1957 Giro d'Italia

1957 Giro d'Italia
Race details
Dates18 May - 9 June 1957
Stages21
Distance3,926.7 km (2,440 mi)
Winning time104h 45' 06"
Results
Winner  Gastone Nencini (ITA) (Leo-Chlorodont)
  Second  Louison Bobet (FRA) (Bobet-BP-Hutchinson)
  Third  Ercole Baldini (ITA) (Legnano)

  Mountains  Raphaël Géminiani (FRA) (Saint Raphaël)
  Sprints  Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL) (Cora-Elvé)
  Team Legnano
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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]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "De Stem | 11 juni 1957 | pagina 5".