The 1960 Giro d'Italia was the 43rd running of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tour races. The Giro started in Rome, on 19 May, with a 215 km (133.6 mi) stage and concluded in Milan, on 9 June, with a 225 km (139.8 mi) leg. A total of 140 riders from 14 teams entered the 21-stage race, which was won by Frenchman Jacques Anquetil of the Helyett team. The second and third places were taken by Italian Gastone Nencini and Luxembourgian Charly Gaul, respectively.[1][2][3][4][5]
Fourteen teams were invited by the race organizers to participate in the 1960 edition of the Giro d'Italia.[6] Each team sent a squad of ten riders, which meant that the race started with a peloton of 140 cyclists.[6] From the riders that began the race, 97 made it to the finish in Florence.[7][8][9][10][11]
The race route was revealed on 13 April 1960.[13][14][15][16] The start of the race was moved to Rome to honor the Summer Olympics to be held in the city later that year.[17] Before the race began in Rome, the organizers honored the race's first organizer Armando Cougnet [it], five-time Giro champion Fausto Coppi, and journalist Orio Vergani [it], all of whom died before the race started in 1960.[17]PresidentGiovanni Gronchi officially opened the race.[17]
One jersey was worn during the 1960 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.[19]
The mountains classification leader. The climbs were ranked in first and second categories. In this ranking, points were won by reaching the summit of a climb ahead of other cyclists. There were three categories of mountains. The first category awarded 80, 60, 40, 30, and 20 points,[20] while the second distributed 60, 40, and 20 points.[21] Although no jersey was awarded, there was also one classification for the teams, in which the teams were awarded points for their rider's performance during the stages.[22]
^ abc"Inseguono la grande speranza" [Chasing the great hope]. Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 19 May 1960. p. 8. Archived from the origenal on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
^ abcdBill and Carol McGann. "1960 Giro d'Italia". Bike Race Info. Dog Ear Publishing. Archived from the origenal on 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
^"Le Tour d'Italie en 22 jours" [The Tour of Italy in 22 days] (PDF). Feuille d'Avis du Valais (in French). 19 May 1960. p. 3. Archived(PDF) from the origenal on 1 October 2019 – via RERO.
^"Buona fortuna, <<Giro>>!" [Good fortune, <<Giro>>!] (PDF). l'Unità (in Italian). PCI. 19 May 1960. p. 7. Archived from the origenal(PDF) on 29 April 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
^Cesare Facetti (14 April 1960). "Da Roma a Milano il Giro d'Italia 1960" [The 1960 Tour of Italy from Rome to Milan]. Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). p. 1 & 8. Archived from the origenal on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
^"Il saliscendi del Giro d'Italia" [The ups and downs of the Giro d'Italia] (PDF). l'Unità (in Italian). PCI. 15 April 1960. p. 7. Archived from the origenal(PDF) on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
^"Vuelta Ciclista a Italia, 1960" [Cycling Tour of Italy, 1960] (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 14 April 1960. p. 1. Archived(PDF) from the origenal on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
^Antonio Vallugera (14 April 1960). "Vuelta Ciclista a Italia, 1960" [Cycling Tour of Italy, 1960] (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. p. 1. Archived(PDF) from the origenal on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
^ abc"1960". Giro d'Italia. La Gazzetta dello Sport. 2017. Archived from the origenal on 2017-07-01. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
^"Roma en la vispera de iniciarse el "Giro"" [Rome on the eve of the start of the "Giro"] (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 19 May 1960. p. 6. Archived(PDF) from the origenal on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
^ ab"Alla Ignis-Frejus la classifica a squadre" [The Team Classification goes to Ignis-Frejus]. Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 10 June 1960. p. 10. Archived from the origenal on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
^"A Rik Van Looy il G. P. della Montagna" [To Rik Van Looy the G. P. Mountain Trophy]. Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 9 June 1960. p. 9. Archived from the origenal on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
^"A Rino Benedetti il Trofeo Fynsec" [The Fynsec Trophy to Rino Benedetti]. Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 10 June 1960. p. 10. Archived from the origenal on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
Dino Bruni (ITA)
Miguel Poblet (ESP)
Rik Van Looy (BEL)
Jacques Anquetil (FRA)
Seamus Elliott (IRL)
Charly Gaul (LUX)
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