The 1951 Giro d'Italia was the 34th edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Giro started off in Milan on 19 May with a 202 km (125.5 mi) flat stage and concluded back in Milan with a 172 km (106.9 mi) relatively flat mass-start stage on 10 June. Fourteen teams entered the race, which was won by Italian Fiorenzo Magni of the Ganna team. Second and third respectively were Belgian Rik Van Steenbergen and Swiss rider Ferdinand Kübler.[1][2]
^"Magni gana la Vuelta a Italia" [Magni wins the Tour of Italy] (in Spanish). Milan, Italy: El Mundo Deportivo. 11 June 1951. p. 2. Archived from the original on 21 December 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
^"Fiorenzo Magni ha vinto il Giro" [Fiorenzo Magni has won the Tour] (PDF). La Stampa (in Italian). Editrice La Stampa. 11 June 1951. p. 4. Retrieved 27 May 2012.