1947 Giro d'Italia

1947 Giro d'Italia 24 May - 15 June 1947 20 3843 km 115h 55' 07" Fausto Coppi ITA Bianchi pink Gino Bartali ITA Legnano Giulio Bresci ITA Welter Gino Bartali ITA Legnano Welter 1946 1948 The 1947 Giro d'Italia was the 30th edition of the Giro d'Italia, organized and sponsored by the newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport. The race began on 24 May in Milan with a stage that stretched 190 km 0 on to Turin, finishing back in Milan on 15 June after a 278 km 0 on stage and a total distance covered of 3843 km 0 on. The Giro was won by Fausto Coppi of the Bianchi team, with fellow Italians Gino Bartali and Giulio Bresci coming in second and third respectively. Teams List of teams and cyclists in the 1947 Giro d'Italia While in previous years, the Giro peloton was a mix of teams and groups, from 1947 on only professional teams could join.van den Akker 2023 63 A total of twelve teams entered the 1947 Giro d'Italia.http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=6817&p=1#page/1/mode/1up Il quadro dei partecipanti Corriere dello Sport 24 May 1947 1 7 July 2013 it The framework of the participants https://web.archive.org/web/20141223194714/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=6817&p=1 23 December 2014 live Each team sent a squad of seven riders, so the Giro began with a peloton of 84 cyclists. Out of the 84 riders that started this edition of the Giro d'Italia, a total of 50 riders made it to the finish in Milan.http://bikeraceinfo.com/giro/giro1947.html 1947 Giro d'Italia Bike Race Info Bill and Carol McGann Dog Ear Publishing 2012-07-10 The teams entering the race were: 8em Arbos 1947 Benotto 1947 BIA 1947 Cozzi-Silger Legnano Lygie Olmo Monterosa Viscontea 1947 Wally Welter 1947 Wilier 1947 Route and stages + Stage characteristics and resultsStageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner124 MayMilan to Turin 190 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Renzo Zanazzi ITA225 MayTurin to Genoa 206 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Gino Bartali ITA326 MayGenoa to Reggio Emilia 220 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Luciano Maggini ITA427 MayReggio Emilia to Prato 190 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Fausto Coppi ITA28 May Rest day5a29 MayPrato to Bagni di Casciana Terme 84 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Luciano Maggini ITA5bBagni di Casciana Terme to Florence 141 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Renzo Zanazzi ITA630 MayFlorence to Perugia 161 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Giordano Cottur ITA731 MayPerugia to Rome 240 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Oreste Conte ITA81 JuneRome to Naples 231 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Fausto Coppi ITA 2 June Rest day93 JuneNaples to Bari 288 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Elio Bertocchi ITA104 JuneBari to Foggia 129 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Mario Ricci ITA115 JuneFoggia to Pescara 223 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Oreste Conte ITA 6 June Rest day127 JunePescara to Cesenatico 267 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Giovanni Corrieri ITA138 JuneCesenatico to Padua 175 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Antonio Bevilacqua ITA149 JunePadua to Vittorio Veneto 132 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Adolfo Leoni ITA1510 JuneVittorio Veneto to Pieve di Cadore 200 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Gino Bartali ITA 11 June Rest day1612 JunePieve di Cadore to Trento 194 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Fausto Coppi ITA1713 JuneTrento to Brescia Sant'Eufemia 114 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Adolfo Leoni ITA1814 JuneBrescia Sant'Eufemia to Lugano (Switzerland) 180 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Giulio Bresci ITA1915 JuneLugano (Switzerland) to Milan 278 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Adolfo Leoni ITA Total 3843 km 0 on Race overview In the fifteenth stage, Bartali dismounted his bike to punch a spectator who shouted an anti-Catholic slur at him.McConnon McConnon 2012 174 He then continued to win the stage.McConnon McConnon 2012 174 Classification leadership The leader of the general classification – calculated by adding the stage finish times of each rider – wore a pink jersey. This classification is the most important of the race, and its winner is considered as the winner of the Giro.Laura Weislo http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/giro08/?id=/features/2008/giro_classifications08 Giro d'Italia classifications demystified 13 May 2008 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 13 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130508234448/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/giro08/?id=/features/2008/giro_classifications08 8 May 2013 live There were no time bonuses in 1947.van den Akker 2023 68 In the mountains classification, the race organizers selected different mountains that the route crossed and awarded points to the five riders who crossed them first.van den Akker 2023 88 There was a black jersey (maglia nera) awarded to the rider placed last in the general classification. The classification was calculated in the same manner as the general classification. The winner of the team classification was determined by adding the finish times of the best three cyclists per team together and the team with the lowest total time was the winner.http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&f=4078&p=1&c=1#page/2/mode/1up L'ultima tappa in una immensa cornice di folla e la vittoria di Leoni 10 June 1940 Milan, Italy Il Littoriale 2 7 July 2013 it The final step in a huge frame of the crowd and the victory of Leoni https://web.archive.org/web/20140514070849/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&f=4077&p=1&c=1#page/1/mode/1up 14 May 2014 livevan den Akker 2023 80 If a team had fewer than three riders finish, they were not eligible for the classification. The rows in the following table correspond to the jerseys awarded after that stage was run. + Classification leadershiphttps://web.archive.org/web/20240806181951/https://www.tourdefrancestatistieken.nl/giro.php?jaar=1947 6 August 2024 https://www.tourdefrancestatistieken.nl/giro.php?jaar=1947 tourdefrancestatistieken.nl Informatie over de Giro d'Italia van 1947 Stage WinnerGeneral classification25px|link=|alt=Mountains classificationLast in General classification25px|link=|alt=Team classification 1 Renzo Zanazzi Renzo Zanazzi not awarded Ernesto Ciardossino Legnano 2 Gino Bartali Armando Peverelli 3 Luciano Maggini Giovanni Corrieri ? 4 Fausto Coppi Gino Bartali Gino Bartali Antonio Ausenda Benotto 5a Luciano Maggini ? 5b Renzo Zanazzi 6 Giordano Cottur Antonio Ausenda 7 Oreste Conte 8 Fausto Coppi 9 Elio Bertocchi Luigi Malabrocca Welter 10 Mario Ricci 11 Oreste Conte 12 Giovanni Corrieri 13 Antonio Bevilacqua Riccardo Sarti 14 Adolfo Leoni Luigi Malabrocca 15 Gino Bartali Riccardo Sarti 16 Fausto Coppi Fausto Coppi ? 17 Adolfo Leoni 18 Giulio Bresci 19 Adolfo Leoni Luigi Malabrocca Final Fausto Coppi Gino Bartali Luigi Malabrocca Welter Final standings Legend   20px|alt=A pink jersey   Denotes the winner of the General classification General classification + Final general classification (1–10)RankNameTeamTime 1 Fausto Coppi ITA 20px|link=General classification in the Giro d'Italia|alt=Pink jersey Bianchi 115h 55' 07" 2 Gino Bartali ITA Legnano + 1' 43" 3 Giulio Bresci ITA Welter + 5' 54" 4 Ezio Cecchi ITA Welter + 15' 01" 5 Sylvère Maes BEL Olmo + 15' 06" 6 Alfredo Martini ITA Welter + 19' 00" 7 Mario Vicini ITA Bianchi + 30' 46" 8 Salvatore Crippa ITA Lygie + 31' 05" 9 Fiorenzo Magni ITA Viscontea + 34' 07" 10 Angelo Menon ITA Lygie + 35' 49" Mountains classification + Final mountains classification (1–10)http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=6838&p=2#page/2/mode/2up Gino Bartali vince il G.P. della Montagna Corriere dello Sport 16 June 1947 2 7 July 2013 it Gino Bartali wins the Mountains Classification https://web.archive.org/web/20141222194900/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=6838&p=2 22 December 2014 liveNameTeamPoints 1 Gino Bartali ITA Legnano 24 2 Fausto Coppi ITA 20px|link=General classification in the Giro d'Italia|alt=Pink jersey Bianchi 21 3 Giulio Bresci ITA Welter 13 4 Giovanni Corrieri ITA Viscontea 7 Sylvère Maes BEL Olmo 6 Oreste Conte ITA Benotto 5 Alfredo Martini ITA Welter Ezio Cecchi ITA Welter Luigi Casola ITA Bianchi 10 Sergio Pagliazzi ITA Cozzi-Silger 4 Adolfo Leoni ITA Bianchi Antonio Bevilacqua ITA Lygie Team classification + Final team classification (1-9)http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=6838&p=2#page/2/mode/2up Classifica a squadre Corriere dello Sport 16 June 1947 2 7 July 2013 it Team classification https://web.archive.org/web/20141222194900/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=6838&p=2 22 December 2014 liveTeamTime 1 Welter 348h 25' 36" 2 Bianchi + 1h 10' 35" 3 Legnano + 1h 15' 14" 4 Viscontea + 1h 28' 23" 5 Lygie + 2h 15' 17" 6 Wally + 3h 38' 13" 7 Benotto + 3h 44' 28" 8 Arbos-Talbot + 4h 00' 41" 9 Wilier-Triestina + 5h 14' 43" Minor awards Coppi won the blue bracelet for winning the stage with the greatest time between the second placed rider. He managed to achieve a gap of 4' 24" during the stage from Pieve di Cadore to Trento, where he won by a margin of 4' 24". Coppi and Adolfo Leoni split the "premato veloce" classification which was given to the rider with the most stage wins. Leoni and Coppi both won three stages, while four riders won two stages. References Citations 30em Bibliography McConnon Aili McConnon Andres Road to Valour: Gino Bartali – Tour De France Legend and World War Two Hero https://books.google.com/books?id=DrBzPgAACAAJ 2012 Weidenfeld & Nicolson London 978-0-297-85999-4 Pratolini Vasco Cronache dal Giro d'Italia (maggio-giugno 1947) Claudio Lombardi editore 1992 Milan, Italy Reports from the Tour of Italy (May–June 1947) it 978-8-8779-9016-7 van den Akker Pieter Giro d'Italia, Rules and Statistics 2023 979-8863173719 1947 Giro d'Italia 1 9 10 20 1947 Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia