1955 Giro d'Italia

1955 Giro d'Italia 14 May - 5 June 1955 21 3871 km 108h 56' 12" Fiorenzo Magni ITA Nivea 1955a pink Fausto Coppi ITA Bianchi Gastone Nencini ITA Chlorodont 1955 Gastone Nencini ITA Chlorodont 1955 Nino Defilippis ITA Torpado Atala 1954 1956 The 1955 Giro d'Italia was the 38th edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Giro started off in Milan on 14 May with a 163 km 1 on flat stage and concluded back in Milan with a 141 km 1 on relatively flat mass-start stage on 5 June. Fourteen teams entered the race, which was won by Italian Fiorenzo Magni of the Nivea-Fuchs team. Second and third respectively were Italian riders Fausto Coppi and Gastone Nencini.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1955/06/06/MD19550606-001.pdf Termino La Vuelta A Italia Con La Victoria De Magni es 6 June 1955 1 El Mundo Deportivo 27 May 2012 Final The Tour of Italy with the Victory by Magni https://web.archive.org/web/20231013141547/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1955/06/06/MD19550606-001.pdf 13 October 2023 live In the 20th stage, arriving in San Pellegrino Terme, Magni and Coppi attacked Gastone Nencini (who was leading the general classification) taking advantage of a puncture he suffered in an unpaved road section. Coppi won the stage (his last victory in the Giro) and Magni took the lead in the general classification. Teams In December 1954 when the initial plans for the 1955 edition were announced, the organization announced they would invite ten Italian based teams and six foreign teams: France, Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain and England whom by December had confirmed participation.http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,4/articleid,0054_01_1954_0310_0004_14456396/ I capisaldi del Giro d'Italia che partita il 14 maggio da Milano it 30 December 1954 L.C. 4 La Stampa Editrice La Stampa 27 May 2012 PDF The cornerstones of the Giro d'Italia which started on May 14th from Milan Belgium, Spain, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and France, after missing the previous edition, sent teams to compete in the race.https://doc.rero.ch/record/190719/files/1955-05-13.pdf Le 38e Tour d'italie cycliste E.U. The 38th Cycling Tour of Italy fr Nouvelliste Valaisan 13 May 1955 4 https://web.archive.org/web/20231011201517/https://doc.rero.ch/record/190719/files/1955-05-13.pdf 11 October 2023 live RERO Fourteen teams were invited by the race organizers to participate in the 1955 edition of the Giro d'Italia.http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=10243&p=2#page/8/mode/1up I corridori in gara Corriere dello Sport 14 May 1955 8 7 July 2013 it The riders in the race https://web.archive.org/web/20141223205426/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=10243&p=2 23 December 2014 live The Spanish team missed the pre-race ceremony because they missed their flight into Milan and had to take a train into the city. Each team sent a squad of seven riders, which meant that the race started with a peloton of 98 cyclists. From the riders that began the race, 72 made it to the finish in Milan.http://bikeraceinfo.com/giro/giro1955.html 1955 Giro d'Italia Bike Race Info Bill and Carol McGann Dog Ear Publishing 2012-07-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20141223225257/http://bikeraceinfo.com/giro/giro1955.html 23 December 2014 live The 1955 Giro was run with national teams and trade teams. Most national teams were sponsored by Italian companies for the duration of the Giro.van den Akker 2023 15 The national teams entering the race were:https://doc.rero.ch/record/172312/files/1955-05-13.pdf Voici le Giro! Here is the Giro! Mickey fr Journal et Feuille d'Avis du Valais et de Sion 13 May 1955 2 https://web.archive.org/web/20231013123551/https://doc.rero.ch/record/172312/files/1955-05-13.pdf 13 October 2023 live RERO The Netherlands (sponsored by Doniselli) Switzerland (sponsored by Faema) France Spain (sponsored by Ignis 1955) Belgium (sponsored by Girardengo 1955) Italian teams entering the race were: Arbos 1955 Atala 1955 Bianchi Frejus 1955 Legnano Chlorodont 1955 Nivea 1955a Torpado 1955 Welter 1955 Pre-race favorites Five-time champion Fausto Coppi (Bianchi) and Hugo Koblet (Faema) were named by most as the primary favorites to win the race overall.https://doc.rero.ch/record/228663/files/1955-05-14.pdf Les questions de contrôle au Tour d'Italie Control issues at the Tour of Italy fr La Sentinelle 14 May 1955 2 https://web.archive.org/web/20231013124249/https://doc.rero.ch/record/228663/files/1955-05-14.pdf 13 October 2023 live RERO Coppi who was now 35 years old notably had won the Giro dell'Appennino and finished second at Paris–Roubaix. Serge Lang wrote that Coppi was the public's favorite to win, but most other riders did not him as much of an overall threat due his age.https://www.letempsarchives.ch/page/GDL_1955_05_14/7 Aujourd'hui départ du Tour d'Italie Today the Tour of Italy Departs Serge Lang fr Gazette de Lausanne 14 May 1955 7 https://web.archive.org/web/20231013122753/https://doc.rero.ch/record/190717/files/1955-05-11.pdf 13 October 2023 live Le Temps Archives Novelliste Valaisan also named Pasquale Fornara (Chlorodont 1955) their favorites to win the race. Fornara's best finish came in 1953 when he placed third overall, while Koblet won in 1950 and had three other top ten finishes. 1948 winner Fiorenzo Magni (Nivea 1955a) finished the Vuelta a España on 8 May and was viewed as contender for the general classification. It was believed reigning champion Carlo Clerici (Faema) would be marked heavily this race after the nature of his victory the previous year when he gained significant time through a breakaway. Clerici was thought to be in good form. Faema did not include Fritz Schär who had injured his knee.https://doc.rero.ch/record/190717/files/1955-05-11.pdf Les Suisses au Giro The Swiss at the Giro fr Nouvelliste Valaisan 11 May 1955 5 https://web.archive.org/web/20231013122753/https://doc.rero.ch/record/190717/files/1955-05-11.pdf 13 October 2023 live RERO Despite being a favorite to some, Koblet was not seen as a favorite by Swiss writer Serge Lang who believed he does not like climb he did when he won the race in 1950. Young Italians including the likes of Mauro Gianneschi (Arbos), Nino Defilippis (Torpado), Giuseppe Minardi (Legnano), Agostino Coletto (Frejus 1955) were thought to be outside contenders for the general classification and were the team's leaders. Coletto was perceived by some to be the next great Italian general classification rider. Atala's best chances were seent with Giancarlo Astrua and Bruno Monti, the latter of which impressed at the Tour de Romandie. Astrua was perceived as a good climber and a rouleur. Gastone Nencini (Chlorodont 1955) was a younger rider whom many felt showed a lot of promise and was known for his descending prowess.Gallagher 2017 124 A Nouvelliste Valaisan writer felt the Spanish team Ignis 1955 had riders that can climb very well, but lacked maturity and team comradery to obtain a high general classification ranking. The French team was believed to be very strong and in good shape prior to start. They were thought to have its best chances with Raphaël Géminiani and recent Vuelta a Espana winner Jean Dotto who both were in great form, but it was thought Géminiani could lose several minutes in the time trial stages. Doniselli, the Dutch team, was thought to have great riders who could animate the race like Wout Wagtmans, Hein Van Breenen, and Gerrit Voorting.Vandaag Start Giro Giro starts today nl Delpher https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010418468:mpeg21:pdf Limburgsch Dagblad 14 May 1955 9 Notably Thijs Roks, van Breenen, and Wagtmans composed the podium for the Dutch national road race championship. Doniselli sports director Kees Pellenaars stated that Wagtmans gave the best chance for the overall victory, but instead of surrounding the whole team with him throughout the race as other Italian teams do, he would allow two to three riders to attempt attacks.De Pel deed een beloftte: geen sigaren meer! De Pel made a promise: no more cigars! nl Delpher https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010952291:mpeg21:pdf Het vrije volk 13 May 1955 7 Expectations of the Belgian team Girardengo 1955 by a Nouvelliste Valaisan writer were unknown as the writer cited a previous difficulty by Belgian riders in the Giro d'Italia. A notable omission from the team was Rik van Steenbergen. The teams' young riders Joseph Schils and Carl Borgmans were expected to have a good performance. In addition, the team brought a new flahute Rik Van Looy. Other notable riders that did not participate were Frenchman Louison Bobet and Swiss rider Ferdinand Kübler.Ronde van Italie Tour of Italy nl Delpher https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ABCDDD:010843594:mpeg21:pdf de Volkskrant 14 May 1955 17 In addition, this was the first Giro d'Italia without two-time winner Gino Bartali participating.Gino Bartali volgt de Ronde als speciale verslaggever Gino Bartali follows the Ronde as a special reporter nl Delpher https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010418468:mpeg21:pdf Limburgsch Dagblad 14 May 1955 9 Bartali retired following the previous season, but returned to the Giro d'Italia to provide commentary for several newspapers. Route and stages right|thumb|Wout Wagtmans riding during the nineteenth stage.|alt=A cyclist riding a bike. The route's general structure was announced on December 29, 1954 at the Palazzo Marino in Milan in front of local dignitaries. The finalized route was revealed on 9 March 1955.http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=10187&p=1#page/1/mode/1up Varato il Giro d'Italia chilometri 3857 in 21 tappe Corriere dello Sport 10 March 1955 1 & 7 7 July 2013 it The Giro d'Italia launched 3857 kilometers in 21 stages https://web.archive.org/web/20190503184309/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=10187&p=1#page/1/mode/2up 3 May 2019 livehttps://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1955/03/10/page_005.pdf Queste le 21 tappe del "Giro d'Italia" it 10 March 1955 5 l'Unità PCI 27 May 2012 These are the 21 stages of the "Giro d'Italia" https://web.archive.org/web/20190503184709/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1955/03/10/page_005.pdf 3 May 2019 https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1955/03/11/page_005.pdf Il percorso del "XXXVIII Giro d'Italia" si addice alle corse a tappe moderne it 11 March 1955 5 l'Unità PCI 27 May 2012 Attilio Camoriano The course of the "XXXVIII Giro d'Italia" is suitable for modern stage races https://web.archive.org/web/20190503185001/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1955/03/11/page_005.pdf 3 May 2019 The route was designed in a counter-clockwise direction across twenty-one days of racing and two rest days. It contained two time trial events, one individual and one team event.https://doc.rero.ch/record/273928/files/1955-05-14.pdf Le Tour d'Italie The Tour of Italy fr La Liberte 14 May 1955 9 https://web.archive.org/web/20231013135927/https://doc.rero.ch/record/273928/files/1955-05-14.pdf 13 October 2023 live RERO The team time trial rode over the cobbled roads of Genoa. This race featured the first stage finish and start in France. The tenth stage utilized the route used in the 1955 UCI World Championships men's road race that were to be held in Frascati, Italy August that year in a 20.4 km 0 on loop that was traversed ten times.https://doc.rero.ch/record/228661/files/1955-05-12.pdf Des samedi, l'attention des sportifs se dirige vers le Sud, ou ... Koblet, Clerici et Coppi batailleront pour remporter le Tour d'Italie On Saturdays, the attention of athletes goes to the South, where ... Koblet, Clerici and Coppi will battle to win the Tour of Italy fr La Sentinelle 12 May 1955 4 https://web.archive.org/web/20200607125205/http://doc.rero.ch/record/228661/files/1955-05-12.pdf 7 June 2020 live RERO The highest climb was the Passo Pordoi. In total the route had roughly 25000 m 0 on of elevation change of which five stages contained eight categorized climbs that awarded points for the mountains classification. The nineteenth stage was deemed the queen stage as it featured the climbs of the Falzarego Pass, the Col de Rolle, the Pordoi, and the Col de Brocon. Five stages ended in a velodrome. Due to complaints from the riders about the previous year's race, the organizers reduced the amount of kilometers in the race by approximately 500 km 0 on. Further, race organizers decided to reduce the length of the stages within the Giro d'Italia closer to 200 km 0 on, similar to the Tour de France at the time.Giro 1955 Klaar Voor de Start nl Delpher https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMRHCE02:163610035:mpeg21:pdf Eindhovens Dagblad 13 May 1955 7 The stages had become known as "Italian stages" for their extreme length in hundreds of kilometers, only to have the racing start in the final 10 km. Through the reduction in stage length, the organizers hoped to have more attacking done by riders. The intermediate sprints or "flying checks" as they were known were well received and thought to have helped animate the race, with several stage winners coming from those that won the sprints of the day. The amount of intermediate sprints has been reduced by 30 this race, leaving 30 to be taken. If you win the prize you must be within the first five positions of the general classification. A writer for Nouvelliste Valaisan felt a rouleur could win the general classification if they could take advantage of the course before the race hits the Dolomites. The Gazette de Lausanne writer Serge Lang wrote that the route was the hardest since World War II and felt the general public and most newspapers felt the route was well designed. + Stage characteristics and resultshttp://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=10243&p=2#page/7/mode/1up Le caratteristiche delle tappe Corriere dello Sport 14 May 1955 7 7 July 2013 it The characteristics of the stages https://web.archive.org/web/20141223205426/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=10243&p=2 23 December 2014 liveStageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner114 MayMilan to Turin163 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Guido Messina ITA215 MayTurin to Cannes (France)243 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Fiorenzo Magni ITA316 MayCannes (France) to Sanremo123 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Nino Defilippis ITA417 MaySanremo to Acqui Terme192 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Alessandro Fantini ITA518 MayAcqui Terme to Genoa170 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Giancarlo Astrua ITA619 MayGenoa to Lido d'Albaro18 km 0 on22px|link=|alt=Team time trial Torpado720 MayGenoa to Viareggio164 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Giovanni Corrieri ITA21 May Rest day822 MayViareggio to Perugia260 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Rino Benedetti ITA923 MayPerugia to Rome174 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Gastone Nencini ITA1024 May Frascati to Frascati207 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Bernardo Ruiz ESP 19451125 MayRome to Naples242 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Vincenzo Zucconelli ITA1226 MayNaples to Scanno216 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Gastone Nencini ITA1327 MayScanno to Ancona251 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Giorgio Albani ITA1428 MayAncona to Pineta di Cervia173 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Giuseppe Minardi ITA1529 MayPineta di Cervia to Ravenna50 km 0 on22px|link=|alt=Individual time trial Pasquale Fornara ITA1630 MayRavenna to Lido di Jesolo245 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Rino Benedetti ITA1731 MayLido di Jesolo to Trieste150 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Alessandro Fantini ITA1 June Rest day182 JuneTrieste to Cortina d'Ampezzo236 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Angelo Conterno ITA193 JuneCortina d'Ampezzo to Trento227 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Jean Dotto FRA204 JuneTrento to San Pellegrino Terme216 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Fausto Coppi ITA215 JuneSan Pellegrino Terme to Milan141 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Hugo Koblet SUI Total 3871 km 0 on Classification leadership One jersey was worn during the 1955 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 the 1955 Giro.van den Akker 2023 68 The mountains classification leader. The climbs all awarded three points to the first rider and one point to the second rider to cross the summit.http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=10261&p=1#page/7/mode/1up Il ruolino di Marcia del Gr. Pr. Della Montagna Corriere dello Sport 4 June 1955 7 7 July 2013 it The road march of Gr . Pr . Mountain https://web.archive.org/web/20150404180605/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=10261&p=1 4 April 2015 live There was no jersey for this classification.van den Akker 2023 6 The intermediate sprints classification was again based on sprints midway through a stage, and positions at the finish line, but unlike the year before, now riders only received points at the finish line if they also scored points on previous sprints in that stage.van den Akker 2023 98 For sprints midway through a stage, the first 3 riders scored points, while at the finish line the first 5 riders could score points.van den Akker 2023 101 The teams classification got a new system in 1955. It was now based on stage positions: the stage positions of the three best riders per team were added, and the team with the lowest total rank was the best team. There were two separate team classifications, one for the foreign teams and one for the Italian teams (also called the it G.P. dell'Industria). There were no jerseys for these classifications.van den Akker 2023 88 Minor classifications were the classifications for best young rider (it esordienti) and best foreign rider (it stranieri). +Classification leadership by stagehttps://web.archive.org/web/20240725054834/https://www.tourdefrancestatistieken.nl/giro.php?jaar=1955 25 July 2024 https://www.tourdefrancestatistieken.nl/giro.php?jaar=1955 tourdefrancestatistieken.nl Informatie over de Giro d'Italia van 1955http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=10263&p=1#page/7/mode/1up 7 June 1955 7 Sintesi delle ventuno tappe it Summary of 21 stages Corriere dello Sport Stage WinnerGeneral classification25px|link=|alt=A pink jerseyMountains classificationIntermediate sprints classificationItalian Team classificationForeign Team classification 1 Guido Messina Guido Messina not awarded Henri Van Kerckhove Legnano Girardengo 2 Fiorenzo Magni Fiorenzo Magni Bruno Monti Fiorenzo Magni Leo-Chlorodont Doniselli 3 Nino Defilippis Nino Defilippis 4 Alessandro Fantini Rino Benedetti 5 Giancarlo Astrua Nino Defilippis 6 Torpado Nivea-Fuchs Faema 7 Giovanni Corrieri 8 Rino Benedetti Rino Benedetti Atala 9 Gastone Nencini 10 Bernardo Ruiz Bruno Monti 11 Vincenzo Zucconelli France 12 Gastone Nencini Raphaël Géminiani Bruno Monti & Gastone Nencini Nino Defilippis 13 Giorgio Albani 14 Giuseppe Minardi Giuseppe Minardi, Bruno Monti & Gastone Nencini 15 Pasquale Fornara Gastone Nencini 16 Rino Benedetti 17 Alessandro Fantini 18 Angelo Conterno Bruno Monti 19 Jean Dotto Gastone Nencini 20 Fausto Coppi Fiorenzo Magni 21 Hugo Koblet Final Fiorenzo Magni Gastone Nencini Nino Defilippis Atala France Final standings Legendvan den Akker 2023 109   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_1955_06/19550606_0004.pdf La morale del 38 Giro d'Italia e che i piu forti sono ancora i "vecchi" it 6 June 1955 4 l'Unità PCI 27 May 2012 38 The moral of the 38 Tour of Italy and that the strongest are still the "old" https://www.webcitation.org/6QnQEJ8KR?url=http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=%2Farchivio%2Funi_1955_06%2F19550606_0004.pdf&query= 2014-07-03 dead http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1955/06/06/pagina-6/627531/pdf.html# Terminó la Vuelta a Italia es 6 June 1955 6 El Mundo Deportivo 27 May 2012 Final the Tour of Italy https://web.archive.org/web/20140508224610/http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1955/06/06/pagina-6/627531/pdf.html 8 May 2014 live http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=10262&p=1#page/1/mode/1up Classifica generale Corriere dello Sport 6 June 1955 1 7 July 2013 it General classification https://web.archive.org/web/20141222235818/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=10262&p=1 22 December 2014 liveRankNameTeamTime 1 Fiorenzo Magni ITA 20px|link=General classification in the Giro d'Italia|alt=Pink jersey Nivea 108h 56' 12" 2 Fausto Coppi ITA Bianchi + 13" 3 Gastone Nencini ITA Chlorodont + 4' 08" 4 Raphaël Géminiani FRA France + 4' 51" 5 Agostino Coletto ITA Fréjus + 7' 19" 6 Aldo Moser ITA Torpado + 8' 01" 7 Pasquale Fornara ITA Chlorodont + 9' 16" 8 Salvador Botella ESP 1945 Ignis + 14' 10" 9 Wout Wagtmans NED Doniselli + 16' 03" 10 Hugo Koblet SUI Faema + 20' 16" Foreign rider classification + Final foreign rider classification (1–10)RankNameTeamTime 1 Raphaël Géminiani FRA France 109h 01' 03" 2 Salvador Botella ESP 1945 Ignis + 9' 19" 3 Wout Wagtmans NED Doniselli + 11' 12" 4 Hugo Koblet SUI Faema + 15' 25" 5 Hein Van Breenen NED Doniselli + 19' 49" 6 Nello Lauredi FRA Olympia + 32' 10" 7 Jean Dotto FRA France + 35' 03" 8 Carlo Clerici SUI Faema + 50' 44" 9 Bernardo Ruiz ESP 1945 Ignis + 56' 28" 10 Gerrit Voorting NED Doniselli + 58' 49" Mountains classification + Final mountains classification (1–7)RankNameTeamPoints 1 Gastone Nencini ITA Chlorodont 7 2 José Serra ESP 1945 Ignis 6 3 Bruno Monti ITA Atala 4 4 Antonio Gelabert ESP 1945 Ignis 5 Giuseppe Minardi ITA Legnano 3 Jean Dotto FRA France7 Wout Wagtmans NED Doniselli 1 Raphaël Géminiani FRA France Pierino Baffi ITA Nivea-Fuchs Giancarlo Astrua ITA Atala Salvador Botella ESP 1945 Ignis Intermediate sprints classification + Final intermediate sprints classification (1–9)RankNameTeamPoints 1 Nino Defilippis ITA Torpado 42 2 Giorgio Albani ITA Legnano 39 3 Rino Benedetti ITA Leo-Chlorodont 38 4 Fiorenzo Magni ITA 20px|link=General classification in the Giro d'Italia|alt=Pink jersey Nivea 16 5 Fausto Coppi ITA Bianchi 13 6 Giuseppe Favero ITA Bianchi 13 7 Louis Caput FRA France 12 8 Donato Piazza ITA Nivea-Fuchs 11 9 Gastone Nencini ITA Chlorodont 10 Giovanni Corrieri ITA Arbos Angelo Conterno ITA Torpado Italian team classification + Final Italian team classification (1–9)http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=10262&p=1#page/13/mode/1up Le classifiche Corriere dello Sport 6 June 1955 13 7 July 2013 it The classifications https://web.archive.org/web/20141222235818/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=10262&p=1 22 December 2014 liveRankTeamPoints 1 Atala 840 2 Chlorodont 918 3 Nivea 1117 4 Bianchi 1203 5 Torpado 1222 6 Legnano 1237 7 Fréjus 1437 8 Arbos 1461 9 Welter 1667 Foreign team classification + Final foreign team classification (1–5)RankTeamPoints 1 France 1050 2 Faema 1190 3 Doniselli 1334 4 Ignis 1347 5 Girardengo 2086 References Citations 30em Bibliography Gallagher Brendan Corsa Rosa: A History of the Giro D'Italia A Race for All Shapes, Sizes and Nationalities (1954-66) 1st Bloomsbury Publishing 2017 London, UK https://books.google.com/books?id=V97oDAAAQBAJ 978-1-4729-1881-9 van den Akker Pieter Giro d'Italia, Rules and Statistics 2023 979-8863173719 1955 Category:1955 in Italian sport Category:1955 in road cycling Category:May 1955 sports events in Europe Category:June 1955 sports events in Europe Category:1955 Challenge 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