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By Barry Boyce, CyclingRevealed Historian
GdI May 24 - June 13, 1950 |
3,981 Km |
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Finishers: 75 |
Average Speed :33.816 km/h |
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First Foreign Winner of the Giro
History was made at the 1950 Giro d'Italia when Hugo Koblet (Sui) became the first foreign rider to gain the top step of the podium.
Pre-Race Notes:
The "Big Three" or "Italian Tripod" Gino Bartali (Bartali), Fausto Coppi (Bianchi-Ursus), and Fiorenzo Magni (Wilier Triestina) were on the “star studded” start list.
Additionally, this was the first Giro to feature non-Italian riders as team captains. 1947 Tour de France winner Jean Robic (Viscontea-Ursus), Fritz Schar (Arbos-Talbot), and Ferdinand Kubler (Frejus-Superga) entered as sole leaders of their respective squads.
Teams:
The Giro organization stated in January 1950 that there would not be more than 100 riders starting the race. Subsequently, fifteen teams (seven riders each) entered the race.
The teams entering the race were:
- Atala-Pirelli
- Bianchi-Ursus
- Legnano-Pirelli
- Cimatti
- Arbos-Talbot
- Bartali-Gardiol
- Benotto-Superga
- Bottecchia
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- Viscontea-Ursus
- Helyett-Hutchinson
- Wilier Triestina
- Frejus-Superga
- Taurea
- Ganna-Superga
- Guerra-Ursus
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Classification Leadership:
The leader of the General Classification, calculated by adding each stage times of each rider and subtracting time bonuses, wore the Maglia Rosa (Pink Jersey).
The Mountains Classification was contested on various mountain climbs to the riders who crossed them first accumulated “climbing points.”
There was a Maglia Nera (Black Jersey) awarded to the rider placed last in the GC.
Two new Jersey awarded:
The Green Jersey was given to the highest ranked non-Italian cyclist in the General Classification.
The White Jersey given to the highest ranked independent cyclist in the General Classification.
Race Summary:
Stage 6: Koblet broke away with Gino Bartali on stage 6 from Torino to Lugano, dropped Bartali and soloed for the stage win.
Stage 8: Two stages later he took the Maglia Rosa after an attack on the Pian delle Fugazze.
Stage 9: Pre-race favorite for victory Fausto Coppi, trailing by 3’58” in the GC, crashed heavily on stage 9 and abandoned the race with a broken pelvis.
Stage 18: Hugo Koblet cruised into Milan for the Giro victory. Koblet completed his domination of the race by also winning the Mountain Classification.
Stage and Distance |
Stage Winner |
Race Leader |
Stage 1 Milan-Salsomaggiore, 225 km |
Oreste Conte (Ita) |
Oreste Conte (Ita) |
Stg 2 Salsomaggiore-Firenze, 245 km |
Alfredo Martini (Ita) |
Fritz Schaer (Sui) |
Stage 3 Firenze-Livorno, 148 km |
Olimpio Bizzi (Ita) |
Fritz Schaer (Sui) |
Stage 4 Livorno-Genova, 216 km |
Ant. Bevilacqua (Ita) |
Fritz Schaer (Sui) |
Stage 5 Genova-Torino, 245 km |
Franco Franchi (Ita) |
Fritz Schaer (Sui) |
Stage 6 Torino-Locarno, 220 km |
Hugo Koblet (Sui) |
Fritz Schaer (Sui) |
Stage 7 Locarno-Brescia, 293 km |
Luciano Maggini (Ita) |
Fritz Schaer (Sui) |
Stage 8 Brescia-Vicenza, 214 km |
Hugo Koblet (Sui) |
Alfredo Martini (Ita) |
Stage 9 Vicenza-Bolzano, 272 km |
Gino Bartali (Ita) |
Hugo Koblet (Sui) |
Stage 10 Bolzano-Milan, 294 km |
Mario Fazio (Ita) |
Hugo Koblet (Sui) |
Stage 11 Milan-Ferrara, 251 km |
Adolfo Leoni (Ita) |
Hugo Koblet (Sui) |
Stage 12 Ferrara-Rimini, 144 km |
Antonio Bevilacqua (Ita) |
Hugo Koblet (Sui) |
Stage 13 Rimini-Arezzo, 244 km |
Luciano Maggini (Ita) |
Hugo Koblet (Sui) |
Stage 14 Arezzo-Perugia, 185 km |
Fritz Schaer (Sui) |
Hugo Koblet (Sui) |
Stage 15 Perugia-L'Aquila, 185 km |
Giancarlo Astrua (Ita) |
Hugo Koblet (Sui) |
Stg 16 L'Aquila-Campobasso, 203 km |
Fiorenzo Magni (Ita) |
Hugo Koblet (Sui) |
Stg 17 Campobasso-Napoli, 167 km |
Annibale Brasola (Ita) |
Hugo Koblet (Sui) |
Stage 18 Napoli-Rome, 230 km |
Oreste Conte (Ita) |
 Hugo Koblet (Sui)
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Mountain Classification |
Hugo Koblet (Sui) |
General Classification:
Final General Classification |
Rank |
Rider |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Hugo KOBLET (Sui)   |
Guerra-Ursus |
117h28'03" |
2 |
Gino Bartali (Ita) |
Bartali-Gardiol |
+5'12" |
3 |
Alfredo Martini (Ita) |
Taurea |
+8'41" |
4 |
Ferdi Kubler (Sui) |
Frejus-Superga |
+8'45" |
5 |
Luciano Maggini (Ita) |
Taurea |
+10'49" |
6 |
Fiorenzo Magni (Ita) |
Wilier Triestina |
+12'14" |
7 |
Silvio Pedroni (Ita)  |
Frejus-Superga |
+13'07" |
8 |
Luciano Pezzi (Ita) |
Atala-Pirelli |
+14'34" |
9 |
Giulio Bresci (Ita) |
Bottecchia |
+18'08" |
10 |
Pietro Giudici (Ita) |
Cimatti |
+20'05" |
11 |
Fritz Schaer (Sui) |
Arbos-Talbot |
+23'53" |
12 |
Pasquale Fornara (Ita) |
Legnano-Pirelli |
+24'52" |
13 |
Aldo Ronconi (Ita) |
Benotto-Superga |
+24'55" |
14 |
Donato Zampini (Ita) |
Ganna-Superga |
+26'36" |
15 |
Nello Lauredi (Ita) |
Helyett-Hutchinson |
+26'39" |
16 |
Armando Barducci (Ita) |
Frejus-Superga |
+28'34" |
17 |
Ezio Cecchi (Ita) |
Cimatti |
+34'03" |
18 |
Mario Vicini (Ita) |
Viscontea-Ursus |
+34'26" |
19 |
Giacomo Zampieri (Ita) |
Bottecchia |
+34'38" |
20 |
Bruno Pasquini (Ita) |
Cimatti |
+37'37" |
21 |
Alfredo Pasotti (Ita) |
Bottecchia |
+43'50" |
22 |
Franco Franchi (Ita) |
Taurea |
+52'17" |
23 |
Virgilio Salimbeni (Ita) |
Legnano-Pirelli |
+55'01" |
24 |
Vittorio Rossello (Ita) |
Taurea |
+58'57" |
25 |
Giancarlo Astrua (Ita) |
Taurea |
+59'54" |
26 |
Valerio Bonini (Ita) |
Benotto-Superga |
+1h07'21" |
27 |
Vincenzo Rossello (Ita) |
Taurea |
+1h08'07" |
28 |
Sergio Pagliazzi (Ita) |
Arbos-Talbot |
+1h15'43" |
29 |
Antonio “Toni” Bevilacqua (Ita) |
Wilier Triestina |
+1h19'54" |
30 |
Leo Castellucci (Ita) |
Arbos-Talbot |
+1h20'19" |
31 |
Dino Rossi (Ita) |
Cimatti |
+1h23'37" |
32 |
Renzo Soldani (Ita) |
Legnano-Pirelli |
+1h24'08" |
33 |
Andre Brule (Fra) |
Viscontea-Ursus |
+1h25'54" |
34 |
Apo Lazarides (Ita) |
Helyett-Hutchinson |
+1h27'50" |
35 |
Mario Baroni (Ita) |
Bartali-Gardiol |
+1h28'56" |
36 |
Angelo Fumagalli (Ita) |
Ganna-Superga |
+1h33'24" |
37 |
Armando Peverelli (Ita) |
Atala-Pirelli |
+1h35'05" |
38 |
Primo Volpi (Ita) |
Viscontea-Ursus |
+1h36'48" |
39 |
Nello Sforacchi (Ita) |
Viscontea-Ursus |
+1h40'15" |
40 |
Jean Goldschmidt (Lux) |
Atala-Pirelli |
+1h43'17" |
41 |
Fausto Marini (Ita) |
Frejus-Superga |
+1h45'02" |
42 |
Desire Keteleer (Bel) |
Guerra-Ursus |
+1h46'09" |
43 |
Alberto Ghirardi (Ita) |
Bianchi-Ursus |
+1h55'18" |
44 |
Dino Ottusi (Ita) |
Benotto-Superga |
+1h57'14" |
45 |
Gottfried Weilenmann (Sui) |
Bottecchia |
+1h58'22" |
46 |
Giorgio Albani (Ita) |
Guerra-Ursus |
+2h02'36" |
47 |
Mario Fazio (Ita) |
Legnano-Pirelli |
+2h05'57" |
48 |
Renzo Zanazzi (Ita) |
Bottecchia |
+2h06'37" |
49 |
Ugo Fondelli (Ita) |
Arbos-Talbot |
+2h07'17" |
50 |
Guido De Santi (Ita) |
Taurea |
+2h12'40" |
51 |
Ettore Milano (Ita) |
Bianchi-Ursus |
+2h16'50" |
52 |
Annibale Brasola (Ita) |
Benotto-Superga |
+2h20'42" |
53 |
Olimpio Bizzi (Ita) |
Guerra-Ursus |
+2h23'31" |
54 |
Fiorenzo Crippa (Ita) |
Bianchi-Ursus |
+2h26'23" |
55 |
Giuseppe Minardi (Ita) |
Legnano-Pirelli |
+2h31'15" |
56 |
Franco Fanti (Ita) |
Frejus-Superga |
+2h32'50" |
57 |
Glauco Servadei (Ita) |
Atala-Pirelli |
+2h34'40" |
58 |
Giuseppe Doni (Ita) |
Frejus-Superga |
+2h47'32" |
59 |
Bruno Giannelli (Ita) |
Bartali-Gardiol |
+2h56'16" |
60 |
Serse Coppi (Ita) |
Bianchi-Ursus |
+2h57'32" |
61 |
Egidio Feruglio (Ita) |
Wilier Triestina |
+3h01'08" |
62 |
Attilio Lambertini (Ita) |
Wilier Triestina |
+3h01'11" |
63 |
Adolfo Grosso (Ita) |
Bartali-Gardiol |
+3h05'58" |
64 |
Oreste Conte (Ita) |
Bartali-Gardiol |
+3h07'32" |
65 |
Oliviero Tonini (Ita) |
Cimatti |
+3h07'55" |
| 66 |
Angelo Brignole (Ita) |
Bianchi-Ursus |
+3h07'55" |
| 67 |
Giovanni Corrieri (Ita) |
Bartali-Gardiol |
+3h19'33" |
| 68 |
Valeriano Zanazzi (Ita) |
Atala-Pirelli |
+3h19'48" |
| 69 |
Andrea Carrea (Ita) |
Bianchi-Ursus |
+3h21'34" |
| 70 |
Luigi Casola (Ita) |
Atala-Pirelli |
+3h26'29" |
| 71 |
Antonio Covolo (Ita) |
Frejus-Superga |
+3h37'31" |
| 72 |
Jose Beyaert (Fra) |
Helyett-Hutchinson |
+4h00'12" |
| 73 |
Marcello Paolieri (Ita) |
Bottecchia |
+4h05'07" |
| 74 |
Leo Weilenmann (Sui) |
Guerra-Ursus |
+4h32'23" |
75 |
Mario Gestri (Ita)  |
Bartali-Gardiol |
+5h00'34" |
Final Mountains Classification |
Rank |
Name |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Hugo KOBLET (Sui) |
Guerra-Ursus |
43 |
2 |
Gino Bartali (Ita) |
Bartali-Gardiol |
29 |
3 |
Jean Robic (Fra) |
Viscontea-Ursus |
21 |
4t |
Vittorio Rossello (Ita) |
Taurea |
11 |
4t |
Fritz Schaer (Sui) |
Arbos-Talbot |
11 |
6 |
Pasquale Fornara (Ita) |
Legnano-Pirelli |
10 |
7 |
Fausto Coppi (Ita) |
Bianchi-Ursus |
9 |
8 |
Serse Coppi (Ita) |
Bianchi-Ursus |
8 |
9t |
Valerio Bonini (Ita) |
Benotto-Superga |
6 |
9t |
Alfredo Martini (Ita) |
Taurea |
6 |
9t |
Ferdi Kubler (Sui) |
Frejus-Superga |
6 |
9t |
Aldo Ronconi (Ita) |
Benotto-Superga |
6 |
GdI 1951
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