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By Barry Boyce, CyclingRevealed Historian
GdI May 18 - June 8, 1958 |
3,341 Km |
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Finishers: 77 |
Average Speed: 36.274 km/h |
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Baldini Untouchable…!
The 1958 Giro d’Italia was the year of Ercole Baldini. The Italian had four stage wins (two strong individual time trials and two mountain-top finishes in the Dolomite Mountains).
SPECIAL NOTE: On August 31, 1958, Baldini won the World Road Race Championship in front of Frenchmen Louison Bobet and Andre Darrigade.
SPECIAL NOTE: the Giro in 1958 awarded the first “Points Classification”. The classification was known as Trofeo A. Carli but no jersey was awarded in 1958. The classification was discontinued the following year and reinstated in 1966.
SPECIAL NOTE: The introduction of a finish line photo camera allowed rider timing to be calculated to a hundredth of a second.
SPECIAL NOTE: Campionissimo Fausto Coppi, riding for the Bianchi team, was no longer competitive. He finished in 32nd place, at +56'14” behind.
Teams:
The fifteen teams that took part in the race were:
- Atala-Pirelli
- Bianchi-Pirelli
- Legnano
- Ignis-Doniselli
- Carpano
- Asborno-Frejus
- Leo-Chlorodont
- Mercier-BP-Hutchinson
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- Ghigi-Coppi
- Molteni
- Faema-Guerra-Clement
- San Pellegrino Sport
- Torpado
- St Raphael-Geminiani
- Cali-Broni-Girardengo
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Teams sent a squad of eight riders.
Classification Leadership:
There was one special jersey awarded during the 1957 Giro d'Italia. The race leader wore the Maglia Rosa (Pink Jersey).
The Points Classification, which did not award jersey to the classification leader, gave cyclists points for finishing a stage in the top 15 places (15 pts to 1 pt). This classification gave an award known as the Trofeo A. Carli.
The Mountains Classification: The climbs were ranked as first and second category. Points were awarded by crossing the summit of a climb first:
| The first category awarded 5 places (10, 7, 5, 3, and 1 points), |
| The second category got 3 places (5, 3, and 1 point). |
| There was no jersey awarded. |
Race Summary:
Stage 15- Ercole Baldini won the mountainous fifteenth stage to Bosco Chiesanuova (Verona). Baldini won the stage and finished 2’18” ahead of the race leader Agostino Coletto. The time gained put Baldini into the Maglia Rosa… for good.
Stage 20- Ercole Baldini commanded the race, his good climbing and outstanding Individual Time Trial abilities made him impossible to beat. Ercole Baldini was not seriously challenged and rode into Milan to gain the 1958 Giro d’Italia victory.
Stage and Distance |
Stage Winner |
Race Leader |
Stage 1 Milan-Varese, 178 km |
Willy Vannitsen (Bel) |
Willy Vannitsen (Bel) |
Stage 2 Varese-Comerio, 26 km ITT |
Ercole Baldini (Ita) |
Ercole Baldini (Ita) |
Stage 3 Varese-St Vincent d'Aoste, 187 km |
Salvador Botella (Spa) |
Arnaldo Pambianco (Ita) |
Stage 4 St Vincent-Torino/Superga, 132 km |
Federico Bahamontes (Spa) |
Aldo Moser (Ita) |
Stage 5 Torino-Mondovi, 193 km |
Alfredo Sabbadin (Ita) |
Salvador Botella (Spa) |
Stage 6 Mondovi-Chiavari, 258 km |
Silvano Ciampi (Ita) |
Giovanni Pettinati (Ita) |
Stage 7 Chiavari-Forte del Marmi, 115 km |
Guido Boni (Ita) |
Giovanni Pettinati (Ita) |
Stage 8 Circuito di Viareggio, 59.1 km ITT |
Ercole Baldini (Ita) |
Giovanni Pettinati (Ita) |
Stage 9 Firenze-Viterbo, 215 km |
Nino Defilippis (Ita) |
Giovanni Pettinati (Ita) |
Stage 10 Viterbo-Rome, 155 km |
Gastone Nencini (Ita) |
Giovanni Pettinati (Ita) |
Stage 11 Rome-Scanno, 225 km |
Nino Defilippis (Ita) |
Giovanni Pettinati (Ita) |
Stage 12 Scanno-San Benedetto, 211 km |
Pierino Baffi (Ita) |
Agostine Coletto (Ita) |
Stage 13 San Benedetto-Cattolica, 192 km |
Guido Carlesi (Ita) |
Agostine Coletto (Ita) |
Stage 14 San Marino, 12 km ITT |
Charly Gaul (Lux) |
Agostine Coletto (Ita) |
Stage 15 Cesena-Verona, 249 km |
Ercole Baldini (Ita) |
Ercole Baldini (Ita) |
Stage 16 Verona-Levico Terme, 200 km |
Miguel Poblet (Spa) |
Ercole Baldini (Ita) |
Stage 17 Levico Terme-Bolzano, 198 km |
Ercole Baldini (Ita) |
Ercole Baldini (Ita) |
Stage 18 Bolzano-Trento, 183 km |
Gastone Nencini (Ita) |
Ercole Baldini (Ita) |
Stage 19 Trento-Gardone Riviera, 176 km |
Miguel Poblet (Spa) |
Ercole Baldini (Ita) |
Stage 20 Salo-Milan, 177 km |
Miguel Poblet (Spa) |
 Ercole Baldini (Ita)
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Mountain Classification |
Jean Brankart (Bel) |
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Points Classification (Trofeo A. Carli) |
Miguel Poblet (Spa) |
General Classification:
Final General Classification |
Rank |
Rider |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Ercole BALDINI (Ita)  |
Legnano |
92h09'30" |
2 |
Jean Brankart (Bel) |
St Raphael-Geminiani |
+4'17" |
3 |
Charly Gaul (Lux) |
Faema-Guerra-Clement |
+6'07" |
4 |
Louison Bobet (Fra) |
Mercier-BP-Hutchinson |
+9'27" |
5 |
Gastone Nencini (Ita) |
Chlorodont-Leo |
+10'36" |
6 |
Miguel Poblet (Spa) |
Ignis-Doniselli |
+11'07" |
7 |
Jesus Lorono (Spa) |
Faema-Guerra-Clement |
+12'12" |
8 |
Raphael Geminiani (Fra) |
St Raphael-Geminiani |
+13'12" |
9 |
Pasquale Fornara (Ita) |
Ignis-Doniselli |
+14'13" |
10 |
Aldo Moser (Ita) |
Cali-Broni-Girardengo |
+15'00" |
11 |
Jan Adriaensens (Bel) |
Carpano |
+15'25" |
12 |
Sante Ranucci (Ita) |
Torpado |
+15'46" |
13 |
Hans Junkermann (Ger) |
Molteni |
+16'54" |
14 |
Germano Barale (Ita) |
Bianchi-Pirelli |
+18'57" |
15 |
Salvador Botella (Spa) |
Faema-Guerra-Clement |
+20'44" |
16 |
Alfred De Bruyne (Bel) |
Carpano |
+21'55" |
17 |
Federico Bahamontes (Spa) |
Faema-Guerra-Clement |
+22'35" |
18 |
Silvestri La Cioppa (Ita) |
San Pellegrino Sport |
+24'37" |
19 |
Giuseppe Fallarini (Ita) |
Asborno-Frejus |
+30'11" |
20 |
Jozef Planckaert (Bel) |
Carpano |
+32'32" |
21 |
Agostino Coletto (Ita) |
Carpano |
+32'33" |
22 |
Giorgio Tinazzi (Ita) |
San Pellegrino Sport |
+36'01" |
23 |
Pierino Baffi (Ita) |
Chlorodont-Leo |
+38'11" |
24 |
Guido Boni (Ita) |
Bianchi-Pirelli |
+38'22" |
25 |
Giovanni Pettinati (Ita) |
Atala-Pirelli |
+41'04" |
26 |
Gilberto Dall’Agata (Ita) |
Ghigi-Coppi |
+41'20" |
27 |
Arnaldo Pambianco (Ita) |
Legnano |
+41'25" |
28 |
Carlo Azzini (Ita) |
San Pellegrino Sport |
+43'53" |
29 |
Desire Keteleer (Bel) |
Carpano |
+44'03" |
30 |
Nino Catalano (Ita) |
Cali-Broni-Girardengo |
+46'59" |
31 |
Guido Carlesi (Ita) |
Chlorodont-Leo |
+50'30" |
32 |
Fausto Coppi (Ita) |
Bianchi-Pirelli |
+56'14" |
33 |
Marcel Ernzer (Lux) |
Faema-Guerra-Clement |
+59'39" |
34 |
Nino Defilippis (Ita) |
Carpano |
+1h03'04" |
35 |
Vito Favero (Ita) |
Atala-Pirelli |
+1h14'01" |
36 |
Maurice Lampre (Fra) |
St Raphael-Geminiani |
+1h16'44" |
37 |
Rino Benedetti (Ita) |
Calì Broni-Girardengo |
+1h18'58" |
38 |
Jesus Galdeano (Spa) |
Faema-Guerra-Clement |
+1h19'48" |
39 |
Armando Pellegrini (Ita) |
Faema-Guerra-Clement |
+1h22'55" |
40 |
Walter Martin (Ita) |
San Pellegrino Sport |
+1h24'53" |
41 |
Gianbattista Milesi (Ita) |
San Pellegrino Sport |
+1h25'00" |
42 |
Waldemaro Bartolozzi (Ita) |
Legnano |
+1h26'38" |
43 |
Giorgio Menini (Ita) |
San Pellegrino Sport |
+1h27'54" |
44 |
Adriano De Gasperi (Ita) |
Molteni |
+1h29'56" |
45 |
Rizzardo Brenioli (Ita) |
Atala-Pirelli |
+1h30'15" |
46 |
Cleto Maule (Ita) |
Torpado |
+1h32'26" |
47 |
Alessandro Fantini (Ita) |
Atala-Pirelli |
+1h33'16" |
48 |
Jean Mallejac (Fra) |
St Raphael-Geminiani |
+1h33'21" |
49 |
Giuseppe Pintarelli (Ita) |
Calì Broni-Girardengo |
+1h35'05" |
50 |
Roberto Falaschi (Ita) |
Legnano |
+1h39'48" |
51 |
Gianni Ferlenghi (Ita) |
Bianchi-Pirelli |
+1h40'47" |
52 |
Nello Fabbri (Ita) |
Legnano |
+1h41'32" |
53 |
Vicente Iturat (Spa) |
Ignis-Doniselli |
+1h43'58" |
54 |
Germain Derijcke (Bel) |
Carpano |
+1h52'13" |
55 |
Pierre Everaert (Fra) |
St Raphael-Geminiani |
+1h52'29" |
56 |
Alfredo Zagano (Ita) |
Asborno-Frejus |
+1h59'14" |
57 |
Giuseppe Carizzoni (Ita) |
Molteni |
+1h59'40" |
58 |
Antonin Rolland (Fra) |
Mercier-BP-Hutchinson |
+2h00'08" |
59 |
Ugo Massocco (Ita) |
Legnano |
+2h03'04" |
60 |
Bruno Costalunga (Ita) |
Chlorodont-Leo |
+2h07'10" |
61 |
Fernando Brandolini (Ita) |
Bianchi-Pirelli |
+2h11'05" |
62 |
Angiolino Piscaglia (Ita) |
Atala-Pirelli |
+2h13'40" |
63 |
Alberto Mannelli (Ita) |
San Pellegrino Sport |
+2h14'21" |
64 |
Giorgio Mancini (Ita) |
San Pellegrino Sport |
+2h15'33" |
65 |
Arrigo Padovan (Ita) |
Atala-Pirelli |
+2h15'54" |
66 |
Michele Gismondi (Ita) |
Ghigi-Coppi |
+2h20'30" |
67 |
Renzo Accordi (Ita) |
Ignis-Doniselli |
+2h25'08" |
68 |
Paolo Guazzini (Ita) |
Ghigi-Coppi |
+2h26'07" |
69 |
Nino Assirelli (Ita) |
Legnano |
+2h27'45" |
70 |
Pierre Gouget (Fra) |
Mercier-BP-Hutchinson |
+22h28'42" |
71 |
Renato Ponzini (Ita) |
Calì Broni-Girardengo |
+2h31'25" |
72 |
Bruno Tognaccini (Ita) |
Ignis-Doniselli |
+2h39'04" |
73 |
Robert Varnajo (Fra) |
St Raphael-Geminiani |
+2h46'07" |
74 |
Luciano Pezzi (Ita) |
Bianchi-Pirelli |
+2h51'32" |
75 |
Gilbert Scodeller (Fra) |
St Raphael-Geminiani |
+3h18'51" |
76 |
Mario Baroni (Ita) |
Torpado |
+3h36'49" |
77 |
Charles Coste (Fra) |
Mercier-BP-Hutchinson |
+4h21'08" |
Final Mountains Classification |
Rank |
Name |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Jean Brankart (Bel) |
St Raphael-Geminiani |
56 |
2 |
Ercole Baldini (Ita) |
Legnano |
39 |
3 |
Charly Gaul (Lux) |
Faema-Guerra-Clement |
38 |
4 |
Federico Bahamontes (Spa) |
Faema-Guerra-Clement |
37 |
5 |
Nino Defilippis (Ita) |
Carpano |
19 |
Final Trofeo A. Carli,Special “Points” Classification |
Rank |
Name |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Miguel Poblet (Spa) |
Ignis-Doniselli |
182 |
2 |
Ercole Baldini (Ita) |
Legnano |
144 |
3 |
Jean Brankart (Bel) |
St Raphael-Geminiani |
111 |
4 |
Gastone Nencini (Ita) |
Chlorodont-Leo |
96 |
5 |
Nino Defilippis (Ita) |
Carpano |
82.5 |
6 |
Giuseppe Fallarini (Ita) |
Asborno-Frejus |
81 |
7 |
Louison Bobet (Fra) |
Mercier-BP-Hutchinson |
80 |
8 |
Charly Gaul (Lux) |
Faema-Guerra-Clement |
77 |
9t |
Josef Planckaert (Bel) |
Carpano |
70 |
Rino Benedetti (Ita) |
Calì Broni-Girardengo |
GdI 1959
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