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By Barry Boyce, CyclingRevealed Historian |
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Baldini Untouchable…
1958 was the year of Ercole Baldini. The Italian had 4 stage wins, 2 strong individual time trials and 2 mountain-top finishes in the Dolomite Mountains. Ercole Baldini was not seriously challenged and rode into Milan to gain the 1958 Giro d’Italia victory.
SPECIAL NOTE: Later that year Baldini won the World Road Race championship in front of Frenchmen Louison Bobet and Andre Darrigade.
Stage 1 Milan-Varese, 178 km |
Willy Vannitsen (Bel) |
Willy Vannitsen (Bel) |
Stage 2 Varese-Comerio, 26 km ITT |
Ercole Baldini (Ita) |
Ercole Baldini (Ita) |
Stage 3 Varese-St Vincent d'Aoste, 187 km |
Salvador Botella (Spa) |
Arnaldo Pambianco (Ita) |
Stage 4 St Vincent-Torino/Superga, 132 km |
Federico Bahamontes (Spa) |
Aldo Moser (Ita) |
Stage 5 Torino-Mondovi, 193 km |
Alfredo Sabbadin (Ita) |
Salvador Botella (Spa) |
Stage 6 Mondovi-Chiavari, 258 km |
Silvano Ciampi (Ita) |
Giovanni Pettinati (Ita) |
Stage 7 Chiavari-Forte del Marmi, 115 km |
Guido Boni (Ita) |
Giovanni Pettinati (Ita) |
Stage 8 Circuito di Viareggio, 59.1 km ITT |
Ercole Baldini (Ita) |
Giovanni Pettinati (Ita) |
Stage 9 Firenze-Viterbo, 215 km |
Nino Defilippis (Ita) |
Giovanni Pettinati (Ita) |
Stage 10 Viterbo-Rome, 155 km |
Gastone Nencini (Ita) |
Giovanni Pettinati (Ita) |
Stage 11 Rome-Scanno, 225 km |
Nino Defilippis (Ita) |
Giovanni Pettinati (Ita) |
Stage 12 Scanno-San Benedetto, 211 km |
Pierino Baffi (Ita) |
Agostine Coletto (Ita) |
Stage 13 San Benedetto-Cattolica, 192 km |
Guido Carlesi (Ita) |
Agostine Coletto (Ita) |
Stage 14 San Marino , 12 km ITT |
Charly Gaul (Lux) |
Agostine Coletto (Ita) |
Stage 15 Cesena-Verona, 249 km |
Ercole Baldini (Ita) |
Ercole Baldini (Ita) |
Stage 16 Verona-Levico Terme, 200 km |
Miguel Poblet (Spa) |
Ercole Baldini (Ita) |
Stage 17 Levico Terme-Bolzano, 198 km |
Ercole Baldini (Ita) |
Ercole Baldini (Ita) |
Stage 18 Bolzano-Trento, 183 km |
Gastone Nencini (Ita) |
Ercole Baldini (Ita) |
Stage 19 Trento-Gardone Riviera , 176 km |
Miguel Poblet (Spa) |
Ercole Baldini (Ita) |
Stage 20 Salo-Milan, 177 km |
Miguel Poblet (Spa) |
 Ercole Baldini (Ita)
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Mountain Jersey |
 Jean Brankart (Bel)
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GdI May 18 - June 8, 1958 |
| 3,341 Km |
1. Ercole BALDINI (Ita) 92h09'30" |
| 2. Jean Brankart (Bel) +4'17" |
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Charly Gaul (Lux) +6'07" |
| Starters: 120 |
| Finishers: 77 |
| Average Speed: 36.274 km/h |
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41st Giro d'Italia 1958 (Italy) 
