The 1957 Giro d'Italia was the 40th running of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tour races. The Giro started in Milan, on 18 May, with a 191 km (118.7 mi) stage and concluded in Milan, on 9 June, with a 257 km (159.7 mi) leg. A total of 120 riders from 15 teams entered the 21-stage race, which was won by Italian Gastone Nencini of the Leo-Chlorodont team. The second and third places were taken by Frenchman Louison Bobet and Italian Ercole Baldini, respectively.[1][2]
^"Final Apoteótico Del "Giro" En Milan" [Final apoteótico the "Giro" In Milan] (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 10 June 1957. p. 1. Archived(PDF) from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
