1957 Giro d'Italia

1957 Giro d'Italia 18 May - 9 June 1957 21 3926.7 km 104h 45' 06" Gastone Nencini ITA Chlorodont pink Louison Bobet FRA Velo Club Bustese Ercole Baldini ITA Legnano Raphaël Géminiani FRA Velo Club Bustese Rik Van Steenbergen BEL Cora-Elvé Legnano 1956 1958 The 1957 Giro d'Italia was the 40th running of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tour races. The Giro started in Milan, on 18 May, with a 191 km 1 on stage and concluded in Milan, on 9 June, with a 257 km 1 on leg. A total of 120 riders from 15 teams entered the 21-stage race, which was won by Italian Gastone Nencini of the Leo-Chlorodont team. The second and third places were taken by Frenchman Louison Bobet and Italian Ercole Baldini, respectively.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1957/06/10/MD19570610-001.pdf Final Apoteótico Del "Giro" En Milan es 10 June 1957 1 El Mundo Deportivo 27 May 2012 Final apoteótico the "Giro" In Milan https://web.archive.org/web/20160414000845/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1957/06/10/MD19570610-001.pdf 14 April 2016 live https://krantenbankzeeland.nl/issue/stm/1957-06-11/edition/null/page/5?query=Ronde%20van%20Itali%C3%AB De Stem | 11 juni 1957 | pagina 5 Teams Fifteen teams were invited by the race organizers to participate in the 1957 edition of the Giro d'Italia.http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=10856&p=2#page/9/mode/1up Corridori Invitati Corriere dello Sport 18 May 1957 9 7 July 2013 it Riders Invited https://web.archive.org/web/20141223210158/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=10856&p=2 23 December 2014 live The team size increased from seven to eight riders per team, which meant that the race started with a peloton of 120 cyclists.van den Akker 2023 20--21 From the riders that began the race, 86 made it to the finish in Milan.http://bikeraceinfo.com/giro/giro1957.html 1957 Giro d'Italia Bike Race Info Bill and Carol McGann Dog Ear Publishing 2012-07-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20141223230604/http://bikeraceinfo.com/giro/giro1957.html 23 December 2014 live The Giro organisation invited five national teams (most of which for the duration of the Giro were sponsored by an Italian company) and ten Italian teams:https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1957/05/18/page_006.pdf Gli uomini in gara it 18 May 1957 6 l'Unità PCI 27 May 2012 The men in the race https://web.archive.org/web/20190104021446/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1957/05/18/page_006.pdf 4 January 2019 van den Akker 2023 28--29 22em Asborno Atala Bianchi Bif Bottecchia Carpano Chlorodont Cora (Belgium) Faema (International) Girardengo (the Netherlands) Ignis (Spain) Legnano San Pellegrino Torpado Velo Club Bustese (France) The "international" team was a combined Swiss-Luxembourgish team. Pre-race favorites Reigning champion Charly Gaul was seen as a favorite to repeat as winner.Ronde van Italië begint Wagtmans tipt Gaul als de beste kanshebber Tour of Italy starts Wagtmans tips Gaul as the best contender nl Delpher https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011208041:mpeg21:p004 De Tijd 18 May 1957 4 Route and stages The route was revealed on 5 March 1957.http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=10795&p=1#page/2/mode/1up Il Giro d'Italia 1957 Corriere dello Sport 6 March 1957 2 7 July 2013 it The 1957 Giro d'Italia https://web.archive.org/web/20190502044326/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=10795&p=1#page/2/mode/2up 2 May 2019 livehttp://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=10796&p=1#page/1/mode/1up Presentazione ufficiale del Giro d'Italia Corriere dello Sport 7 March 1957 1 & 8 7 July 2013 it Official presentation of the Giro d'Italia https://web.archive.org/web/20190502044016/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=10796&p=1#page/1/mode/2up 2 May 2019 livehttp://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1957/03/07/MD19570307-004.pdf La Vuelta Ciclista a Italia es 7 March 1957 4 El Mundo Deportivo 27 May 2012 The Cycling Tour of Italy https://web.archive.org/web/20190502044826/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1957/03/07/MD19570307-004.pdf 2 May 2019 live https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1957/03/06/page_006.pdf Questo il Giro it 6 March 1957 6 l'Unità PCI 27 May 2012 This is the Giro? https://web.archive.org/web/20190502050025/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1957/03/06/page_006.pdf 2 May 2019 https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1957/03/07/page_006.pdf Fiocco bianco a Milano: e nato il Giro! it 7 March 1957 6 l'Unità PCI 27 May 2012 White bow in Milan: the Giro was born! https://web.archive.org/web/20190502050220/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1957/03/07/page_006.pdf 2 May 2019 http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1957/05/18/MD19570518-001.pdf El "Giro" se inicia este mediodia es 18 May 1957 1 El Mundo Deportivo 27 May 2012 The Giro starts this noon https://web.archive.org/web/20190502051324/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1957/05/18/MD19570518-001.pdf 2 May 2019 live http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1957/05/18/MD19570518-004.pdf El "Giro" se inicia es 18 May 1957 4 El Mundo Deportivo 27 May 2012 The Giro starts https://web.archive.org/web/20190502051531/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1957/05/18/MD19570518-004.pdf 2 May 2019 live https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1957/05/18/page_006.pdf Da Milano a Milano per 3,900km di strada il 40 Giro vede favoriti gli atleti stranieri Attilio Camoriano it 18 May 1957 6 l'Unità PCI 27 May 2012 From Milan to Milan for 3,900km of road the 40th Tour sees foreign athletes as favorites https://web.archive.org/web/20190104021446/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1957/05/18/page_006.pdf 4 January 2019 https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1957/05/17/page_006.pdf Questo è il Giro d'Italia it 17 May 1957 6 l'Unità PCI 27 May 2012 This is the Giro d'Italia https://web.archive.org/web/20190502052143/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1957/05/17/page_006.pdf 2 May 2019 + Stage characteristics and winnersStageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner118 MayMilan to Verona191 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Rik Van Steenbergen BEL219 MayVerona to Bosco Chiesanuova28 km 0 on22px|link=|alt=Individual time trial Charly Gaul LUX320 MayVerona to Ferrara169 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Miguel Poblet ESP 1945421 MayFerrara to Cattolica190 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage André Vlayen BEL522 MayCattolica to Loreto235 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Alessandro Fantini ITA623 MayLoreto to Terni175 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Wout Wagtmans NED724 MayTerni to Pescara221 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Antonin Rolland FRA825 MayPescara to Naples250 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Vito Favero ITA926 MayNaples to Frascati220 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Miguel Poblet ESP 19451027 MayRome to Siena227 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Miguel Poblet ESP 19451128 MaySiena to Montecatini Terme230 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Rik Van Steenbergen BEL29 May Rest day1230 MayMontecatini to Forte dei Marmi58 km 0 on22px|link=|alt=Individual time trial Ercole Baldini ITA1331 MayForte dei Marmi to Genoa163 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Bruno Monti ITA141 JuneGenoa to Saint-Vincent235 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Mario Baroni ITA152 JuneSaint-Vincent to Sion (Switzerland)134 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Louison Bobet FRA163 JuneSion (Switzerland) to Campo dei Fiori229 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Alfredo Sabbadin ITA17a4 JuneVarese to Como82 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Alessandro Fantini ITA17bComo to Como34 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Rik Van Steenbergen BEL5 June Rest day186 JuneComo to Monte Bondone242 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Miguel Poblet ESP 1945197 JuneTrento to Levico Terme199 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Charly Gaul LUX208 JuneLevico Terme to Abano Terme157 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Rik Van Steenbergen BEL219 JuneAbano Terme to Milan257 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Rik Van Steenbergen BEL Total 3926.7 km 0 on Classification leadership One jersey was worn during the 1957 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 1957.van den Akker 2023 68 A secondary classification was the mountains classification. For the first time in Giro history, the climbs were ranked in first and second categories.van den Akker 2023 87 In this ranking, points were won by reaching the summit of a climb ahead of other cyclists. There were two categories of mountains.http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=10856&p=1#page/9/mode/1up Il G. P. della Montagna Corriere dello Sport 18 May 1957 9 7 July 2013 it The G. P. Mountain Trophy https://web.archive.org/web/20150315194122/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=10856&p=1 15 March 2015 live The first category awarded 10, 7, 5, 3, and 1 points, while the second distributed 5, 3, and 1 points.van den Akker 2023 88 There was an intermediate sprints classification. The first three riders at each intermediate sprint received points, 5 for the winner down to 1 for the third.van den Akker 2023 101 Also present was the piste classification, in Italian known as it Trofeo de Velodromos, a rebranding of 1956's it Trofeo della plata. There were eight stages that ended on a velodrome, and the first three riders on those stages received points (5 for the winner, down to 1 for the third).van den Akker 2023 105--106 There was also one classification for the teams, 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 was no jersey for this classifications.van den Akker 2023 81 +Classification leadership by stagehttps://web.archive.org/web/20240524220825/https://www.tourdefrancestatistieken.nl/giro.php?jaar=1957 24 May 2024 https://www.tourdefrancestatistieken.nl/giro.php?jaar=1957 tourdefrancestatistieken.nl Informatie over de Giro d'Italia van 1957 Stage WinnerGeneral classification25px|link=|alt=A pink jerseyMountains classificationIntermediate sprints classificationPiste classificationTeam classification 1 Rik Van SteenbergenRik Van Steenbergen not awarded Cleto Maule not awarded Cora 2 Charly Gaul Louison Bobet Charly Gaul Velo Club Bustese 3 Miguel Poblet Rik Van Steenbergen Miguel Poblet 4 André Vlayen Bottecchia 5 Alessandro Fantini Pierino Baffi 6 Wout Wagtmans 7 Antonin Rolland Raphaël Géminiani 8 Vito Favero Nino Defilippis Rik Van Steenbergen multiple riders 9 Miguel Poblet 10 Miguel Poblet Miguel Poblet 11 Rik Van Steenbergen Legnano 12 Bruno Monti Louison Bobet 13 Ercole Baldini 14 Mario Baroni Antonin Rolland 15 Louison Bobet Louison Bobet 16 Alfredo Sabbadin Charly Gaul 17a Alessandro Fantini 17b Rik Van Steenbergen 18 Miguel Poblet Gastone Nencini 19 Charly Gaul 20 Rik Van Steenbergen 21 Rik Van Steenbergen Final Gastone Nencini Raphaël Géminiani Rik Van Steenbergen Miguel Poblet Legnano 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)https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1957/06/10/page_003.pdf Trionfo di Nencini Nel 40 "Giro" it 10 June 1957 3 l'Unità PCI 27 May 2012 Triumph of Nencini In 40 "Tour" https://web.archive.org/web/20190502050943/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1957/06/10/page_003.pdf 2 May 2019 http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1957/06/10/MD19570610-007.pdf Final Apoteótico Del "Giro" En Milan es 10 June 1957 7 El Mundo Deportivo 27 May 2012 Final apoteótico the "Giro" In Milan https://web.archive.org/web/20190502050738/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1957/06/10/MD19570610-007.pdf 2 May 2019 live RankNameTeamTime 1 Gastone Nencini ITA 20px|link=General classification in the Giro d'Italia|alt=Pink jersey Chlorodont 104h 45' 06" 2 Louison Bobet FRA Velo Club Bustese + 19" 3 Ercole Baldini ITA Legnano + 5' 59" 4 Charly Gaul LUX Faema-Guerra + 7' 31" 5 Raphaël Géminiani FRA Velo Club Bustese + 17' 28" 6 Miguel Poblet ESP 1945 Ignis-Doniselli + 19' 49" 7 Raymond Impanis BEL Cora-Elvé + 21' 06" 8 Pasquale Fornara ITA Bif-Clement + 24' 16" 9 Wout Wagtmans NED ERG-Girardengo + 24' 29" 10 Antonin Rolland FRA Velo Club Bustese + 27' 29" Mountains classification + Final mountains classification (1–10)NameTeamPoints 1 Raphaël Géminiani FRA Velo Club Bustese 56 2 Charly Gaul LUX Faema-Guerra 38 3 Louison Bobet FRA Velo Club Bustese 36 4 Miguel Poblet ESP 1945 Ignis-Doniselli 25 5 Gastone Nencini ITA 20px|link=General classification in the Giro d'Italia|alt=Pink jersey Chlorodont 20 6 Ercole Baldini ITA Legnano 19 7 Guido Carlesi ITA Bottecchia-Gripo 13 8 Emilio Bottecchia ESP 1945 Bottecchia-Gripo 10 Alfredo Sabbadin ITA San Pellegrino 10 Antonin Rolland FRA Velo Club Bustese 7 Intermediate sprints classification + Final intermediate sprints classification (1–10)http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=10874&p=1#page/11/mode/1up Trofeo T. V. Corriere dello Sport 10 June 1957 11 7 July 2013 it T. V. Trophy https://web.archive.org/web/20141223002342/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=10874&p=1 23 December 2014 liveNameTeamPoints 1 Rik Van Steenbergen BEL Cora-Elvé 36 2 Guido Carlesi ITA Bottecchia-Gripo 21 3 Emilio Bottecchia ESP 1945 Bottecchia-Gripo 18 4 Pierino Baffi ITA Bif 15 5 Mario Tosato ITA Torpado 13 Arrigo Padovan ITA Atala 7 Miguel Poblet ESP 1945 Ignis-Doniselli 11 Cleto Maule ITA Torpado Armando Pellegrini ITA Faema 10 Alessandro Fantini ITA Atala 8 Raphaël Géminiani FRA Velo Club Bustese Trofeo de Velodromos classification + Final trofeo de velodromos 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=11;month=06;year=1957;page=009;id=0001290263;filename=19570611;collection=pages;url_high=pages/Sitios%20de%20Gerona,%20Los/1957/195706/19570611/19570611009.pdf;lang=ca;pdf_parameters=search=%22nencini%22&view=FitH;encoding=utf-8 https://web.archive.org/web/20140704210445/http://streaming.ajgirona.org/pandora/cgi-bin/Pandora.exe?xslt=show_pdf;publication=Sitios%20de%20Gerona,%20Los;sort_publication=sitios.de.gerona.los;day=11;month=06;year=1957;page=009;id=0001290263;filename=19570611;collection=pages;url_high=pages/Sitios%20de%20Gerona,%20Los/1957/195706/19570611/19570611009.pdf;lang=ca;pdf_parameters=search=%22nencini%22&view=FitH;encoding=utf-8 dead July 4, 2014 El Italiano Nencini, Vencedor Absoluto es 11 June 1957 9 Los Sitios de Gerona Publicacions de l'Ajuntament de Girona 27 May 2014 PDF The Italian Nencini, Absolute Winner http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=10874&p=1#page/11/mode/1up Trofeo della Pista Corriere dello Sport 10 June 1957 11 7 July 2013 it Trophy Track https://web.archive.org/web/20141223002342/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=10874&p=1 23 December 2014 liveNameTeamPoints 1 Miguel Poblet ESP 1945 Ignis-Doniselli 17 2 Rik Van Steenbergen BEL Cora-Elvé 13 3 Vito Favero ITA Bianchi 6 4 Wout Wagtmans NED ERG-Girardengo 5 Antonin Rolland FRA Velo Club Bustese Bruno Monti ITA Bianchi 7 Alessandro Fantini ITA Atala 4 8 Ugo Massocco ITA Legnano 3 Arrigo Padovan ITA Atala 10 Nino Defilippis NED Bianchi 1 Nello Fabbri ITA Legnano Edgard Sorgeloos BEL Cora-Elvé Cleto Maule ITA Torpado Team classification + Final team classification (1–10)http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=10874&p=1#page/11/mode/1up Alla Legnano Il G. P. Ricard Corriere dello Sport 10 June 1957 11 7 July 2013 it At Legnano The G. P. Ricard https://web.archive.org/web/20141223002342/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=10874&p=1 23 December 2014 liveTeamPoints 1 Legnano 953 2 Atala 1132 3 Velo Club Bustese (France) 1161 4 Girardengo (the Netherlands) 1178 5 Botecchia 1180 6 Faema (International) 1216 7 Torpado 1270 8 Cora (Belgium) 1283 9 Bif 1476 10 Chlorodont 1483 References Citations 30em Bibliography van den Akker Pieter Giro d'Italia, Rules and Statistics 2023 979-8863173719 1957 Category:1957 in Italian sport Category:1957 in road cycling Category:May 1957 sports events in Europe Category:June 1957 sports events in Europe Category:1957 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo