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| Dates | 15 May - 6 June 1948 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 4,164 km (2,587 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 124h 51' 52" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1948 Giro d'Italia was the 31st edition of the Giro d'Italia, organized and sponsored by the newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport. The race began on 15 May in Milan with a stage that stretched 190 km (118 mi) to Turin, finishing back in Milan on 6 June after a 231 km (144 mi) stage and a total distance covered of 4,164 km (2,587 mi). The race was won by the Italian rider Fiorenzo Magni of the Wilier Triestina team, with fellow Italians Ezio Cecchi and Giordano Cottur coming in second and third respectively.[1][2][3][4]
- ^ Giuseppe Ambrosini (7 June 1948). "Melanconico epilogo di un Giro sbagliato" [Melancholic epilogue of a wrong Giro]. La Stampa (in Italian). Editrice La Stampa. p. 3. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ^ "Ultima tappa senza storia" [Last stop no history]. La Stampa (in Italian). Editrice La Stampa. 7 June 1948. p. 4. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ^ "Coppi ha fatto bene" [Coppi did well]. l'Unità (in Italian). PCI. 8 June 1948. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ "La Vuelta a Italia Magni, vencedor" [The Tour of Italy Magni, Winner] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 7 June 1948. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2012.