Back طواف إيطاليا 1959 Arabic Giro d'Italia 1959 AST Giro d'Itàlia de 1959 Catalan Giro d’Italia 1959 German Giro de Italia 1959 Spanish 1959ko Italiako Giroa Basque Tour d'Italie 1959 French Omgong fan Itaalje 1959 Frisian Giro d'Italia 1959 Italian ジロ・デ・イタリア 1959 Japanese
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| Dates | 16 May - 7 June 1959 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3,657 km (2,272 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 101h 50' 26" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1959 Giro d'Italia was the 42nd running of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tour races. The Giro started in Milan, on 16 May, with a 135 km (83.9 mi) stage and concluded back in Milan, on 7 June, with a 220 km (136.7 mi) leg. A total of 120 riders from 15 teams entered the 20-stage race, which was won by Luxembourgian Charly Gaul of the EMI team. The second and third places were taken by Frenchman Jacques Anquetil and Italian Diego Ronchini, respectively.[1]
- ^ "El luxemburgués Gaul gran vencedor" [The Luxembourish Gaul Big Winner] (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 8 June 1959. p. 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2012.