1947 Giro d'Italia

1947 Giro d'Italia
Race details
Dates24 May - 15 June 1947
Stages20
Distance3,843 km (2,388 mi)
Winning time115h 55' 07"
Results
Winner  Fausto Coppi (ITA) (Bianchi)
  Second  Gino Bartali (ITA) (Legnano)
  Third  Giulio Bresci (ITA) (Welter)

  Mountains  Gino Bartali (ITA) (Legnano)
  Team Welter
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The 1947 Giro d'Italia was the 30th edition of the Giro d'Italia, organized and sponsored by the newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport. The race began on 24 May in Milan with a stage that stretched 190 km (118 mi) to Turin, finishing back in Milan on 15 June after a 278 km (173 mi) stage and a total distance covered of 3,843 km (2,388 mi).

The Giro was won by Fausto Coppi of the Bianchi team, with fellow Italians Gino Bartali and Giulio Bresci coming in second and third respectively.


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