1962 Giro d'Italia

1962 Giro d'Italia 19 May - 9 June 1962 21 4180 km 123h 06' 03" Franco Balmamion ITA Carpano pink Imerio Massignan ITA Legnano Nino Defilippis ITA Carpano Angelino Soler ESP 1945 Ghigi Faema 1961 1963 thumb|Vincenzo Meco towards win of Stage 14 near Passo Rolle on 2 June 1962 The 1962 Giro d'Italia was the 45th running of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tour races. The Giro started in Milan, on 19 May, with a 185 km 1 on stage and concluded back in Milan, on 9 June, with a 160 km 1 on leg. A total of 130 riders from 13 teams entered the 21-stage race, which was won by Italian Franco Balmamion of the Carpano team. The second and third places were taken by Italian riders Imerio Massignan and Nino Defilippis, respectively.https://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1962/06/10/pagina-8/647399/pdf.html# Balmamion, Vencedor Absoluto Del Giro es 10 June 1962 8 El Mundo Deportivo 27 May 2012 Balmamion, Absolute Winner of the Giro https://web.archive.org/web/20140227210216/http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1962/06/10/pagina-8/647399/pdf.html 27 February 2014 live https://soigneur.nl/stories/the-fine-art-of-winning-slowly/ The Fine Art of Winning Slowly 1 June 2019 Soigneur 27 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191024005153/https://soigneur.nl/stories/the-fine-art-of-winning-slowly/ 24 October 2019 live Teams A total of 13 teams were invited to participate in the 1962 Giro d'Italia.http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=11469&p=1#page/10/mode/1up Riconosceteli dalle maglie e dai numeri Corriere dello Sport 19 May 1962 10 7 July 2013 it Riconosceteli from sweaters and by the numbers https://web.archive.org/web/20141227191631/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=11469&p=1 27 December 2014 live Each team sent a squad of ten riders, so the Giro began with a peloton of 130 cyclists. Out of the 130 riders that started this edition of the Giro d'Italia, a total of 47 riders made it to the finish in Milan.http://bikeraceinfo.com/giro/giro1962.html 1962 Giro d'Italia Bike Race Info Bill and Carol McGann Dog Ear Publishing 2012-07-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20140227172646/http://bikeraceinfo.com/giro/giro1962.html 27 February 2014 live The 13 teams that took part in the race were: 22em Atala Carpano Faema Ferrys Gazzola Ghigi Legnano Liberia Molteni Moschettieri Philco San Pellegrino Torpado Route and stages The race route was revealed on 19 April 1962 by race director Vincenzo Torriani in Rome.http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=11445&p=1#page/1/mode/1up Il Giro d'Italia (turistico) Sergio Neri Corriere dello Sport 20 April 1962 1 & 2 7 July 2013 it The (tourist) Tour of Italy https://web.archive.org/web/20190502063503/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=11445&p=1#page/1/mode/2up 2 May 2019 livehttp://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=11445&p=1#page/1/mode/1up La maglia rosa si conquista sulle vette Mario De Angelis Corriere dello Sport 20 April 1962 9 7 July 2013 it The pink jersey is conquered on the peaks https://web.archive.org/web/20190502063503/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=11445&p=1#page/1/mode/2up 2 May 2019 livehttps://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1962/04/20/page_007.pdf Ecco il 45 <<Giro>> it 20 April 1962 7 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2018 PDF Here is the 45 <<Giro>> https://web.archive.org/web/20190502063233/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1962/04/20/page_007.pdf 2 May 2019 dead https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1962/05/16/page_009.pdf Pronto per la partenza il terribile <<Giro '62>> it 16 May 1962 9 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2018 Attilio Camoriano PDF The terrible << Giro '62 >> is ready for departure https://web.archive.org/web/20190429042351/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1962/05/16/page_009.pdf 29 April 2019 dead http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1962/04/20/MD19620420-002.pdf La VL edicion de la Vuelta Ciclista a Italia es 20 April 1962 2 El Mundo Deportivo 27 May 2012 The VL Edition of the Cycling Tour of Italy https://web.archive.org/web/20190502064320/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1962/04/20/MD19620420-002.pdf 2 May 2019 live + Stage resultshttp://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=11469&p=1#page/10/mode/1up Le ventuno tappe da Milano a Milano Corriere dello Sport 19 May 1962 10 7 July 2013 it The twenty-one stages from Milan in Milan https://web.archive.org/web/20141227191631/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=11469&p=1 27 December 2014 liveStageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner119 MayMilan to Tabiano Terme 185 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Dino Liviero ITA220 MaySalsomaggiore Terme to Sestri Levante 158 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Graziano Battistini ITA321 MaySestri Levante to Panicagliora (Marliana) 225 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Angelino Soler ESP 1945422 MayMontecatini Terme to Perugia 248 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Antonio Bailetti ITA523 MayPerugia to Rieti 258 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Joseph Carrara FRA624 MayRieti to Fiuggi 193 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Willy Schroeders BEL725 MayFiuggi to Montevergine di Mercogliano 224 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Armand Desmet BEL826 MayAvellino to Foggia 110 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Huub Zilverberg NED927 MayFoggia to Chieti 205 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Rik Van Looy BEL1028 MayChieti to Fano 218 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Giuseppe Tonucci ITA1129 MayFano to Castrocaro Terme 170 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Rik Van Looy BEL1230 MayForlì to Lignano Sabbiadoro 298 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Bruno Mealli ITA1331 MayLignano Sabbiadoro to Nevegal 173 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Guido Carlesi ITA1 June Rest day142 JuneBelluno to Passo Rolle 160 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Vincenzo Meco ITA153 JuneMoena to Aprica 215 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Vittorio Adorni ITA164 JuneAprica to Pian dei Resinelli 123 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Angelino Soler ESP 1945175 JuneLecco to Casale Monferrato 194 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Armando Pellegrini ITA186 JuneCasale Monferrato to Frabosa Soprana 232 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Angelino Soler ESP 1945197 JuneFrabosa Soprana to Saint-Vincent 193 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Giuseppe Sartore ITA208 JuneSaint-Vincent to Saint-Vincent 238 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Alberto Assirelli ITA219 JuneSaint-Vincent to Milan 160 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Guido Carlesi ITA Total 4180 km 0 on Classification leadership One leader's jersey was worn during the 1962 Giro d'Italia: 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 A secondary classification was the mountains classification. The climbs were ranked in first and second categories. In this ranking, points were won by reaching the summit of a climb ahead of other cyclists. There were three categories of mountains. The first category awarded 50, 30, and 20 points,http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=11473&p=1#page/9/mode/1up G. P. della Montagna Corriere dello Sport 24 May 1962 9 7 July 2013 it G. P. of Mountains https://web.archive.org/web/20150105214247/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=8997&p=1 5 January 2015 live while the second distributed 40, 30, 20, and 10 points.http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=11480&p=1#page/11/mode/1up G. P. della Montagna Corriere dello Sport 1 June 1962 11 7 July 2013 it G. P. of Mountains https://web.archive.org/web/20150315035727/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=11480&p=1 15 March 2015 livevan den Akker 2023 89 In 1962, a rider did not need to finish to be eligible for the mountain classification. After Joseph Carrara left the race in stage 6, he was still leading this classification until the stage 13.van den Akker 2023 81 Although no jersey was awarded, there was also one classification for the teams, in which the teams were awarded points for their rider's performance during the stages. This classification was named the "Ramazzotti" classification, and points were given for high positions in stages, intermediate sprints and mountain tops, and leading the general classification.van den Akker 2023 91 The intermediate sprints from 1961 (called "traguardi tricolori") were repeated. These sprints were used in a new classification, named the it Grand Prix d'Italia. For this classification, points were awarded at intermediate sprints but also at some of the mountain passes.van den Akker 2023 98 +Classification leadership by stagehttps://web.archive.org/web/20240725100931/https://www.tourdefrancestatistieken.nl/giro.php?jaar=1962 25 July 2024 https://www.tourdefrancestatistieken.nl/giro.php?jaar=1962 tourdefrancestatistieken.nl Informatie over de Giro d'Italia van 1962 Stage WinnerGeneral classification25px|link=|alt=A pink jerseyMountains classificationTeam classification 1 Dino Liviero Dino Liviero not awarded Faema 2 Graziano Battistini 3 Angelino Soler Antonio Suárez José Pérez Francés 4 Antonio Bailetti 5 Joseph Carrara Joseph Carrara 6 Willy Schroeders Vincenzo Meco 7 Armand Desmet Armand Desmet 8 Huub Zilverberg 9 Rik Van Looy 10 Giuseppe Tonucci 11 Rik Van Looy 12 Bruno Meali 13 Guido Carlesi Angelino Soler 14 Vincenzo Meco Graziano Battistini 15 Vittorio Adorni 16 Angelino Soler 17 Armando Pellegrini Franco Balmamion 18 Angelino Soler 19 Giuseppe Sartore 20 Alberto Assirelli 21 Guido Carlesi Final Franco Balmamion Angelino Soler Faema Final standings Legend   20px|alt=Pink jersey   Denotes the winner of the General classification General classification + Final general classification (1–10)http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1962_06/19620610_0011.pdf La classifica finale it 10 June 1962 3 l'Unità PCI 27 May 2012 PDF The final classifications https://web.archive.org/web/20141227195215/http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=%2Farchivio%2Funi_1962_06%2F19620610_0011.pdf 2014-12-27 dead RankNameTeamTime 1 Franco Balmamion ITA 20px|link=General classification in the Giro d'Italia|alt=Pink jersey Carpano 123h 07' 03" 2 Imerio Massignan ITA Legnano + 3' 57" 3 Nino Defilippis ITA Carpano + 5' 02" 4 Vito Taccone ITA Atala + 5' 21" 5 Vittorio Adorni ITA Philco + 7' 11" 6 José Pérez Francés ESP 1945 Ferrys + 7' 29" 7 Ercole Baldini ITA Moschettieri + 7' 54" 8 Graziano Battistini ITA Legnano + 8' 05" 9 Guido Carlesi ITA Philco + 14' 22" 10 Armand Desmet BEL Faema + 15' 55" Mountains classification + Final mountains classification (1–8)http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=11487&p=1#page/9/mode/1up Tutte le cifre del Giro d'Italia Corriere dello Sport 9 June 1962 9 7 July 2013 it All figures of the Tour of Italy https://web.archive.org/web/20141227195506/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=11487&p=1 27 December 2014 liveNameTeamPoints 1 Angelino Soler ESP 1945 Ghigi 260 2 Joseph Carrara FRA Libera 100 3 Vincenzo Meco ITA San Pellegrino 60 4 Armando Pellegrini ITA Molteni 50 Nino Defilippis ITA Carpano 6 Imerio Massignan ITA Legnano 40 Guido Neri ITA Torpado 8 José Pérez Francés ESP 1945 Ferrys 30 Renzo Fontona ITA Legnano Luigi Zanchetta ITA Atala Vittorio Adorni ITA Philco Alberto Assirelli ITA Moschettieri Team classification + Final team classification (1–10)http://streaming.ajgirona.org/pandora/cgi-bin/Pandora.exe?xslt=show_pdf;publication=Sitios%20de%20Gerona,%20Los;sort_publication=sitios.de.gerona.los;day=10;month=06;year=1962;page=013;id=0001306533;filename=19620610;collection=pages;url_high=pages/Sitios%20de%20Gerona,%20Los/1962/196206/19620610/19620610013.pdf;lang=ca;pdf_parameters=search=%22baldini%22&view=FitH;encoding=utf-8 Balmanion, vencedor absoluto ca 10 June 1962 13 Diari de Girona Diari de Girona Media, S.L. 27 May 2012 PDF Balmanion absolute victor https://web.archive.org/web/20140714175100/http://streaming.ajgirona.org/pandora/cgi-bin/Pandora.exe?xslt=show_pdf%3Bpublication%3DSitios%20de%20Gerona%2C%20Los%3Bsort_publication%3Dsitios.de.gerona.los%3Bday%3D10%3Bmonth%3D06%3Byear%3D1962%3Bpage%3D013%3Bid%3D0001306533%3Bfilename%3D19620610%3Bcollection%3Dpages%3Burl_high%3Dpages%2FSitios%20de%20Gerona%2C%20Los%2F1962%2F196206%2F19620610%2F19620610013.pdf%3Blang%3Dca%3Bpdf_parameters%3Dsearch%3D%22baldini%22&view=FitH%3Bencoding%3Dutf-8 14 July 2014 deadTeamPoints 1 Faema 1962 3792 2 Philco 2928 3 Carpano 2714 4 Moschettieri 2681 5 Ghigi 2229 6 Molteni 2227 7 Legnano 2087 8 Torpado 2057 9 Atala 1378 10 San Pellegrino 1452 References Citations 30em Bibliography van den Akker Pieter Giro d'Italia, Rules and Statistics 2023 979-8863173719 Category:Giro d'Italia by year Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia Category:1962 Super Prestige Pernod