of 120 cyclists.[5] Out of the 120 riders that started this edition of the Giro d'Italia, a total of 77 riders made it to the finish in Milan.[6]
The 15 teams that took part in the race were:[5]
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The route was released on 27 March 1958 in Saint Vincent.[7][8]
The photofinish was introduced to the race, which allowed the rider's times to be determined to the hundredth of a second.[9]
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 May | Milan to Varese | 178 km (111 mi) |  |
Plain stage |  Willy Vannitsen (BEL) | |
| 2 | 19 May | Varese to Comerio | 26 km (16 mi) |  |
Individual time trial |  Ercole Baldini (ITA) | |
| 3 | 20 May | Varese to Saint-Vincent | 187 km (116 mi) | |
Plain stage |  Salvador Botella (ESP) | |
| 4 | 21 May | Saint-Vincent to Collina di Superga | 132 km (82 mi) |  |
Stage with mountain(s) | Federico Bahamontes (ESP) | |
| 5 | 22 May | Turin to Mondovì | 193 km (120 mi) | |
Stage with mountain(s) | Alfredo Sabbadin (ITA) | |
| 6 | 23 May | Mondovì to Chiavari | 258 km (160 mi) | |
Stage with mountain(s) | Silvano Ciampi (ITA) | |
| 7 | 24 May | Chiavari to Forte dei Marmi | 115 km (71 mi) | |
Stage with mountain(s) | Guido Boni (ITA) | |
| 25 May | Rest day | ||||||
| 8 | 26 May | Viareggio to Viareggio | 59.1 km (37 mi) | |
Individual time trial | Ercole Baldini (ITA) | |
| 9 | 27 May | Florence to Viterbo | 215 km (134 mi) | |
Stage with mountain(s) | Nino Defilippis (ITA) | |
| 10 | 28 May | Viterbo to Rome | 155 km (96 mi) | |
Plain stage | Gastone Nencini (ITA) | |
| 11 | 29 May | Rome to Scanno | 225 km (140 mi) | |
Stage with mountain(s) | Nino Defilippis (ITA) | |
| 12 | 30 May | Scanno to San Benedetto del Tronto | 211 km (131 mi) | |
Plain stage | Pierino Baffi (ITA) | |
| 13 | 31 May | San Benedetto del Tronto to Cattolica | 192 km (119 mi) | |
Stage with mountain(s) | Guido Carlesi (ITA) | |
| 14 | 1 June | City of San Marino (San Marino) to City of San Marino (San Marino) | 12 km (7 mi) | |
Individual time trial |  Charly Gaul (LUX) | |
| 15 | 2 June | Cesena to Bosco Chiesanuova | 249 km (155 mi) | |
Stage with mountain(s) | Ercole Baldini (ITA) | |
| 16 | 3 June | Verona to Levico Terme | 200 km (124 mi) | |
Plain stage | Miguel Poblet (ESP) | |
| 4 June | Rest day | ||||||
| 17 | 5 June | Levico Terme to Bolzano | 198 km (123 mi) | |
Stage with mountain(s) | Ercole Baldini (ITA) | |
| 18 | 6 June | Bolzano to Trento | 183 km (114 mi) | |
Stage with mountain(s) | Gastone Nencini (ITA) | |
| 19 | 7 June | Trento to Gardone Riviera | 176 km (109 mi) | |
Stage with mountain(s) | Miguel Poblet (ESP) | |
| 20 | 8 June | Salò to Milan | 177 km (110 mi) | |
Plain stage | Miguel Poblet (ESP) | |
| Total | 3,341.1 km (2,076 mi) | ||||||
One different jersey was worn during the 1958 Giro d'Italia. The leader of the general classification – calculated by adding the stage finish times of each rider – wore a pink jersey. This classification is the most important of the race, and its winner is considered as the winner of the Giro.[13]
For the points classification, which awarded no jersey to its leader, cyclists were given points for finishing a stage in the top 15.[14] This classification was also known as the Trofeo A. Carli.[15][16] The mountains classification leader. The climbs were ranked in first[17] and second categories. In this ranking, points were won by reaching the summit of a climb ahead of other cyclists. Although no jersey was awarded, there was also one classification for the teams, in which the stage finish times of the best three cyclists per team were added; the leading team was the one with the lowest total time.[13]
| Stage | Winner | General classification |
Points classification | Mountains classification | Team classification |
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| 1 | Willy Vannitsen | Willy Vannitsen | Willy Vannitsen | not awarded | Ghigi |
| 2 | Ercole Baldini | Ercole Baldini | Miguel Poblet | Legnano | |
| 3 | Salvador Botella | Arnaldo Pambianco | Faema | ||
| 4 | Federico Bahamontes | Aldo Moser | Federico Bahamontes | ||
| 5 | Alfredo Sabbadin | Salvador Botella | |||
| 6 | Silvano Ciampi | Giovanni Pettinati | |||
| 7 | Guido Boni | ||||
| 8 | Ercole Baldini | ||||
| 9 | Nino Defilippis | ||||
| 10 | Gastone Nencini | ||||
| 11 | Nino Defilippis | ||||
| 12 | Pierino Baffi | Agonstino Colleto | |||
| 13 | Guido Carlesi | Carpano | |||
| 14 | Charly Gaul | ||||
| 15 | Ercole Baldini | Ercole Baldini | |||
| 16 | Miguel Poblet | ||||
| 17 | Ercole Baldini | Jean Brankart | |||
| 18 | Gastone Nencini | Faema | |||
| 19 | Miguel Poblet | ||||
| 20 | Miguel Poblet | Carpano | |||
| Final | Ercole Baldini | Miguel Poblet | Jean Brankart | Carpano | |
General classification
| Rank | Name | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Ercole Baldini (ITA)  |
Legnano | 92h 9' 30" |
| 2 | Jean Brankart (BEL) |
St. Raphaël | + 4' 17" |
| 3 | Charly Gaul (LUX) |
Faema | + 6' 07" |
| 4 |  Louison Bobet (FRA) |
Mercier | + 9' 27" |
| 5 | Gastone Nencini (ITA) |
Chlorodant | + 10' 36" |
| 6 | Miguel Poblet (ESP) |
Ignis | + 11' 07" |
| 7 | Jesús Loroño (ESP) |
Faema | + 12' 12" |
| 8 | Raphaël Géminiani (FRA) |
St. Raphaël | + 13' 12" |
| 9 | Pasquale Fornara (ITA) |
Ignis | + 14' 13" |
| 10 | Aldo Moser (ITA) |
Cali | + 15' 00" |
Mountains classification
| Name | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean Brankart (BEL) |
St. Raphaël | 56 |
| 2 | Ercole Baldini (ITA) |
Legnano | 39 |
| 3 | Charly Gaul (LUX) |
Faema | 38 |
| 4 | Federico Bahamontes (ESP) |
Faema | 37 |
| 5 | Nino Defilippis (ITA) |
Carpano | 19 |
Points classification
| Name | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miguel Poblet (ESP) |
Ignis | 182 |
| 2 | Ercole Baldini (ITA) |
Legnano | 144 |
| 3 | Jean Brankart (BEL) |
St. Raphaël | 111 |
| 4 | Gastone Nencini (ITA) |
Chlorodant | 96 |
| 5 | Nino Defilippis (ITA) |
Carpano | 82.5 |
| 6 | Giuseppe Fallarini (ITA) |
Asborno | 81 |
| 7 | Louison Bobet (FRA) |
Mercier | 80 |
| 8 | Charly Gaul (LUX) |
Faema | 77 |
| 9 | Josef Planckaert (BEL) |
Carpano | 70 |
| Rino Benedetti (ITA) |
Cali |
Intermediate sprints classification
| Name | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alessandro Fantini (ITA) |
Atala | 35 |
| 2 | Vito Favero (ITA) |
Atala | 28 |
| 3 | Pierino Baffi (ITA) |
Chlorodont | 21 |
| 4 | Miguel Poblet (ESP) |
Ignis | 18 |
| 5 | Giorgio Menini (ITA) |
San Pellegrino | 13 |
| 6 | Mario Baroni (ITA) |
Torpado | 10 |
| 7 | Nino Catalano (ITA) |
Cali | 8 |
| 8 | Guido Carlesi (ITA) |
Chlorodont | 6 |
| 9 | Waldemaro Bartolozzi (ITA) |
Legnano | 5 |
| Guido Boni (ITA) |
Bianchi | ||
| Jesús Galdeano (ESP) |
Faema | ||
| Cleto Maule (ITA) |
Torpado | ||
| Federico Bahamontes (ESP) |
Faema | ||
| Bruno Tognaccini (ITA) |
Ignis | ||
| Giuseppe Pintarelli (ITA) |
Cali | ||
| Armando Pellegrini (ITA) |
Faema |
Minor awards
The race jury and the director established a classification for awards "on merit", which Giorgio Menini (San Pellegrino) won with six points.[21] With this classification victory, Menini won 300,000 lire.[21] Guido Boni (Bianchi), Guido Carlesi (Chlorodont), Alfredo Zagano (Asborno), Jesús Galdeano (Faema), and Gianni Ferlenghi (Bianchi) placed second in the classification and split 300,000 lire.[21]
Citations
- "Baldini Gano El Giro Y Poblet La Etapa Y Ademas La Clasificacion Por Puntos" [Baldini Wins the Tour, Poblet the Stage, and Ademas the Points Classification]. El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 9 June 1958. p. 1. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- "Ercole Baldini Ha Vinto Da Vero Campione" [Ercole Baldini has EMV Da Vero Campione]. l'Unità (in Italian). 9 June 1958. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-04. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- "Finalizó la gran ronda, ganando Poblet la última etapa" [Finished the great round, winning the last stage Poblet]. Los Sitios de Gerona (in Spanish). Publicacions de l'Ajuntament de Girona. 10 June 1958. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- "Consultazione Archivio". La Stampa. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- "I centoventi invitati" [One Hundred Twenty Invited]. Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 17 May 1958. p. 8. Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- Bill and Carol McGann. "1958 Giro d'Italia". Bike Race Info. Dog Ear Publishing. Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
- Ennio Mantella (28 March 1958). "Il Giro d'Italia non scende al Sud" [The Giro d'Italia does not go down to the South]. Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). p. 1 & 8. Archived from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- "La XLI edicion del "Giro" de Italia" [The XLI edition of the "Giro" of Italy] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 28 March 1958. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- "Giro d'Italia". La Gazzetta dello Sport. 2017. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- Attilio Camoriano (18 May 1958). "Baldini e l'uomo che ci permette di agitare sulla "corsa rosa" la bandiera della speranza" [Baldini is the man who allows us to wave the flag of hope on the "pink race"] (PDF). l'Unità (in Italian). p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- "Con destacada representacion espanola la XLI Edicion del "Giro", comienza hoy con la etapa Milan-Varese" [With outstanding Spanish representation the XLI Edition of the "Giro" starts today with the Milan-Varese stage] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 18 May 1958. p. 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- Attilio Camoriano (17 May 1958). ""Piu breve piu nervoso e piu difficile" ecco il motto del 41 Giro" ["Briefer, more nervous and more difficult" is the motto of the 41st Giro] (PDF). l'Unità (in Italian). p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- Laura Weislo (13 May 2008). "Giro d'Italia classifications demystified". Cycling News. Archived from the original on 8 May 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- "bookreader". Archived from the original on 2014-12-26. Retrieved 2014-12-26.
- "Classifica d'arrivo" [Classification of Arrival]. Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 20 May 1958. p. 7. Archived from the original on 15 August 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- "Trofeo T.V." [T.V. Trophy]. Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 21 May 1958. p. 7. Archived from the original on 2018-08-15. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- "Baldini Gano El Giro" [Baldini Wins the Tour]. El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 9 June 1958. p. 10. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- "Le Classifiche" [The Classifications] (PDF). l'Unità (in Italian). 9 June 1958. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- "Tutta una volata" [A whole sprint]. Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 8 June 1958. p. 9. Archived from the original on 15 August 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- "A Fantini il Trofeo T.V." [To Fantini the T.V. Trophy]. Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 8 June 1958. p. 9. Archived from the original on 15 August 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2013.