Giro d'Italia 1946
The 29th Giro d'Italia , the "Giro della Rinascita" took place from June 15 to July 7, 1946. The bike race consisted of 17 stages with a total length of 3,039 kilometers. It was in the shadow of the Second World War and Italy was still suffering heavily from the consequences of the war. The duel between Bartali and Coppi shaped this Giro. 40 of 79 starters reached the finish.
Gino Bartali won the Giro ahead of Fausto Coppi . Gino Bartali also won the mountain classification. Team Benotto won the team competition .
Overall rating
- Gino Bartali , Italy , 65h 32 '20s (Note: The value is FALSE , the resulting average speed is far too high: GI 1946: 46.4 km / h, GI 1947: 33.15 km / h, GI 1981: 37 , 15 km / h, GI 2015: 39.4 km / h)
- Fausto Coppi , Italy , 47s back
- Vito Ortelli , Italy , 15'28s back
- Salvatori Crippa , Italy , 15'31s back
- Aldo Ronconi , Italy , 24'31s back
- Giulio Bresci , Italy , 27'35s back
- Ezio Cecchi , Italy , 37 '58s back
- Giordano Cottur , Italy , 38'28s back
- Alfredo Martini , Italy , 39 '54s back
- Primo Volpi , Italy , 43'12s back
Stages
stage | from, to | km | winner | Leader |
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1. | Milan - Turin | 185 | Giordano Cottur Italy | Giordano Cottur Italy |
2. | Turin - Genoa | 190 | Antonio Bevilacqua Italy | Antonio Bevilacqua Italy |
3. | Genoa - Montecatini Terme | 222 | Adolfo Leoni Italy | Antonio Bevilacqua Italy |
4.a | Montecatini Terme - Prato | 40 (ZF) | Antonio Bevilacqua Italy | Antonio Bevilacqua Italy |
4.b | Prato - Bologna | 112 | Fausto Coppi Italy | Fermo Camellini Italy |
5.a | Bologna - Cesena | 80 | Olimpio Bizzi Italy | Fermo Camellini Italy |
5.b | Cesena - Ancona | 128 | Aldo Bini Italy | Fermo Camellini Italy |
6th | Ancona - Chieti | 170 | Vito Ortelli Italy | Fermo Camellini Italy |
7th | Chieti - Naples | 244 | Mario Ricci Italy | Vito Ortelli Italy |
8th. | Naples - Rome | 226 | Elio Bertocchi Italy | Vito Ortelli Italy |
9. | Rome - Perugia | 191 | Aldo Baito Italy | Vito Ortelli Italy |
10. | Perugia - Florence | 165 | Renzo Zanazzi Italy | Vito Ortelli Italy |
11. | Florence - Rovigo | 245 | Oreste Conte Italy | Vito Ortelli Italy |
12. | Rovigo - Trieste | - | Canceled* | - |
13. | Udine - Auronzo di Cadore | 125 | Fausto Coppi Italy | Gino Bartali Italy |
14th | Auronzo di Cadore - Bassano | 203 | Fausto Coppi Italy | Gino Bartali Italy |
15th | Bassano - Trento | 186 | Aldo Ronconi Italy | Gino Bartali Italy |
16.a | Trento - Verona | 90 | Oreste Conte Italy | Gino Bartali Italy |
16.b | Verona - Mantua | 72 | Elio Bertocchi Italy | Gino Bartali Italy |
17th | Mantua - Milan | 176 | Oreste Conte Italy | Gino Bartali Italy |
* Canceled due to political protests in Pieris (near Trieste)