1954 Giro d'Italia

1954 Giro d'Italia
Race details
Dates21 May - 13 June 1954
Stages22
Distance4,337 km (2,695 mi)
Winning time129h 13' 07"
Results
Winner  Carlo Clerici (SUI) (Guerra)
  Second  Hugo Koblet (SUI) (Guerra)
  Third  Nino Assirelli (ITA) (Arbos)
  Mountains  Fausto Coppi (ITA) (Bianchi)
  Sprints  Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL) (Girardengo)
  Team Girardengo
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The 1954 Giro d'Italia was the 37th edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Giro started off in Palermo on 21 May with a 36 km (22.4 mi) team time trial and concluded in Milan with a 222 km (137.9 mi) relatively flat mass-start stage on 13 June. Fifteen teams entered the race, which was won by Swiss Carlo Clerici of the Welter team. Second and third respectively were Swiss rider Hugo Koblet and Italian Nino Assirelli.[1][2]

1954 Giro d'Italia promotional postcard
  1. ^ "Dos suizos y un belga" [Two Swiss and a Belgian] (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 14 June 1954. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Dos suizos y un belga" [Two Swiss and a Belgian] (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 14 June 1954. p. 6. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2012.