 The race route for the 1961 Giro d'Italia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 20 May - 11 June 1961 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 4,001 km (2,486 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 111h 25' 28" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1961 Giro d'Italia was the 44th running of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tour races. The Giro started in Turin, on 20 May, with a 115 km (71.5 mi) stage and concluded in Milan, on 11 June, with a 214 km (133.0 mi) leg. A total of 170 riders from 17 teams entered the 21-stage race, which was won by Italian Arnaldo Pambianco of the Fides team. The second and third places were taken by Frenchman Jacques Anquetil and Spaniard Antonio Suárez, respectively.[1][2]
- ^ "Ayer terminó en Milan el 44 Giro, con la brillante victoria del italiano Pambianco" [The 44th Giro ended in Milan, with the Brilliant Victory of Italian Pambianco] (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 12 June 1961. p. 9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ Attilio Camoriano (18 May 1961). "Un grande poker il <<Giro>> del '61" (PDF). l'Unità (in Italian). PCI. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 April 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2018.