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| Dates | 21 May - 12 June 1949 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 4,088 km (2,540 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 125h 25' 50" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1949 Giro d'Italia was the 32nd Giro d'Italia, organized and sponsored by the newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport. The race began on 21 May in Palermo with a stage that stretched 261 km (162 mi) to Catania, finishing in Monza on 12 June after a 267 km (166 mi) stage and a total distance covered of 4,088 km (2,540 mi). The race was won by Fausto Coppi of the Bianchi team, with fellow Italians Gino Bartali and Giordano Cottur coming in second and third respectively.[1][2][3][4][5]
Coppi won the overall by way of the memorable 17th stage (from Cuneo to Pinerolo),[6] in which he escaped from the group and climbed alone the Maddalena Pass, the Col de Vars, the Col d'Izoard, the Col de Montgenèvre and the Sestriere Pass, arriving in Pinerolo 11'52" ahead of Bartali, his tenacious antagonist during those years.
- ^ "Coppi gana la Vuelta a Italia" [Coppi Wins the Tour of Italy] (in Spanish). Milan, Italy: El Mundo Deportivo. 15 June 1949. p. 2. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ "Dino Buzzati racconta la sfida Coppi-Bartali" [Dino Buzzati tells the Coppi-Bartali challenge] (PDF). Stampa Sera (in Italian). Editrice La Stampa. 13 May 1981. p. 3. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ Attilio Camoriano (4 January 1960). "Coppi come un fulmine passo sui baluardi alpini" [Coppi as a lightning step on the Alpine ramparts] (PDF). l'Unità (in Italian). PCI. p. 6. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ Ennio Mantella (17 May 1949). "Il 32 Giro d'Italia Entra Nell'Appassionante Vigilia" [The 32 Giro d'Italia enters the thrilling Christmas Eve]. Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). p. 1. Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ "Il "Giro" e pronto!" [The "Tour" is Ready!] (PDF). l'Unità (in Italian). PCI. 15 May 1949. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 October 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ "Giro Replay: The Cima Coppi". pezcyclingnews.com. Retrieved 18 September 2011.