| |
By Barry Boyce,
CyclingRevealed Historian |
|
Another Great Italian Cyclist Emerges
Fiorenzo Magni won the first of his three Giro d'Italia victories in 1948, but not without controversy.
Magni riding brilliantly into the Alps began to struggle under Fausto Coppi's relentless pressure. On the final climbing stage, featuring the famous Passo di Pordoi (a Coppi launching pad) Magni began to slow. Pushed up the climb by the tofosi (Italian fans) Magni limited his time loss to 2'31” and gained the Maglia Rosa.
Coppi and his Bianchi teammate were furious and withdrew in protest of the rules infraction. Magni maintained a slim 11 second lead and rode into Milan for the Giro victory.
Stage 1 Milan-Torino, 190 km |
Giordano Cottur (Ita) |
Giordano Cottur (Ita) |
Stage 2 Torino-Genova, 226 km |
Mario Ricci (Ita) |
Giordano Cottur (Ita) |
Stage 3 Genova-Parma, 243 km |
Luciano Maggini (Ita) |
Giordano Cottur (Ita) |
Stage 4 Parma-Viareggio, 166 km |
Luigi Casola (Ita) |
Giordano Cottur (Ita) |
Stage 5 Viareggio-Siena, 165 km |
Adolfo Leoni (Ita) |
Giordano Cottur (Ita) |
Stage 6 Siena-Rome, 256 km |
Luigi Casola (Ita) |
Giordano Cottur (Ita) |
Stage 7 Rome-Pescara, 230 km |
Antonio Bevilacqua (Ita) |
Giordano Cottur (Ita) |
Stage 8 Pescara-Bari, 347 km |
Adolfo Leoni (Ita) |
Giordano Cottur (Ita) |
Stage 9 Bari-Napoli, 306 km |
Nedo Logli (Ita) |
Vito Ortelli (Ita) |
Stage 10 Napoli-Fiuggi, 184 km |
Italo De Zan (Ita) |
Vito Ortelli (Ita) |
Stage 11 Fiuggi-Perugia, 265 km |
Desire Keteleer (Bel) |
Vito Ortelli (Ita) |
Stage 12 Perugia-Firenze, 164 km |
Oreste Conte (Ita) |
Vito Ortelli (Ita) |
Stage 13 Firenze-Bologna, 194 km |
Bruno Pasquini (Ita) |
Vito Ortelli (Ita) |
Stage 14 Bologna-Udine, 278 km |
Oreste Conte (Ita) |
Fiorenzo Magni (Ita) |
Stage 15 Udine-Auronzo, 125 km |
Vincenzo Rossello (Ita) |
Ezio Cecchi (Ita) |
Stage 16 Auronzo-Cortina d'Ampezzo, 90 km |
Fausto Coppi (Ita) |
Ezio Cecchi (Ita) |
Stage 17 Cortina d'Ampezzo-Trento, 160 km |
Fausto Coppi (Ita) |
Fiorenzo Magni (Ita) |
Stage 18 Trento-Brescia, 239 km |
Elio Bertocchi (Ita) |
Fiorenzo Magni (Ita) |
Stage 19 Brescia-Milan, 231 km |
Fiorenzo Magni (Ita) |
 Fiorenzo Magni (Ita)
|
| |
Mountain Jersey x |
 Fausto Coppi (Ita) |
GdI May 15 - June 6, 1948
|
| 4,164 Km |
1. Fiorenzo MAGNI (Ita) 124h51'52" |
| 2.
Ezio Cecchi (Ita) +11" |
| 3.
Giordano Cottur (Ita) +2'37" |
| Starters: 77 |
| Finishers: 41 |
| Average Speed: 33.116 km/h |
Return to the Timeline ToC
Return to the Race Snippets ToC |
|
31st Giro d'Italia 1948 (Italy) 
