1953 Giro d'Italia

1953 Giro d'Italia 12 May - 2 June 1953 21 4035.5 km 118h 37' 26" Fausto Coppi ITA Bianchi pink Hugo Koblet SUI Cilo Pasquale Fornara ITA Cilo Pasquale Fornara ITA Cilo Ganna 1952 1954 The 1953 Giro d'Italia was the 36th edition of the Giro d'Italia. The Giro started off in Milan on 12 May with a 263 km 1 on flat stage and concluded back in Milan with a 220 km 1 on relatively flat mass-start stage on 2 June. Sixteen teams entered the race, which was won by Italian Fausto Coppi of the Bianchi team. Second and third respectively were Swiss rider Hugo Koblet and Italian Pasquale Fornara.http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1953/06/03/pagina-1/1353205/pdf.html# Coppi, en la penúltima etapa se impuso, y ha ganado de nuevo la Vuelta Ciclista a Italia :: Koblet, segundo es 3 June 1953 1 El Mundo Deportivo 27 May 2012 Coppi, Won the Penultimate Stage, and Won the Tour of Italy Again :: Koblet, Second https://web.archive.org/web/20140227200924/http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1953/06/03/pagina-1/1353205/pdf.html 27 February 2014 live http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,4/articleid,0050_01_1953_0131_0004_12131568/ Coppi ha vinto il Giro d'Italia e Magni l'ultima volata a Milano it 3 June 1953 4 La Stampa Editrice La Stampa 27 May 2012 PDF Coppi won the Tour of Italy and Magni the last sprint in Milanhttp://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,5/articleid,1595_02_1953_0131_0005_22051763/ Primi interrogativi per il Tour it 3 June 1953 5 La Stampa Editrice La Stampa 27 May 2012 PDF A Tour of mountains and countrysidehttps://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1953/06/03/page_005.pdf Al Vigorelli apoteosi di Fausto Coppi superbo vincitore del "Giro d'Italia" it 3 June 1953 5 l'Unità PCI 27 May 2012 PDF At Vigorelli apotheosis of Fausto Coppi proud winner of the "Tour of Italy" https://web.archive.org/web/20190504042152/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1953/06/03/page_005.pdf 4 May 2019 https://soigneur.nl/stories/staring-at-the-ceiling/?lang=en Part 5: Staring at the Ceiling 19 May 2018 Paul Maunder Soigneur 27 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191001195203/https://soigneur.nl/stories/staring-at-the-ceiling/?lang=en 1 October 2019 live Hugo Koblet held the pink jersey up until the penultimate stage, when Coppi attacked and left him behind on the climb up the Stelvio Pass (included in the Giro for the first time), taking the lead and securing the final victory. Since then the Stelvio Pas is par excellence the Cima Coppi of the competition. Teams right|thumb|The peloton riding through St. Peter's Square during the tenth stage of the race.|alt=A group of cyclists riding in Rome. Sixteen teams were invited by the race organizers to participate in the 1953 edition of the Giro d'Italia.http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=9307&p=2#page/1/mode/1up 16 squadre 112 atleti Corriere dello Sport 12 May 1953 1 7 July 2013 it 16 teams 112 athletes https://web.archive.org/web/20141223204608/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=9307&p=2 23 December 2014 live Like the Tour de France the teams were nation based for the first time at the Giro,http://doc.rero.ch/record/228052/files/1953-05-12.pdf Le depart du Tour d'Italie sera donne aujourd'hui a Milan The start of the Tour of Italy will be given today in Milan fr La Sentinelle 12 May 1953 3 https://web.archive.org/web/20191001191415/http://doc.rero.ch/record/228052/files/1953-05-12.pdf 1 October 2019 live REROvan den Akker 2023 29 with each national team being sponsored by an Italian brand.http://bikeraceinfo.com/giro/giro1953.html 1953 Giro d'Italia Bike Race Info Bill and Carol McGann Dog Ear Publishing 2012-07-10 Each team sent a squad of seven riders, which meant that the race started with a peloton of 112 cyclists.http://doc.rero.ch/record/261987/files/1953-05-12.pdf Aujourd'hui, départ du 36 Tour de Italie Today, the 36th Tour of Italy departs fr La Liberté 12 May 1953 7 https://web.archive.org/web/20191001190947/http://doc.rero.ch/record/261987/files/1953-05-12.pdf 1 October 2019 live RERO From the riders that began the race, 72 made it to the finish in Milan. In total there were 35 foreign riders that started the race. The teams entering the race were: 8em Arbos 1953 Atala 1953 Bartali 1953 Bianchi Bottecchia 1953 Fiorelli 1953 Francia Frejus 1953 Ganna Girardengo 1953 Guerra 1953 Legnano Levirere Locomotief 1953 Torpado 1953 Welter 1953 Pre-race favorites The "Big Three" of Gino Bartali (Bartali), Fausto Coppi (Bianchi), and Fiorenzo Magni (Ganna) were expected to dominate the general classification. A La Liberté writer felt that young riders Giancarlo Astrua (Atala), Nino Defilippis (Legnano), Pasquale Fornara (Bottecchia), and climber Bruno Monti (Arbos) would be exciting to watch throughout the race to see their potential. French rider and Swiss riders were thought to be very strong, while Spanish riders Bernardo Ruiz and Michel Gual were thought to be their country's best riders.https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1953/05/12/page_005.pdf Attilio Camoriano Koblet: una spina nel cuore di Coppi it 12 May 1953 5 l'Unità PCI 27 May 2012 PDF Koblet: A thorn in the heart of Coppi https://web.archive.org/web/20210719032536/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1953/05/12/page_005.pdf 19 July 2021 Swiss rider and former Giro winner Hugo Koblet (Cilo) was regarded as being in sensational form entering the Giro, coming off a win at the Tour de Romandie. Taking that into account with his good health, the media felt Koblet could be the one to challenge Coppi best. A notable absence from the race was Bianchi rider Loretto Petrucci who had won the previous two Milan–San Remo, who was not brought to the race because of his young age according to his team; however, he had previously raced in 1951 and 1952. A La Sentinelle writer believed that Petrucci's omission from the race was due to Petrucci's desire to race for victories and not for the team leader Coppi. Route and stages On 26 March, the route was announced to be from 12 May to 28 May.http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=9269&p=1#page/1/mode/2up Il Giro d'Italia del 12 al 28 Maggio Corriere dello Sport 27 March 1953 1 & 7 July 2013 it The Tour of Italy from May 12 to 28 https://web.archive.org/web/20190503212723/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=9269&p=1#page/1/mode/2up 3 May 2019 live It was later rumored on 30 March, that the race may include the Olympic stadium.http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=9273&p=1#page/1/mode/2up Il Giro d'Italia allo Stadio Olimpiconel giorno di Italia-Ungheria Corriere dello Sport 1 April 1953 1 & 6 7 July 2013 it The Giro d'Italia at the Stadio Olimpiconel day of Italy-Hungary https://web.archive.org/web/20190503212954/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=9273&p=1#page/1/mode/2up 3 May 2019 live The full route was later unveiled on 9 April 1953, with a changed finale on the 2 June.http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=9281&p=1#page/1/mode/2up Il Giro d'Italia in venti tappe e due giornate di riposo dal 12 maggio al 2 giugno Corriere dello Sport 10 April 1953 1 & 6 7 July 2013 it The Giro d'Italia in twenty stages and two days of rest from 12 May to 2 June https://web.archive.org/web/20190504033543/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=9281&p=1#page/1/mode/2up 4 May 2019 livehttp://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=9282&p=1#page/1/mode/2up Il Giro d'Italia il percorso e la formula Corriere dello Sport Ennio Mantella 11 April 1953 1 & 5 7 July 2013 it The Giro d'Italia the route and the formula https://web.archive.org/web/20190504033951/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=9282&p=1#page/1/mode/2up 4 May 2019 livehttps://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1953/04/10/page_005.pdf Fissate le 20 tappe del "Giro d'Italia" it 10 April 1953 5 l'Unità PCI 27 May 2012 PDF Set the 20 stages of the "Giro d'Italia" https://web.archive.org/web/20190504034325/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1953/04/10/page_005.pdf 4 May 2019 https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1953/04/11/page_005.pdf Ecco il "Giro"! it 11 April 1953 5 l'Unità PCI 27 May 2012 PDF Here is the "Giro"! https://web.archive.org/web/20190504034343/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1953/04/11/page_005.pdf 4 May 2019 The race route featured 20 days of racing spread across 22 days as 20 May in Pisa and 27 May in San Pellegrino were set aside as rest days. For the first time since 1937, a team time trial was included. The rules for this team time trial were copied from the Tour de France: the time for each team was determined by the third rider that crossed the finish line.van den Akker 2023 42--43 In some overviews, the two stages of 18 May were seen as a split stage, named 7A and 7B; stages 9--21 are labeled 8--20 in those overviews. + Stage characteristics and resultsStageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner112 MayMilan to Abano Terme263 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Wim Van Est NED213 MayAbano Terme to Rimini278 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Pasquale Fornara ITA314 MayRimini to San Benedetto del Tronto182 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Albino Crespi ITA415 MaySan Benedetto del Tronto to Roccaraso171 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Fausto Coppi ITA516 MayRoccaraso to Naples149 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Ettore Milano ITA617 MayNaples to Rome285 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Giuseppe Minardi ITA718 MayRome to Grosseto178 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Giovanni Corrieri ITA8Grosseto to Follonica48 km 0 on22px|link=|alt=Individual time trial Hugo Koblet SUI919 MayFollonica to Pisa114 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Rik Van Steenbergen BEL20 May Rest day1021 MayPisa to Modena189 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Fiorenzo Magni ITA1122 MayModena to Modena30 km 0 on22px|link=|alt=Team time trial Bianchi1223 MayModena to Genoa278 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Giorgio Albani ITA1324 MayGenoa to Bordighera256 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Oreste Conte ITA1425 MayBordighera to Turin242 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Pietro Giudici ITA1526 MayTurin to San Pellegrino Terme232 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Nino Assirelli ITA27 May Rest day1628 MaySan Pellegrino Terme to Riva del Garda279 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Fiorenzo Magni ITA1729 MayRiva del Garda to Vicenza166 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Bruno Monti ITA1830 MayVicenza to Auronzo di Cadore186 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Bruno Monti ITA1931 MayAuronzo di Cadore to Bolzano164 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Fausto Coppi ITA201 JuneBolzano to Bormio125 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Fausto Coppi ITA212 JuneBormio to Milan220 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Fiorenzo Magni ITA Total 4035.5 km 0 on Race overview The race started outside the Piazza del Duomo in Milan.http://doc.rero.ch/record/228053/files/1953-05-13.pdf Abandons de Kubler and Graf Kubler and Graf abandon fr La Sentinelle 13 May 1953 4 https://web.archive.org/web/20191001191050/http://doc.rero.ch/record/228053/files/1953-05-13.pdf 1 October 2019 live RERO Ferdinand Kübler withdrew from the race early on due to disputes. 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 the 1953 Giro.van den Akker 2023 68 Riders were allowed to have teammates and team cars help to following accidents and punctures. "Strollers" in years past were punished with small fines, but in this edition of the race they were punished by time adjustments and repeat offenses may lead to disqualification from the race. The winner of the race received 1 million lire, while the remainder of the podium received 450,000 lire each. Two additional jerseys were in use. The green jersey was given to the best foreign cyclist in the general classification; at the end of the Giro it was worn by Swiss Hugo Koblet. The white jersey was given to the best cyclist riding with a licence for independents; this was won by Angelo Conterno.http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=9326&p=1#page/7/mode/1up Classifica indipendenti; Classifica stranieri Corriere dello Sport 11 June 1951 it 7 October 2015 The winner of each classification earned 500,000 lire, and it would be the last year that independents and foreign riders had a special classification with a jersey.van den Akker 2023 63van den Akker 2023 64 The mountains classification leader was not identified by a special jersey. For this classifications, designated mountain passes gave points to the first five riders to pass the summit, from five points down to one point.van den Akker 2023 88http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=9309&p=2#page/6/mode/1up Classifica del G. P. della Montagna dopo il traguardo di San Marino Corriere dello Sport 14 May 1953 6 7 July 2013 it Ranking of Mountain GP after the finish of San Marino https://web.archive.org/web/20150404231255/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=9309&p=2 4 April 2015 live The winner of the mountains classification was given 400,000 lire. Although no jersey was awarded, there was also one classification for the teams, in which the stage finish times of the best three cyclists per team were added; the leading team was the one with the lowest total time.van den Akker 2023 79 The team winning team received 2.5 million lire. Each day leading the general classification earned the rider and his team 100,000 lira, while the independent rider and foreign rider earned 25,000 lira each day for leading their respective classifications.http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=9318&p=2#page/2/mode/2up Taccuino del "Giro" Corriere dello Sport 25 May 1953 11 7 July 2013 it "Giro" Notebook https://web.archive.org/web/20190430192135/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=9318&p=2#page/2/mode/2up 30 April 2019 live In 1953, the Giro also decided to use a combativity award and a bad luck award after every stage, copying the Tour de France.van den Akker 2023 116 +Classification leadership by stagehttps://web.archive.org/web/20240725110147/https://www.tourdefrancestatistieken.nl/giro.php?jaar=1953 25 July 2024 https://www.tourdefrancestatistieken.nl/giro.php?jaar=1953 tourdefrancestatistieken.nl Informatie over de Giro d'Italia van 1953 Stage WinnerGeneral classification25px|link=|alt=A pink jerseyBest foreign rider25px|link=|alt=Best independent rider25px|link=|alt=Mountains classificationTeam classification 1 Wim van Est Wim van Est Wim van Est Alfo Ferrari not awarded Locomotief 2 Pasquale Fornara Guido De Santi Hugo Koblet Elio Brasola Pasquale Fornara Levriere 3 Albino Crespi 4 Fausto Coppi Pasquale Fornara Louison Bobet Bianchi & Francia 5 Ettore Milano 6 Giuseppe Minardi Guido De Santi Hugo Koblet 7 Giovanni Corrieri Giovanni Corrieri Arrigo Padovan 8 Hugo Koblet Hugo Koblet Elio Brasola Bartali 9 Rik Van Steenbergen 10 Fiorenzo Magni Bianchi 11 Bianchi Bartali 12 Giorgio Albani 13 Oreste Conte 14 Pietro Giudici Angelo Conterno 15 Nino Assirelli Bottecchia 16 Fiorenzo Magni Ganna 17 Bruno Monti 18 Bruno Monti 19 Fausto Coppi 20 Fausto Coppi Fausto Coppi 21 Fiorenzo Magni Final Fausto Coppi Hugo Koblet Angelo Conterno Pasquale Fornara Ganna Final standings Legendvan den Akker 2023 109   20px|alt=A pink jersey   Denotes the winner of the General classification   20px|alt=A white jersey   Denotes the best independent rider   20px|alt=A green jersey   Denotes the best foreign rider General classification + Final general classification (1–10)http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1953/06/03/MD19530603-003.pdf Coppi en la penúltima es 3 June 1953 3 El Mundo Deportivo 27 May 2012 Coppi in the penultimate https://web.archive.org/web/20140305143225/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1953/06/03/MD19530603-003.pdf 5 March 2014 live RankNameTeamTime 1 Fausto Coppi ITA 20px|link=General classification in the Giro d'Italia|alt=Pink jersey Bianchi 118h 37' 26" 2 Hugo Koblet SUI 20px|alt=A green jersey Guerra + 1' 26" 3 Pasquale Fornara ITA Bottecchia + 6' 55" 4 Gino Bartali ITA Bartali + 14' 08" 5 Angelo Conterno ITA 20px|alt=A white jersey Fréjus + 20' 51" 6 Stan Ockers BEL Girardengo + 24' 14" 7 Giovanni Roma ITA Bottecchia + 24' 35" 8 Guido De Santi ITA Benotto + 25' 06" 9 Fiorenzo Magni ITA Ganna + 25' 39" 10 Vincenzo Rossello ITA Ganna + 26' 21" Independent rider classification + Final Independent rider classification (1–5)http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=9326&p=3#page/6/mode/2up Classifica per squadre Corriere dello Sport 3 June 1953 7 7 July 2013 it Standings for Teams https://web.archive.org/web/20141222232711/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=9326&p=3 22 December 2014 liveRankNameTime 1 Angelo Conterno ITA 20px|alt=A white jersey 118h 58' 17" 2 Giovanni Roma ITA + 3 '44" 3 Pietro Giudici ITA + 8' 11" 4 Donato Zampini ITA + 11' 03" 5 Arrigo Padovan ITA + 12' 32" Foreign rider classification + Final Foreign rider classification (1–5)RankNameTeamTime 1 Hugo Koblet SUI 20px|alt=A green jersey Guerra 118h 38' 55" 2 Stan Ockers BEL Girardengo + 22' 45" 3 Wim van Est NED Holland + 28' 28" 4 Fritz Schaer SUI Guerra + 28' 57" 5 Roger Pontet FRA France + 52' 56" Mountains classification + Final mountains classification (1–9)http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,4/articleid,0050_01_1953_0130_0004_12130684/ Fausto Coppi stacca tutti sullo Stelvio è primo a Bormio e conquista la maglia rosa it 2 June 1953 4 La Stampa Editrice La Stampa 27 May 2012 PDF Fausto Coppi all off on the Stelvio in Bormio is first and won the pink jerseyNameTeamPoints 1 Pasquale Fornara ITA Bottecchia 33 2 Fausto Coppi ITA 20px|link=General classification in the Giro d'Italia|alt=Pink jersey Bianchi 20 3 Gino Bartali ITA Bartali 16 4 Hugo Koblet SUI Guerra 15 5 Primo Volpi ITA Arbos 10 6 Andrea Carrea ITA Bianchi 8 7 Stan Ockers BEL Girardengo 5 8 Danilo Barozzi ITA Atala 4 9 Nino Defilippis ITA Legnano 3 Giovanni Roma ITA Bottecchia Team classification + Final team classification (1-10)TeamTime 1 Ganna 357h 13' 20" 2 Bottecchia + 7' 21" 3 Bianchi + 10' 51" 4 Legnano + 37' 59" 5 Bartali + 39' 00" 6 Fréjus + 49' 47" 7 Svizzera-Guerra + 1h 01' 12" 8 Levrieri + 1h 05' 23" 9 Arbos + 1h 11' 58" 10 Atala + 1h 33' 11" The award for most combative rider of the Giro was given to Guido De Santi. References Citations 30em Bibliography van den Akker Pieter Giro d'Italia, Rules and Statistics 2023 979-8863173719 1953 Category:1953 in Italian sport Category:1953 in road cycling Category:May 1953 sports events in Europe Category:June 1953 sports events in Europe Category:1953 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo