1961 Giro d'Italia

1961 Giro d'Italia
Race route
The race route for the 1961 Giro d'Italia
Race details
Dates20 May - 11 June 1961
Stages21
Distance4,001 km (2,486 mi)
Winning time111h 25' 28"
Results
Winner  Arnaldo Pambianco (ITA) (Fides)
  Second  Jacques Anquetil (FRA) (Helyett–Fynsec–Hutchinson)
  Third  Antonio Suárez (ESP) (EMI)

  Mountains  Vito Taccone (ITA) (Atala)
  Team Faema
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The 1961 Giro d'Italia was the 44th running of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tour races. The Giro started in Turin, on 20 May, with a 115 km (71.5 mi) stage and concluded in Milan, on 11 June, with a 214 km (133.0 mi) leg. A total of 170 riders from 17 teams entered the 21-stage race, which was won by Italian Arnaldo Pambianco of the Fides team. The second and third places were taken by Frenchman Jacques Anquetil and Spaniard Antonio Suárez, respectively.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Ayer terminó en Milan el 44 Giro, con la brillante victoria del italiano Pambianco" [The 44th Giro ended in Milan, with the Brilliant Victory of Italian Pambianco] (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 12 June 1961. p. 9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  2. ^ Attilio Camoriano (18 May 1961). "Un grande poker il <<Giro>> del '61" (PDF). l'Unità (in Italian). PCI. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 April 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2018.