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1960 Giro d'Italia

1960 Giro d'Italia

Cycling race

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]

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Teams

Main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 1960 Giro d'Italia

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 teams entering the race were:[6][12]

Route and stages

Jacques Anquetil, Charly Gaul, Gastone Nencini, and Jos Hoevenaers riding together during the race.

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] President Giovanni Gronchi officially opened the race.[17]

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Classification leadership

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]

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Final standings

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General classification

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Mountains classification

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Intermediate sprints classification

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Team classification

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References

Citations

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    "Jacques Anquetil, hizo frente al peligro de Nencini y fué el vencedor del Giro" [Jacques Anquetil, Faced Nencini's Danger and was the Winner of the Giro] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 10 June 1960. p. 6. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
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    "Anquetil a vaincu le Giro en grand coureur" [Anquetil defeated Giro in a runner-up]. Gazette de Lausanne (in French). 10 June 1960. p. 8. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  3. [3]
    "Le Suisse Ruegg, seul attarde de la derniere etape du Tour d'Italie" [The Swiss Ruegg, only lingers from the last stage of the Tour of Italy]. Journal du Geneve (in French). 10 June 1960. p. 11. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
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    "Anquetil winnaar ronde van Italië" [Anquetil Tour of Italy winner]. De Tijd De Maasbode (in Dutch). 10 June 1960. p. 8 – via Delpher.
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    "Anquetil niet in de Tour" [Anquetil not in the Tour]. Amigoe (in Dutch). 10 June 1960. p. 8 – via Delpher.
  6. [6]
    "Inseguono la grande speranza" [Chasing the great hope]. Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 19 May 1960. p. 8. Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
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    Bill and Carol McGann. "1960 Giro d'Italia". Bike Race Info. Dog Ear Publishing. Archived from the original on 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
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    "Il n'y a que deux Suisses au Tour d'Italie" [There are only two Swiss in the Tour of Italy] (PDF). L'Impartial (in French). 19 May 1960. p. 17. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 October 2019 – via RERO.
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    "Gaul ef Anquetil favoris du 43e Tour d'Italie qui quitte Rome ce matin" [Gaul et Anquetil favorites of the 43rd Tour of Italy who leaves Rome this morning] (PDF). Feuille d'Avis du Valais (in French). 19 May 1960. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 October 2019 – via RERO.
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    "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 original on 1 October 2019 – via RERO.
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    "Avant le Tour d'Italie" [Before the Tour of Italy] (PDF). La Liberté (in French). 19 May 1960. p. 7 – via RERO.
  12. [12]
    "Buona fortuna, <<Giro>>!" [Good fortune, <<Giro>>!] (PDF). l'Unità (in Italian). PCI. 19 May 1960. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 April 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  13. [13]
    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 original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
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    "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 original (PDF) on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
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    "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 original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
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    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 original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  17. [17]
    "1960". Giro d'Italia. La Gazzetta dello Sport. 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-07-01. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
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    "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 original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  19. [19]
    Laura Weislo (13 May 2008). "Giro d'Italia classifications demystified". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 8 May 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
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    "Il G. P. della Montagna per il Trofeo LUS" [The G. P. Mountain Trophy for LUS]. Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 31 May 1960. p. 6. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
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    "Il G. P. della Montagna per il Trofeo LUS" [The G. P. Mountain Trophy for LUS]. Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 30 May 1960. p. 14. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
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    "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 original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
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    "Meritato trionfo di Jacques Anquetil Gastone Nencini il suo degno rivale" [Deserved triumph of Jacques Anquetil Gastone Nencini his worthy rival] (PDF). l'Unità (in Italian). PCI. 10 June 1960. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
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    "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 original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
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    "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 original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2013.

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