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By Barry Boyce, CyclingRevealed Historian |
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Coppi's Best Year
The 1952 Giro d'Italia marked the return of Fausto Coppi to ‘prime form’ after injury and family tragedy of 1951. Coppi took the race lead on stage 10 but his dramatic stamp on the race’s General Classification came on stage 11. Coppi attacked on all the climbs from Venezia to Bolzano and rode solo into the stadium (a cinder track) for a 5'20” stage win.
Fausto Coppi cruised into Milan for the victory and took the first part of his second Giro/Tour de France double. Tour de France 1952
Stage and Distance |
Stage Winner |
Race Leader |
Stage 1 Milan-Bologna, 217 km |
Giorgio Albani (Ita) |
Giorgio Albani (Ita) |
Stage 2 Bologna-Montecatini, 197 km |
Angelo Conterno (Ita) |
Angelo Conterno (Ita) |
Stage 3 Montecatini-Siena, 205 km |
Antonio Bevilacqua (Ita) |
Nino Defilippis (Ita) |
Stage 4 Siena-Rome, 250 km |
Desire Keteleer (Bel) |
Nino Defilippis (Ita) |
Stage 5 Rome-Rocca di Papa, 35 km ITT |
Fausto Coppi (Ita) |
Giancarlo Astrua (Ita) |
Stage 6 Rome-Napoli, 238 km |
Rik Van Steenbergen (Bel) |
Giancarlo Astrua (Ita) |
Stage 7 Napoli-Roccaraso, 140 km |
Giorgio Albani (Ita) |
Giancarlo Astrua (Ita) |
Stage 8 Roccaraso-Ancona, 224 km |
Rino Benedetti (Ita) |
Giancarlo Astrua (Ita) |
Stage 9 Ancona-Riccione, 250 km |
Rik Van Steenbergen (Bel) |
Giancarlo Astrua (Ita) |
Stage 10 Riccione-Venezia, 285 km |
Rik Van Steenbergen (Bel) |
Fausto Coppi (Ita) |
Stage 11 Venezia-Bolzano, 276 km |
Fausto Coppi (Ita) |
Fausto Coppi (Ita) |
Stage 12 Bolzano-Bergamo, 226 km |
Oreste Conte (Ita) |
Fausto Coppi (Ita) |
Stage 13 Bergamo-Como, 143 km |
Alfredo Pasotti (Ita) |
Fausto Coppi (Ita) |
Stage 14 Erba-Como, 65 km ITT |
Fausto Coppi (Ita) |
Fausto Coppi (Ita) |
Stage 15 Como-Genova, 247 km |
Giuseppe Minardi (Ita) |
Fausto Coppi (Ita) |
Stage 16 Genova-San Remo, 141 km |
Annibale Brasola (Ita) |
Fausto Coppi (Ita) |
Stage 17 San Remo-Cuneo, 190 km |
Nino Defilippis (Ita) |
Fausto Coppi (Ita) |
Stage 18 Cuneo-St Vincent, 190 km |
Pasquale Fornara (Ita) |
Fausto Coppi (Ita) |
Stage 19 St Vincent-Verbania, 298 km |
Fritz Schaer (Sui) |
Fausto Coppi (Ita) |
Stage 20 Verbania-Milan, 147 km |
Antonio Bevilacqua (Ita) |
 Fausto Coppi (Ita)
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Mountain Classification |
Raphael Geminiani (Fra) |
GdI May 17 - June 8, 1952 |
| 3,964 Km |
1. Fausto COPPI (Ita) 114h36'43" |
| 2. Fiorenzo Magni (Ita) +9'18" |
| 3.
Ferdi Kubler (Sui) 9'24" |
Starters: 112 |
Finishers: 91 |
Average Speed: 34.560 km/h |
GdI 1953
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