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By Barry Boyce, CyclingRevealed Historian |
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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.
Koblet broke away with Gino Bartali on stage 6 from Torino to Lugano and soloed for the stage win. Two stages later he took the Maglia Rosa after an attack on the Pian delle Fugazze.
SPECIAL NOTE: Pre-race favorite for victory Fausto Coppi, trailing by 3’58” in the GC, crashed heavily on stage 9 and abandoned with a broken pelvis.
Hugo Koblet cruised into Milan for the Giro victory. Koblet completed his domination of the race winning the Mountain Classification.
Stage and Distance |
Stage Winner |
Race Leader |
Stage 1 Milan-Salsomaggiore, 225 km |
Oreste Conte (Ita) |
Oreste Conte (Ita) |
Stage 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) |
Stage 16 L'Aquila-Campobasso, 203 km |
Fiorenzo Magni (Ita) |
Hugo Koblet (Sui) |
Stage 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) |
GdI May 24 - June 13, 1950 |
| 3,981 Km |
1. Hugo KOBLET (Sui) 117h28'03" |
| 2. Gino Bartali (Ita) +23'47" |
| 3.
Alfredo Martini (Ita) +8'41" |
Starters: 105 |
Finishers: 75 |
Average Speed: 33.816 km/h |
GdI 1951
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