1961 Giro d'Italia

1961 Giro d'Italia Giro1961.png The race route for the 1961 Giro d'Italia Race route 20 May - 11 June 1961 21 4001 km 111h 25' 28" Arnaldo Pambianco ITA Fides 1961 pink Jacques Anquetil FRA Helyett 1961 Antonio Suárez ESP 1945 Faema 1961b Vito Taccone ITA Atala 1961 Faema 1961a 1960 1962 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 1 on stage and concluded in Milan, on 11 June, with a 214 km 1 on leg. A total of 170 riders from 17 teams entered the 21-stage race, which was won by Italian Arnaldo Pambianco of the Fides 1961 team. The second and third places were taken by Frenchman Jacques Anquetil and Spaniard Antonio Suárez, respectively.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1961/06/12/MD19610612-009.pdf Ayer terminó en Milan el 44 Giro, con la brillante victoria del italiano Pambianco es 12 June 1961 9 El Mundo Deportivo 27 May 2012 The 44th Giro ended in Milan, with the Brilliant Victory of Italian Pambianco https://web.archive.org/web/20160406030515/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1961/06/12/MD19610612-009.pdf 6 April 2016 live https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1961/05/18/page_007.pdf Un grande poker il <<Giro>> del '61 it 18 May 1961 7 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2018 Attilio Camoriano PDF https://web.archive.org/web/20190429044015/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1961/05/18/page_007.pdf 29 April 2019 dead Teams List of teams and cyclists in the 1961 Giro d'Italia A total of 17 teams were invited to participate in the 1961 Giro d'Italia.http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=8984&p=1#page/2/mode/1up Sperano in 170 Corriere dello Sport 20 May 1961 2 7 July 2013 it Hoping for 170 https://web.archive.org/web/20141223183800/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=8984&p=1 23 December 2014 live Each team sent a squad of ten riders, so the Giro began with a peloton of 170 cyclists. Out of the 170 riders that started this edition of the Giro d'Italia, a total of 92 riders made it to the finish in Milan.http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=9003&p=1#page/2/mode/1up G.P. a squadre Pagella Ramazzotti Corriere dello Sport 12 June 1961 2 7 July 2013 it https://web.archive.org/web/20141223154151/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=9003&p=1 23 December 2014 livehttp://bikeraceinfo.com/giro/giro1961.html 1961 Giro d'Italia Bike Race Info Bill and Carol McGann Dog Ear Publishing 2012-07-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20140227173923/http://bikeraceinfo.com/giro/giro1961.html 27 February 2014 live Legnano initially threatened to not participate in the Giro.http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=8962&p=1#page/1/mode/2up La Legnano minaccia di non partecipare al Giro Corriere dello Sport 24 April 1961 13 7 July 2013 it Legnano threatens not to participate in the Giro https://web.archive.org/web/20190502060930/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=8962&p=1#page/1/mode/2up 2 May 2019 live The 17 teams that took part in the race were: 22em Atala 1961 Baratti Bianchi 1961 Carpano 1961 Faema 1961b Faema 1961a Fides 1961 Helyett 1961 Gazzola 1961 Ghigi 1961 Ignis 1961 Legnano 1961 Molteni 1961 Philco 1961 San Pelligrino Torpado EMI 1961 Pre-race favorites There was initial belief that Charly Gaul would not race the Giro.http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=8948&p=1#page/1/mode/2up Gaul diserterà il Giro d'Italia Corriere dello Sport 7 April 1961 1 7 July 2013 Mario De Angelis it Gaul will desert the Giro d'Italia https://web.archive.org/web/20190502060419/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=8948&p=1#page/1/mode/2up 2 May 2019 live Route and stages The route was revealed on 22 April 1961.https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1961/04/23/page_007.pdf Presentato il "Giro" del Centenario it 23 April 1961 7 l'Unità PCI 27 May 2012 PDF Presented the "Giro" of the Centenary https://web.archive.org/web/20190502060030/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1961/04/23/page_007.pdf 2 May 2019 dead http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1961/04/23/MD19610423-006.pdf El <<Giro>> del Centenario es 23 April 1961 6 El Mundo Deportivo 27 May 2012 The <<Giro>> of the Century https://web.archive.org/web/20190502061942/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1961/04/23/MD19610423-006.pdf 2 May 2019 live The fourth stage on Sardinia was the first time in Giro history that this Island was visited.van den Akker 2023 8 +Stage characteristics and winnersStageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner120 MayTurin to Turin 115 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Miguel Poblet ESP 1945221 MayTurin to Sanremo 185 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Miguel Poblet ESP 1945322 MaySanremo to Genoa 149 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Willy Schroeders BEL423 MayCagliari to Cagliari 118 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Oreste Magni ITA524 MayMarsala to Palermo 144 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Louis Proost BEL25 May Rest day626 MayPalermo to Milazzo 224 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Nino Defilippis ITA727 MayReggio Calabria to Cosenza 221 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Antonio Suárez ESP 1945828 MayCosenza to Taranto 237 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Piet van Est NED929 MayCastellana Grotte to Bari 53 km 0 on22px|link=|alt=Individual time trial Jacques Anquetil FRA1030 MayBari to Potenza 140 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Vito Taccone ITA1131 MayPotenza to Teano 252 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Pietro Chiodini ITA121 JuneGaeta to Rome 149 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Renato Giusti ITA132 JuneMentana to Castelfidardo 279 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Rik Van Looy BEL143 JuneAncona to Florence 250 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Silvano Ciampi ITA154 JuneFlorence to Modena 178 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Rik Van Looy BEL165 JuneModena to Vicenza 207 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Adriano Zamboni ITA176 JuneVicenza to Trieste 204 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Rik Van Looy BEL7 June Rest day188 JuneTrieste to Vittorio Veneto 161 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Renato Giusti ITA199 JuneVittorio Veneto to Trento 249 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Willy Schroeders BEL2010 JuneTrento to Bormio 275 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Charly Gaul LUX2111 JuneBormio to Milan 214 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Miguel Poblet ESP 1945 Total 4004 km 0 on Classification leadership right|thumb| Armando di Maria (left, Carpano 1961) helping Gianni Ferlenghi (right, Gazzola 1961) dump a bucket of water on his head during the sixteenth stage of the race.|alt=A cyclist pouring water on another. One leader's jersey was worn during the 1961 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 There were no time bonuses in 1961.van den Akker 2023 68 A major secondary classification was the mountains classification. 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, 40, 30, 20, and 10 points, the second distributed 40, 30, 20, and 10 points,http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=8997&p=1#page/13/mode/1up Taccone miglior scalatore Corriere dello Sport 5 June 1961 13 7 July 2013 it Taccone best climber https://web.archive.org/web/20150105214247/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=8997&p=1 5 January 2015 live and the third category gave 30, 20, and 10 points.http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=8988&p=1#page/10/mode/1up Gran Premio della Montagna Trofeo "VOV" Corriere dello Sport 25 May 1961 10 7 July 2013 it King of the Mountain Trophy " VOV " https://web.archive.org/web/20150105212010/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=8988&p=1 5 January 2015 livevan den Akker 2023 88 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 81 To honor the 100th birthday of Italy, the intermediate sprints were called "traguardi tricolori", named after the flag of Italy. There was no classification calculated from these sprints in 1961,van den Akker 2023 98 but they were used in the calculation of the team classification.http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=8984&p=1#page/2/mode/1up Premi del Trittico del Tricolore Coninet Corriere dello Sport 20 May 1961 2 Italian Prizes of the three-colored threesome +Classification leadership by stagehttps://web.archive.org/web/20240520224659/https://www.tourdefrancestatistieken.nl/giro.php?jaar=1961 20 May 2024 https://www.tourdefrancestatistieken.nl/giro.php?jaar=1961 tourdefrancestatistieken.nl Informatie over de Giro d'Italia van 1961 Stage WinnerGeneral classification25px|link=|alt=A pink jerseyMountains classificationTeam classification 1 Miguel Poblet Miguel Poblet not awarded Ignis 1961 2 Miguel Poblet Angelo Conterno 3 Willy Schroeders Faema 4 Oreste Magni 5 Louis Proost 6 Nino Defilippis 7 Antonio Suárez Antonio Suárez Angelo Conterno & Edouard Delberghe 8 Piet van Est Guillaume Van Tongerloo 9 Jacques Anquetil 10 Vito Taccone Jacques Anquetil 11 Pietro Chiodini Vito Taccone & Federico Bahamontes 12 Renato Giusti 13 Rik Van Looy 14 Silvano Ciampi Arnaldo Pambianco Vito Taccone 15 Rik Van Looy 16 Adriano Zamboni 17 Rik Van Looy 18 Renato Giusti 19 Willy Schroeders 20 Charly Gaul 21 Miguel Poblet Final Arnaldo Pambianco Vito Taccone Faema Final standings Legend   20px|alt=Pink jersey   Denotes the winner of the General classification General classification + Final general classification (1–10)http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=9003&p=1#page/1/mode/1up Con 3' 45" su Anquetil Corriere dello Sport 12 June 1961 1 7 July 2013 it With 3' 45" about Anquetil https://web.archive.org/web/20141223154151/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=9003&p=1 23 December 2014 livehttps://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1961/06/12/page_003.pdf Laurea per Pambianco it 12 June 1961 3 l'Unità PCI 27 May 2012 PDF Degree for Pambianco https://web.archive.org/web/20190502062407/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1961/06/12/page_003.pdf 2 May 2019 RankNameTeamTime 1 Arnaldo Pambianco ITA 20px|link=General classification in the Giro d'Italia|alt=Pink jersey Fides 1961 111h 25' 28" 2 Jacques Anquetil FRA Helyett 1961 + 3' 45" 3 Antonio Suárez ESP 1945 Faema 1961b + 4' 17" 4 Charly Gaul LUX Gazzola 1961 + 4' 22" 5 Guido Carlesi ITA Philco 1961 + 8' 08" 6 Hans Junkermann GER Gazzola 1961 + 12' 25" 7 Rik Van Looy BEL Faema 1961a + 12' 38" 8 Guillaume Van Tongerloo BEL Faema 1961a + 14' 18" 9 Carlo Brugnami ITA Torpado + 16' 05" 10 Nino Defilippis ITA Carpano 1961 + 16' 23" Mountains classification + Final mountains classification (1–10)http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,5/articleid,0080_02_1961_0139_0005_17641287/ La media del Giro: km. 36,289 sul percorso totale di km. 3.908 it 12 June 1961 5 La Stampa Editrice La Stampa 22 June 2012 The average of the Tour: 36.289 km the total distance of 3,908 km.RankNameTeamPoints 1 Vito Taccone ITA Atala 1961 270 2 Gabriel Mas ESP 1945 Faema 1961b 130 3 Imerio Massignan ITA Legnano 1961 120 4 Hans Junkermann GER Gazzola 1961 70 Jesús Galdeano ESP 1945 Faema 1961b Angelo Conterno ITA Baratti 7 Guido Carlesi ITA Philco 1961 50 Rik Van Looy BEL Faema 1961a Charly Gaul LUX Gazzola 1961 10 Edouard Delberghe FRA Helyett 1961 40 Arnaldo Pambianco ITA 20px|link=General classification in the Giro d'Italia|alt=Pink jersey Fides 1961 Team classification + Final team classification (1–10)RankTeamPoints 1 Faema 1961a 4959 2 Torpado 1964 3 Ignis 1961 1787 4 Faema 1961b 1591 5 Molteni 1961 1326 6 Bianchi 1961 1137 7 Baratti 1010 8 Helyett 1961 950 9 Fides 1961 849 10 Atala 1961 838 References Citations 30em Bibliography van den Akker Pieter Giro d'Italia, Rules and Statistics 2023 979-8863173719 1961 Giro d'Italia 1 11 12 21 1961 Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia Category:1961 Super Prestige Pernod