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| Dates | 17 May - 8 June 1952 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3,964 km (2,463 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 114h 36' 43" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1952 Giro d'Italia was the 35th edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Giro started off in Milan on 17 May with a 217 km (134.8 mi) flat stage and concluded back in Milan with a 147 km (91.3 mi) relatively flat mass-start stage on 8 June. Sixteen teams entered the race, which was won by Italian Fausto Coppi of the Bianchi team. Second and third respectively were Italian Fiorenzo Magni and Swiss rider Ferdinand Kübler.[1][2][3]
- ^ "Coppi Vencedor De La Vuelta A Italia" [Coppi the Winner of the Tour of Italy] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 9 June 1952. p. 6. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ "Trionfo di Coppi nel Giro" [Triumph of Coppi in the Giro] (PDF). La Stampa (in Italian). Editrice La Stampa. 9 June 1952. p. 5. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ "Per la quarta volta Coppi trionfa nel "Giro d'Italia"" [For the fourth time Coppi triumphs in the "Giro d'Italia"]. l'Unità (in Italian). 9 June 1952. p. 4. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2019-02-16.