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| Dates | 19 May - 9 June 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 21, including two split stages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3,481.2 km (2,163 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 94h 03' 54" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1960 Giro d'Italia was the 43rd running of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tour races. The Giro started in Rome, on 19 May, with a 215 km (133.6 mi) stage and concluded in Milan, on 9 June, with a 225 km (139.8 mi) leg. A total of 140 riders from 14 teams entered the 21-stage race, which was won by Frenchman Jacques Anquetil of the Helyett team. The second and third places were taken by Italian Gastone Nencini and Luxembourgian Charly Gaul, respectively.[1][2][3][4][5]
- ^ "Jacques Anquetil, hizo frente al peligro de Nencini y fué el vencedor del Giro" [Jacques Anquetil, Faced Nencini's Danger and was the Winner of the Giro] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 10 June 1960. p. 6. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ "Anquetil a vaincu le Giro en grand coureur" [Anquetil defeated Giro in a runner-up]. Gazette de Lausanne (in French). 10 June 1960. p. 8. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ "Le Suisse Ruegg, seul attarde de la derniere etape du Tour d'Italie" [The Swiss Ruegg, only lingers from the last stage of the Tour of Italy]. Journal du Geneve (in French). 10 June 1960. p. 11. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ "Anquetil winnaar ronde van Italië" [Anquetil Tour of Italy winner]. De Tijd De Maasbode (in Dutch). 10 June 1960. p. 8 – via Delpher.
- ^ "Anquetil niet in de Tour" [Anquetil not in the Tour]. Amigoe (in Dutch). 10 June 1960. p. 8 – via Delpher.