Giro d'Italia 1956
The 39th Giro d'Italia was held in 23 sections and 3523.5 kilometers from May 19 to June 10, 1956 and won by Charly Gaul from Luxembourg . Of the 105 riders who started, 43 reached the finish in Milan .
Gaul laid the foundation for his victory on the 21st stage. There were four passes to be tackled on this in snow and cold. The Luxembourger won by more than eight minutes. At the beginning of the stage, he was still 24th in the overall classification, on this section he drove to Maglia Rosa . The previous leader Pasquale Fornara had to give up the race due to near frostbite.
course
stage | from | to | km | winner | Maglia Rosa |
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1 | Milan | Alessandria | 210 | Pierino Baffi | Pierino Baffi |
2 | Alessandria | Genoa | 96 | Alessandro Fantini | |
3 | Lido d'Albaro | Lido d'Albaro | 12 ( MZF ) | Leo Chlorodont | Vincenzo Zucconelli |
4th | Genoa | Salice Terme | 152 | Alessandro Fantini | Alessandro Fantini |
5 | Voghera | Mantua | 198 | Miguel Poblet | |
6th | Mantua | Rimini | 228 | Giuseppe Minardi | |
7th | San Marino ( SMR ) | San Marino (SMR) | 12 ( EZF ) | Jan Nolten | |
8th | Rimini | Pescara | 245 | Arrigo Padovan | |
9 | Pescara | Campobasso | 205 | Charly Gaul | |
10 | Campobasso | Salerno | 156 | Miguel Poblet | |
11 | Salerno | Frascati | Canceled | ||
12 | Rome | Grosseto | 198 | Bruno Tognaccini | |
13 | Grosseto | Livorno | 230 | Pietro Nascimbene | |
14th | Livorno | Lucca | 54 (EZF) | Pasquale Fornara | Pasquale Fornara |
15th | Lucca | Bologna | 168 | Michel Stolker | |
16 | Bologna | Madonna di San Luca | 2.5 (EZF) | Charly Gaul | |
17th | Bologna | Rapallo | 271 | Miguel Poblet | |
18th | Rapallo | Lecco | 278 | Giorgio Albani | |
19th | Lecco | Sondrio | 98 | Miguel Poblet | |
20th | Sondrio | Meran | 163 | Cleto Maule | |
21st | Meran | Monte Bondone | 242 | Charly Gaul | Charly Gaul |
22nd | Trent | San Pellegrino Terme | 191 | Giorgio Albani | |
23 | San Pellegrino Terme | Milan | 113 | Donato Piazza |
Overall rating
winner | Charly Gaul | 101: 39: 49 h |
Second | Fiorenzo Magni | + 3:27 min |
Third | Agostino Coletto | + 6:53 min |
Fourth | Cleto Maule | + 7:25 min |
fifth | Aldo Moser | + 7:30 min |
Sixth | Alessandro Fantini | + 8:46 min |
seventh | Jean Brankart | + 9:21 min |
Eighth | Bruno Monti | + 10:54 min |
Ninth | Waldemaro Bortolozzi | + 18:14 min |
Tenth | Hilaire Couvreur | + 18:41 min |
Mountain scoring | Charly Gaul | |
First | Federico Bahamontes | |
First | Aurelio Del Rio | |
Team evaluation | Atala |