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| Dates | 28 April - 18 May 1939 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 17, including two split stages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3,011.4 km (1,871 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 88h 02' 00" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1939 Giro d'Italia was the 27th edition of the Giro d'Italia, organized and sponsored by the newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport. The race began on 28 April in Milan with a stage that stretched 182 km (113 mi) to Turin, finishing back in Milan on 18 May after a split stage and a total distance covered of 3,011.4 km (1,871 mi). The race was won by the Italian rider Giovanni Valetti of the Fréjus team, with fellow Italians Gino Bartali and Mario Vicini coming in second and third respectively.
Valetti had the lead halfway the race. Bartali then took over the lead in the mountains, but Valetti took it back in the penultimate stage. Bartali attacked on the last stage, but Valetti stayed in his wake and won the race.