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By Barry Boyce, CyclingRevealed Historian |
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Bartali in Full Control
SPECIAL NOTE: The organizers of the 1937 Giro d’Italia offered two additions to the race:
1. the first ever Team Time Trial (62 km long),
2. the inclusion of the very tough climbing of the Dolomites.
Team Frejus leader Giovanni Valetti held the early race lead but defending champion Gino Bartali grabbed the Maglia Rosa after the 20 km uphill time trial to the summit of the Monte Termanillo on stage 8a. Over the remaining 14 stages Bartali very methodically controlled the race.
Italy's next grand champion rode into Milan for his second straight Giro d'Italia victory. Gino Bartali also won his third consecutive Best Climber Title.
Stage and Distance |
Stage Winner |
Race Leader |
Stage 1 Milan-Torino, 165 km |
Nello Troggi (Ita) |
Nello Troggi (Ita) |
Stage 2 Torino-Acqui Terme, 148 km |
Quirico Bernacchi (Ita) |
Quirico Bernacchi (Ita) |
Stage 3 Acqui Terme-Genova, 158 km |
Giovanni Valetti (Ita) |
Giovanni Valetti (Ita) |
Stage 4 Genova-Viareggio, 186 km |
Olimpio Bizzi (Ita) |
Giovanni Valetti (Ita) |
Stage 5a Viareggio-Marina Massa, 60 km TTT |
Team LEGNANO |
Gino Bartali (Ita) |
Stage 5b Marina Massa-Livorno, 114 km |
Olimpio Bizzi (Ita) |
Giovanni Valetti (Ita) |
Stage 6 Livorno-Arezzo, 190 km |
Giuseppe Olmo (Ita) |
Giovanni Valetti (Ita) |
Stage 7 Arezzo-Rieti, 206 km |
Aldo Bini (Ita) |
Giovanni Valetti (Ita) |
Stage 8a Rieti-Terminillo, 20 km ITT |
Gino Bartali (Ita) |
Gino Bartali (Ita) |
Stage 8b Rieti-Rome, 152 km |
Raffaele Di Paco (Ita) |
Gino Bartali (Ita) |
Stage 9 Rome-Napoli, 250 km |
Learco Guerra (Ita) |
Gino Bartali (Ita) |
Stage 10 Napoli-Foggia, 166 km |
Gino Bartali (Ita) |
Gino Bartali (Ita) |
Stage 11a Foggia-San Severo, 186 km |
Walter Generati (Ita) |
Gino Bartali (Ita) |
Stage 11b Sn Severo-Campobasso, 105 km |
Cesare Del Cancia (Ita) |
Gino Bartali (Ita) |
Stage 12 Campobasso-Pescara, 258 km |
Marco Cimatti (Ita) |
Gino Bartali (Ita) |
Stage 13 Pescara-Ancona, 194 km |
Aldo Bini (Ita) |
Gino Bartali (Ita) |
Stage 14 Ancona-Forli, 178 km |
Aldo Bini (Ita) |
Gino Bartali (Ita) |
Stage 15 Forli-Vittorio Veneto , 266 km |
Glauco Servadei (Ita) |
Gino Bartali (Ita) |
Stage 16 Vittorio Veneto-Merano, 227 km |
Gino Bartali (Ita) |
Gino Bartali (Ita) |
Stage 17 Merano-Gardone, 190 km |
Gino Bartali (Ita) |
Gino Bartali (Ita) |
Stage 18 Gardone-San Pellegrino, 129 km |
Glauco Servadei (Ita) |
Gino Bartali (Ita) |
Stage 19a San Pellegrino-Como, 151 km |
Marco Cimatti (Ita) |
Gino Bartali (Ita) |
| Stage 19b Como-Milan, 141 km |
Aldo Bini (Ita) |
 Gino Bartali (Ita) |
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Mountain Prize |
Gino Bartali (Ita) |
GdI May 8-May 30, 1937 |
| 3,840 Km |
1. Gino BARTALI (Ita) 120h12'30" |
| 2. Giuseppe Olmo (Ita) +2'36" |
| 3.
Severino Canavesi (Ita) +7'49" |
Starters: 89 |
Finishers: 45 |
Average Speed: 31.279 km/h |
GdI 1938
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