1961 Giro d'Italia - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 1961 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...

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 20 May to 11 June 1961, consisting of 21 stages. This 44th edition was won by 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...

Final classment

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	Cyclist	Country	Time
1	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...		111 h 25' 28s
2	Jacques Anquetil Jacques Anquetil Jacques Anquetil was a French road racing cyclist and the first cyclist to win the Tour de France five times, in 1957 and from 1961 to 1964...
3	Antonio Suárez Antonio Suarez Antonio Suárez Vázquez was a professional road racing cyclist from Spain between 1956 and 1965. He is most famous for winning the overall title and the climbers classification at the 1959 Vuelta a España...	Spain	+ 4' 17s
4	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...
5	Guido Carlesi Guido Carlesi Guido Carlesi was an Italian professional road bicycle racer. Carlesi won two stages in the Tour de France and seven stages in the Giro d'Italia...		+ 8' 08s
6	Hans Junkermann Hans Junkermann Hennes "Hans" Junkermann is a retired German professional racing cyclist who won 35 road races in 18 seasons from 1956 to 1973....
7	Rik Van Looy Rik Van Looy Henri van Looy is a Belgian former professional cyclist of the post-war period, nicknamed the King of the Classics or Emperor of Herentals...		+ 12' 38s
8	Guillaume Van Tongerloo
9	Carlo Brugnami
10	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...

Maglia rosa
Maglia rosa
The 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
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	1st-6th
Antonio Suárez Antonio Suarez Antonio Suárez Vázquez was a professional road racing cyclist from Spain between 1956 and 1965. He is most famous for winning the overall title and the climbers classification at the 1959 Vuelta a España...	Spain	7th
Guillaume Van Tongerloo		8th-9th
Jacques Anquetil Jacques Anquetil Jacques Anquetil was a French road racing cyclist and the first cyclist to win the Tour de France five times, in 1957 and from 1961 to 1964...		10th-13th
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...		14th-final

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