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By Barry Boyce, CyclingRevealed Historian
GdI May 14 - June 5, 1955 |
3,861.4 Km |
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Finishers: 86 |
Average Speed: 35.551 km/h |
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Magni's Third Giro Victory
The 1955 Giro d'Italia was the 38th edition of Italy’s Grand Tour.
Fiorenzo Magni won his third Giro Championship, but it would not come easy. Gastone Nencini rode a brilliant race but would be out foxed by two wily veterans.
SPECIAL NOTE: The Frascati Circuit in Rome (on stage 10) was a preview of the 1955 World Championship Road course.
Teams:
The teams entering the race were:
- Atala-Pirelli
- Bianchi-Pirelli
- Legnano
- Spain-Ignis
- Arbos-Pirelli
- France
- Leo-Chlorodont
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- Welter
- Belgium-Girardengo
- Nivea-Fuchs
- Frejus
- Torpado-Ursus
- Locomotief-Vredestein
- Suisse-Faema
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Race Summary:
Stage 10: Magni took the early lead in his quest for a third overall victory. When Magni lost the race lead in Rome (Circuit of Frascati *) on stage 10 Nencini began to shine.
Stage 16: Nencini took his first Maglia Rosa on stage 15 ITT and controlled the race through the mountains on stage 19.
Stage 20: Until stage 20 Magni had stayed close to the top of the Nencini led GC standings, trailing by +1’29”. The stage route went over a patch of bad road, thinking ahead Magni fitted his bike with heavy tires. He waited for the peloton's inevitable punctures and launched an attack with Fausto Coppi. The brilliant plan worked and the two rode alone for 160 km, leaving the peloton and race leader Nencini +5’37” behind. With the time gain Magni took back the race lead.
Stage 21: One stage later Fiorenzo Magni, Giro champion in 1948 and 1951, rode into Milan for his third Giro victory. Grand Italian Champion Fausto Coppi finished in second place only 13 second behind Magni.
Stage and Distance |
Stage Winner |
Race Leader |
Stage 1 Milan-Torino, 163 km |
Guido Messina (Ita) |
Guido Messina (Ita) |
Stage 2 Torino-Cannes, 243 km |
Fiorenzo Magni (Ita) |
Fiorenzo Magni (Ita) |
Stage 3 Cannes-San Remo, 123 km |
Nino Defilippis (Ita) |
Fiorenzo Magni (Ita) |
Stage 4 San Remo-Acqui Terme, 192 km |
Alessandro Fantini (Ita) |
Fiorenzo Magni (Ita) |
Stage 5 Acqui Terme-Genoa, 170 km |
Giancarlo Astrua (Ita) |
Fiorenzo Magni (Ita) |
Stg 6 Genoa/Lido d'Albaro, 18.4 km TTT |
TORPADO |
Fiorenzo Magni (Ita) |
Stage 7 Genoa-Viareggio, 164 km |
Giovanni Corrieri (Ita) |
Fiorenzo Magni (Ita) |
Stage 8 Viareggio-Perugia, 260 km |
Rino Benedetti (Ita) |
Fiorenzo Magni (Ita) |
Stage 9 Perugia-Rome, 174 km |
Gastone Nencini (Ita) |
Fiorenzo Magni (Ita) |
Stg 10 Rome/ Frascati Circuit, 207 km * |
Bernardo Ruiz (Spa) |
Bruno Monti (Ita) |
Stage 11 Rome-Napoli, 242 km |
Vincenzo Zuconelli (Ita) |
Bruno Monti (Ita) |
Stage 12 Napoli-Scanno, 216 km |
Gastone Nencini (Ita) |
Raphael Geminiani (Fra) |
Stage 13 Scanno-Ancona, 251 km |
Giorgio Albani (Ita) |
Raphael Geminiani (Fra) |
Stage 14 Ancona-Cervia Pineta, 173 km |
Giuseppe Minardi (Ita) |
Raphael Geminiani (Fra) |
Stg 15 Cervia Pineta-Ravenna, 50 km ITT |
Pasquale Fornara (Ita) |
Gastone Nencini (Ita) |
Stage 16 Ravenna-Lido di Jesolo, 245 km |
Rino Benedetti (Ita) |
Gastone Nencini (Ita) |
Stage 17 Lido di Jesolo-Trieste, 150 km |
Alessandro Fantini (Ita) |
Gastone Nencini (Ita) |
Stage 18 Trieste-Cortina d'Ampzz, 236 km |
Angelo Conterno (Ita) |
Gastone Nencini (Ita) |
Stage 19 Cort. d'Ampezzo-Trento, 227 km |
Jean Dotto (Fra) |
Gastone Nencini (Ita) |
Stage 20 Trento-San Pellegrino, 216 km |
Fausto Coppi (Ita) |
Fiorenzo Magni (Ita) |
Stage 21 San Pellegrino-Milan, 141 km |
Hugo Koblet (Sui) |
 Fiorenzo Magni (Ita)
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Mountain Classification |
Gastone Nencini (Ita) |
General Classification:
Final General Classification |
Rank |
Rider |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Fiorenzo MAGNI (Ita)  |
Nivea-Fuchs |
108h56'13" |
2 |
Fausto Coppi (Ita) |
Bianchi-Pirelli |
+13" |
3 |
Gastone Nencini (Ita) |
Leo-Chlorodont |
+4'08" |
4 |
Raphael Geminiani (Fra) |
France |
+4'51" |
5 |
Agostino Coletto (Ita) |
Frejus |
+7'19" |
6 |
Aldo Moser (Ita) |
Torpado-Ursus |
+8'01" |
7 |
Pasquale Fornara (Ita) |
Leo-Chlorodont |
+9'16" |
8 |
Salvador Botella (Ita) |
Spain-Ignis |
+14'10" |
9 |
Wout Wagtmans (Ned) |
Locomotief-Vredestein |
+16'03" |
10 |
Hugo Koblet (Sui) |
Suisse-Faema |
+20'16" |
11 |
Hein Van Breenen (Ned) |
Locomotief-Vredestein |
+24'40" |
12 |
Bruno Monti (Ita) |
Atala-Pirelli |
+29'16" |
13 |
Michele Gismondi (Ita) |
Bianchi-Pirelli |
+30'07" |
14 |
Nello Lauredi (Fra) |
France |
+37'01" |
15 |
Alessandro Fantini (Ita) |
Atala-Pirelli |
+38'10" |
16 |
Giancarlo Astrua (Ita) |
Atala-Pirelli |
+39'49" |
17 |
Jean Dotto (Fra) |
France |
+39'52" |
18 |
Angelo Conterno (Ita) |
Torpado-Ursus |
+40'21" |
19 |
Guido Boni (Ita) |
Welter |
+40'36" |
20 |
Mario Baroni (Ita) |
Nivea-Fuchs |
+44'36" |
21 |
Silvio Pedroni (Ita) |
Nivea-Fuchs |
+48'33" |
22 |
Pierino Baffi (Ita) |
Nivea-Fuchs |
+52'56" |
23 |
Nello Fabbri (Ita) |
Legnano |
+53'32" |
24 |
Giuseppe Minardi (Ita) |
Legnano |
+54'23" |
25 |
Pietro Giudici (Ita) |
Leo-Chlorodont |
+54'39" |
26 |
Carlo Clerici (Sui) |
Suisse-Faema |
+55'35" |
27 |
Alfredo Martini (Ita) |
Nivea-Fuchs |
+55'55" |
28 |
Bernardo Ruiz (Spa) |
Spain-Ignis |
+1h01'19" |
29 |
Marcello Ciolli (Ita) |
Frejus |
+1h02'07" |
30 |
Valerio Chiarlone (Ita) |
Welter |
+1h03'27" |
31 |
Gerrit Voorting (Ned) |
Locomotief-Vredestein |
+1h03'40" |
32 |
Vicente Iturat (Spa) |
Spain-Ignis |
+1h05'04" |
33 |
Andrea Carrea (Ita) |
Bianchi-Pirelli |
+1h05'36" |
34 |
Tranquillo Scudellaro (Ita) |
Legnano |
+1h07'05" |
35 |
Eugenio Bertoglio (Ita) |
Leo-Chlorodont |
+1h07'43" |
36 |
Primo Volpi (Ita) |
Welter |
+1h09'23" |
37 |
Riccardo Filippi (Ita) |
Bianchi-Pirelli |
+1h09'52" |
38 |
Danilo Barozzi (Ita) |
Atala-Pirelli |
+1h10'19" |
39 |
Giorgio Albani (Ita) |
Legnano |
+1h10'26" |
40 |
Stefano Gaggero (Ita) |
Bianchi |
+1h10'38" |
41 |
Vincenzo Rossello (Ita) |
Frejus |
+1h11'11" |
42 |
Adolfo Grosso (Ita) |
Atala-Pirelli |
+1h11'14" |
43 |
Giuliano Martino (Ita) |
Welter |
+1h13'07" |
44 |
Walter Serena (Ita) |
Leo-Chlorodont |
+1h13'57" |
45 |
Apo Lazarides (Fra) |
France |
+1h14'01" |
46 |
Antonio Gelabert (Spa) |
Spain-Ignis |
+1h14'11" |
47 |
Guido Messina (Ita) |
Frejus |
+1h15'43" |
48 |
Luciano Pezzi (Ita) |
Atala-Pirelli |
+1h16'21" |
49 |
Rino Benedetti (Ita) |
Leo-Chlorodont |
+1h17'10" |
50 |
Giuseppe Favero (Ita) |
Bianchi-Pirelli |
+1h20'39" |
51 |
Nino Defilippis (Ita) |
Torpado-Ursus |
+1h22'07" |
52 |
Aurelio Del Rio (Ita) |
Atala-Pirelli |
+1h23'03" |
53 |
Daan De Grot (Ned) |
Locomotief-Vredestein |
+1h26'06" |
54 |
Fausto Lurati (Sui) |
Suisse-Faema |
+1h26'38" |
55 |
Nino Assirelli (Ita) |
Arbos-Pirelli |
+1h26'48" |
56 |
Lino Sartini (Ita) |
Arbos-Pirelli |
+1h29'58" |
57 |
Gilberto DallAgata (Ita) |
Arbos-Pirelli |
+1h32'49" |
58 |
Ettore Milano (Ita) |
Bianchi-Pirelli |
+1h32'56" |
59 |
Desire Keteleer (Bel) |
Girardengo-Eldorado |
+1h33'50" |
60 |
José Serra (Spa) |
Spain-Ignis |
+1h34'10" |
61 |
Vincenzo Zucconelli (Ita) |
Legnano |
+1h35'35" |
62 |
Marcello Pellegrini (Ita) |
Welter |
+1h35'59" |
63 |
Mario Gervasoni (Ita) |
Frejus |
+1h36'45" |
64 |
Franco Aureggi (Ita) |
Legnano |
+1h38'50" |
65 |
Mauro Gianneschi (Ita) |
Arbos-Pirelli |
+1h39'50" |
| 66 |
Remo Pianezzi (Ita) |
Suisse-Faema |
+1h43'40" |
| 67 |
Aldo Zuliani (Ita) |
Torpado-Ursus |
+1h46'28" |
| 68 |
Louis Caput (Fra) |
France |
+1h53'18" |
| 69 |
Emilio Croci-Torti (Sui) |
Suisse-Faema |
+1h54'19" |
| 70 |
Pietro Nascimbene (Ita) |
Arbos-Pirelli |
+1h55'45" |
| 71 |
Francisco Ferrando (Spa) |
Welter |
+1h55'57" |
| 72 |
Donato Piazza (Ita) |
Nivea-Fuchs |
+1h56'11" |
| 73 |
Roger Decock (Bel) |
Girardengo-Eldorado |
+1h58'07" |
| 74 |
Vincent Vitteta (Ita) |
France |
+1h58'27" |
| 75 |
Fiorenzo Crippa (Ita) |
Legnano |
+1h59'40" |
| 76 |
Robert Van der Stockt (Bel) |
Girardengo-Eldorado |
+2h16'31" |
| 77 |
Giovanni Corrieri (Ita) |
Arbos-Pirelli |
+2h16'37" |
| 78 |
Gabriel Saura (Spa) |
Spain-Ignis |
+2h18'43" |
| 79 |
Otto Meili (Ita) |
Suisse-Faema |
+2h21'31" |
| 80 |
Giovanni Pettinati (Ita) |
Torpado-Ursus |
+2h23'47" |
| 81 |
Thijs Roks (Ned) |
Locomotief-Vredestein |
+2h25'04" |
| 82 |
Luciano Ciancola (Ita) |
Arbos-Pirelli |
+2h27'43" |
| 83 |
Max Schellenberg (Sui) |
Suisse-Faema |
+2h29'43" |
| 84 |
Juan Escola (Spa) |
Spain-Ignis |
+2h56'37" |
| 85 |
Angelo Coletto (Ita) |
Nivea-Fuchs |
+3h03'32" |
| 86 |
Georges Decaux (Fra) |
France |
+3h31'36" |
Final Mountains Classification |
Rank |
Name |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Gastone Nencini (Ita) |
Leo-Chlorodont |
7 |
2 |
José Serra (Spa) |
Spain-Ignis |
6 |
3t |
Bruno Monti (Ita) |
Atala-Pirelli |
4 |
Antonio Gelabert (Spa) |
Spain-Ignis |
5t |
Giuseppe Minardi (Ita) |
Legnano |
3 |
Jean Dotto (Fra) |
France |
7t |
Wout Wagtmans (Ned) |
Locomotief-Vredestein |
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Raphael Geminiani (Fra) |
France |
Pierino Baffi (Ita) |
Nivea-Fuchs |
Giancarlo Astrua (Ita) |
Atala-Pirelli |
Salvador Botella (Spa) |
Spain-Ignis |
Final Foreign Rider Classification |
Rank |
Name |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Raphael Geminiani (Fra) |
France |
109h 01' 03" |
2 |
Salvador Botella (Spa) |
Spain-Ignis |
+ 9' 19" |
3 |
Wout Wagtmans (Ned) |
Locomotief-Vredestein |
+ 11' 12" |
4 |
Hugo Koblet (Sui) |
Suisse-Faema |
+ 15' 25" |
5 |
Hein Van Breenen (Ned) |
Locomotief-Vredestein |
+ 19' 49" |
6 |
Nello Lauredi (Fra) |
Olympia |
+ 32' 10" |
7 |
Jean Dotto (Fra) |
France |
+ 35' 03" |
8 |
Carlo Clerici (Sui) |
Suisse-Faema |
+ 50' 44" |
9 |
Bernardo Ruiz (Spa) |
Spain-Ignis |
+ 56' 28" |
10 |
Gerrit Voorting (Ned) |
Locomotief-Vredestein |
+ 58' 49" |
GdI 1956
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