1959 Giro d'Italia

1959 Giro d'Italia
Race details
Dates16 May - 7 June 1959
Stages22
Distance3,657 km (2,272 mi)
Winning time101h 50' 26"
Results
Winner  Charly Gaul (LUX) (EMI)
  Second  Jacques Anquetil (FRA) (Helyett–Leroux–Fynsec–Hutchinson)
  Third  Diego Ronchini (ITA) (Bianchi–Pirelli)
  Mountains  Charly Gaul (LUX) (EMI)
  Team Atala–Pirelli–Lygi
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The 1959 Giro d'Italia was the 42nd running of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tour races. The Giro started in Milan, on 16 May, with a 135 km (83.9 mi) stage and concluded back in Milan, on 7 June, with a 220 km (136.7 mi) leg. A total of 120 riders from 15 teams entered the 20-stage race, which was won by Luxembourgian Charly Gaul of the EMI team. The second and third places were taken by Frenchman Jacques Anquetil and Italian Diego Ronchini, respectively.[1]

  1. ^ "El luxemburgués Gaul gran vencedor" [The Luxembourish Gaul Big Winner] (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 8 June 1959. p. 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2012.