1958 Giro d'Italia
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The 1958 Giro d'Italia
of cycling
was held from 18 May to 8 June 1958, consisting of 20 stages.
This 41st edition was won by the Italian
Ercole Baldini
.
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 18 May to 8 June 1958, consisting of 20 stages.
This 41st edition was won by the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
Ercole Baldini
Ercole Baldini
Ercole Baldini is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist. The highlight of his career was his win in the 1958 Giro d'Italia.-Biography:Baldini was born at Villanova di Forlì ....
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Final classment
| Cyclist | Country | Time | |
| 1 | Ercole Baldini Ercole Baldini Ercole Baldini is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist. The highlight of his career was his win in the 1958 Giro d'Italia.-Biography:Baldini was born at Villanova di Forlì .... |
92h 09' 30s | |
| 2 | Jean Brankart Jean Brankart Jean Brankart was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer from 1953 until 1960, when Brankart had to stop his career due to heart problems... |
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| 3 | Charly Gaul Charly Gaul Charly Gaul was a professional cyclist. He was a national cyclo-cross champion, an accomplished time triallist and a better climber. His ability earned him the nickname of The Angel of the Mountains in the 1958 Tour de France, which he won with four stage victories... |
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| 4 | Louis Bobet | + 9' 27s | |
| 5 | Gastone Nencini Gastone Nencini Gastone Nencini was an Italian road racing cyclist who won the 1960 Tour de France and the 1957 Giro d'Italia.... |
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| 6 | Miguel Poblet Miguel Poblet Miguel Poblet i Orriols, born March 18, 1928 at Montcada i Reixac in the northern suburbs of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, is a Spanish former professional cyclist whose career lasted from 1944 to 1962, during which he had over 200 professional victories... |
 Spain |
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| 7 | Jesus Loroño Jesus Loroño Jesus Loroño Artega is a former Spanish professional road racing cyclist during the 1950s and early 1960s. Loroño is most famous for capturing the 1957 Vuelta a España... |
Spain |
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| 8 | 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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| 9 | 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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| 10 | Aldo Moser |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Willy Vannitsen Willy Vannitsen Willy Vannitsen was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. In 1962, Vannitsen won two stages in the 1962 Tour de France.- Palmarès :19511954... |
1st | |
| Ercole Baldini Ercole Baldini Ercole Baldini is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist. The highlight of his career was his win in the 1958 Giro d'Italia.-Biography:Baldini was born at Villanova di Forlì .... |
2nd, 15th-final | |
| Arnaldo Pambianco Arnaldo Pambianco Arnaldo Pambianco is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1961 Giro d'Italia... |
3rd | |
| Aldo Moser | 4th | |
| Salvador Botella Salvador Botella Salvador Botella Rodrigo was a Spanish road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional from 1953 to 1962. He won the Volta a Catalunya in 1953 and 1959.- References:... |
Spain |
5th |
| Giovanni Pettinati | 6th-11th | |
| Agostino Coletto | 12th-14th |