1962_Giro_d'Italia

1962 Giro d'Italia

1962 Giro d'Italia

Cycling race

The 1962 Giro d'Italia was the 45th running of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tour races. The Giro started in Milan, on 19 May, with a 185 km (115.0 mi) stage and concluded back in Milan, on 9 June, with a 160 km (99.4 mi) leg. A total of 130 riders from 13 teams entered the 21-stage race, which was won by Italian Franco Balmamion of the Carpano team. The second and third places were taken by Italian riders Imerio Massignan and Nino Defilippis, respectively.[1][2]

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Teams

A total of 13 teams were invited to participate in the 1962 Giro d'Italia.[3] Each team sent a squad of ten riders, so the Giro began with a peloton of 130 cyclists.[3] Out of the 130 riders that started this edition of the Giro d'Italia, a total of 47 riders made it to the finish in Milan.[4]

The 13 teams that took part in the race were:[3]

  • Atala
  • Carpano
  • Faema
  • Ferrys
  • Gazzola
  • Ghigi
  • Legnano
  • Liberia
  • Molteni
  • Moschettieri
  • Philco
  • San Pellegrino
  • Torpado

Route and stages

The race route was revealed on 19 April 1962 by race director Vincenzo Torriani in Rome.[5][6][7][8][9]

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Classification leadership

One jersey was worn during the 1962 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.[11]

The mountains classification leader. The climbs were ranked in first and second categories. In this ranking, points were won by reaching the summit of a climb ahead of other cyclists. There were three categories of mountains. The first category awarded 50, 30, and 20 points,[12] while the second distributed 40, 30, 20, and 10 points.[13] Although no jersey was awarded, there was also one classification for the teams, in which the teams were awarded points for their rider's performance during the stages.[11]

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Final standings

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General classification

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Mountains classification

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Team classification

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References

Citations

  1. [1]
    "Balmamion, Vencedor Absoluto Del Giro" [Balmamion, Absolute Winner of the Giro] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 10 June 1962. p. 8. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
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    "The Fine Art of Winning Slowly". Soigneur. 1 June 2019. Archived from the original on 24 October 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
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    "Riconosceteli dalle maglie e dai numeri" [Riconosceteli from sweaters and by the numbers]. Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 19 May 1962. p. 10. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
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    Bill and Carol McGann. "1962 Giro d'Italia". Bike Race Info. Dog Ear Publishing. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
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    Sergio Neri (20 April 1962). "Il Giro d'Italia (turistico)" [The (tourist) Tour of Italy]. Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). p. 1 & 2. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
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    Mario De Angelis (20 April 1962). "La maglia rosa si conquista sulle vette" [The pink jersey is conquered on the peaks]. Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). p. 9. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
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    "Ecco il 45 <<Giro>>" [Here is the 45 <<Giro>>] (PDF). l'Unità (in Italian). PCI. 20 April 1962. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
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    Attilio Camoriano (16 May 1962). "Pronto per la partenza il terribile <<Giro '62>>" [The terrible << Giro '62 >> is ready for departure] (PDF). l'Unità (in Italian). PCI. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 April 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
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    "La VL edicion de la Vuelta Ciclista a Italia" [The VL Edition of the Cycling Tour of Italy] (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 20 April 1962. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
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    "Le ventuno tappe da Milano a Milano" [The twenty-one stages from Milan in Milan]. Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 19 May 1962. p. 10. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
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    Laura Weislo (13 May 2008). "Giro d'Italia classifications demystified". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 8 May 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  12. [12]
    "G. P. della Montagna" [G. P. of Mountains]. Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 24 May 1962. p. 9. Archived from the original on 5 January 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  13. [13]
    "G. P. della Montagna" [G. P. of Mountains]. Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 1 June 1962. p. 11. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  14. [14]
    "La classifica finale" [The final classifications] (PDF). l'Unità (in Italian). PCI. 10 June 1962. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-12-27. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  15. [15]
    "Tutte le cifre del Giro d'Italia" [All figures of the Tour of Italy]. Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 9 June 1962. p. 9. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
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    "Balmanion, vencedor absoluto" [Balmanion absolute victor]. Diari de Girona (in Catalan). Diari de Girona Media, S.L. 10 June 1962. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
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