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By Barry Boyce, CyclingRevealed Historian
GdI May 20-June 11, 1961 |
4,004 Km |
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Finishers: 92 |
Average Speed: 35.934 km/h |
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Pambianco Celebrated Italian Independence Day
The Italian Republic celebrated its 100th anniversary in 1961 as the Giro d’Italia got underway in Torino.
In tribute to Italy's historic national hero Giuseppe Garibaldi, the Giro traveled to Marsala to Palermo for stage 5. After a second day of racing in Sicily (Palermo to Milazzo) the race transferred back the mainland and continued up the boot of Italy. On June 11, 1961, the race ended in Milan on stage 21.
SPECIAL NOTE: American actress Joan Crawford greeted the Giro riders at the finish in Milan.
Teams:
The teams entering the race were:
- Atala
- Bianchi
- Legnano
- Ignis
- Carpano
- Ferrys-EMI
- Helyett-Fynsec-Hutchinson
- Baratti-Milano
- Fides
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- Ghigi
- Gazzola-Fiorelli
- Molteni
- Faema
- San Pellegrino Sport
- Torpado
- Philco
- VOV
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Classification Leadership:
The race leader on each stage wore the Maglia Rosa (Pink Jersey).
The Mountain Classification: the climbs were ranked in first, second, and third categories. Points awarded:
- Category 1 climbs got 5 places (50, 40, 30, 20, and 10 points),
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- Category 2 climbs got 4 places (40, 30, 20, and 10 points),
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- Category 3 got 3 places (30, 20, and 10 points).
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There was no jersey awarded.
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Race Summary:
Stage 14: Arnaldo Pambianco (Ita) fought off the early challenge of defending champion Jacques Anquetil. Pambianco took the Maglia Rosa from Anquetil on the 250 km fourteenth stage from Ancona to Florence when he launched a surprise attack on the Passo del Magulione. In Florence Pambianco’s breakaway group gained +2’44” and the Italian took over the race lead.
Stage 20: Arnaldo Pambianco survived the climb of the Passo di Stelvio on stage 20. He finished second on the stage and gained an additional +1’01” on Anquetil.
Stage 21: The Italian rode into Vigorelli Velodrome in Milan for the Giro victory, +3’45” ahead of second placed Anquetil.
Stage and Distance |
Stage Winner |
Race Leader |
Stage 1 Torino-Torino, 115 km |
Miguel Poblet (Spa) |
Miguel Poblet (Spa) |
Stage 2 Torino-San Remo, 185 km |
Miguel Poblet (Spa) |
Miguel Poblet (Spa) |
Stage 3 San Remo-Genova, 149 km |
Willy Schroeders (Bel) |
Miguel Poblet (Spa) |
Stage 4 Cagliari-Cagliari, 118 km |
Oreste Magni (Ita) |
Miguel Poblet (Spa) |
Stage 5 Marsala-Palermo, 144 km |
Louis Proost (Bel) |
Miguel Poblet (Spa) |
Stage 6 Palermo-Milazzo, 224 km |
Nino Defilippis (Ita) |
Miguel Poblet (Spa) |
Stage 7 Reggio Calabre-Cosenza, 221 km |
Antonio Suarez (Spa) |
Antonio Suarez (Spa) |
Stage 8 Cosenza-Taranto, 237 km |
Piet Van Est (Ned) |
Guillaume van Tongerloo (Bel) |
Stage 9 Castellana G.-Bari, 53 km ITT |
Jacques Anquetil (Fra) |
Guillaume van Tongerloo (Bel) |
Stage 10 Bari-Potenza, 140 km |
Vito Taccone (Ita) |
Jacques Anquetil (Fra) |
Stage 11 Potenza-Teano, 252 km |
Pietro Chiodini (Ita) |
Jacques Anquetil (Fra) |
Stage 12 Gaeta-Rome, 149 km |
Renato Giusti (Ita) |
Jacques Anquetil (Fra) |
Stage 13 Mentana-Castelfidardo, 279 km |
Rik Van Looy (Bel) |
Jacques Anquetil (Fra) |
Stage 14 Ancona-Firenze, 250 km |
Silvano Ciampi (Ita) |
Arnaldo Pambianco (Ita) |
Stage 15 Firenze-Modena, 178 km |
Rik Van Looy (Bel) |
Arnaldo Pambianco (Ita) |
Stage 16 Modena-Vicenza, 207 km |
Adriano Zamboni (Ita) |
Arnaldo Pambianco (Ita) |
Stage 17 Vicenza-Trieste, 204 km |
Rik Van Looy (Bel) |
Arnaldo Pambianco (Ita) |
Stage 18 Trieste-Vittorio Veneto, 161 km |
Renato Giusti (Ita) |
Arnaldo Pambianco (Ita) |
Stage 19 Vittorio Veneto-Trento, 249 km |
Willy Schroeders (Bel) |
Arnaldo Pambianco (Ita) |
Stage 20 Trento-Bormio, 275 km |
Charly Gaul (Lux) |
Arnaldo Pambianco (Ita) |
Stage 21 Bormio-Milan, 214 km |
Miguel Poblet (Spa) |
 Arnaldo Pambianco (Ita)
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Mountain Classification |
Vito Taccone (Ita) |
General Classification:
Final General Classification |
Rank |
Rider |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Arnaldo PAMBIANCO (Ita)  |
Fides |
111h25'28" |
2 |
Jacques Anquetil (Fra) |
Helyett-Fynsec-Hutch |
+3'45" |
3 |
Antonio Suarez (Spa) |
Ferrys-EMI |
+4'17" |
4 |
Charly Gaul (Lux) |
Gazzola-Fiorelli |
+4'22" |
5 |
Guido Carlesi (Ita) |
Philco |
+8'08" |
6 |
Hans Junkermann (Ger) |
Gazzola-Fiorelli |
+12'25" |
7 |
Rik Van Looy (Bel) |
Faema |
+12'38" |
8 |
Guillaume Van Tongerloo (Bel) |
Faema |
+14'18" |
9 |
Carlo Brugnami (Ita) |
Torpado |
+16'05" |
10 |
Nino Defilippis (Ita) |
Carpano |
+16'23" |
11 |
Imerio Massignan (Ita) |
Legnano |
+18'12" |
12 |
Graziano Battistini (Ita) |
Legnano |
+24'28" |
13 |
Willy Schroeders (Bel) |
Faema |
+26'04" |
14 |
Agostino Coletto (Ita) |
Ignis |
+26'37" |
15 |
Vito Taccone (Ita) |
Atala |
+28'53" |
16 |
Angelo Conterno (Ita) |
Baratti-Milano |
+29'35" |
17 |
Gabriel Mas (Spa) |
Ferrys-EMI |
+29'56" |
18 |
Renzo Fontona (Ita) |
Legnano |
+31'16" |
19 |
Ezio Pizoglio (Ita) |
Baratti-Milano |
+32'10" |
20 |
Franco Balmamion (Ita) |
Bianchi |
+35'55" |
21 |
Italo Mazzacurati (Ita) |
Carpano |
+41'19" |
22 |
Gianantonio Ricco (Ita) |
Molteni |
+41'34" |
23 |
Attilio Moresi (Ita) |
Baratti-Milano |
+42'53" |
24 |
Hilaire Couvreur (Bel) |
Carpano |
+45'37" |
25 |
Alfredo Sabbadin (Ita) |
Philco |
+48'38" |
26 |
Marcel Ernzer (Lux) |
Gazzola-Fiorelli |
+54'25" |
27 |
Noé Conti (Ita) |
Ignis |
+54'31" |
28 |
Vittorio Adorni (Ita) |
VOV |
+55'50" |
29 |
Carlo Azzini (Ita) |
San Pellegrino Sport |
+58'27" |
30 |
Renato Giusti (Ita) |
Torpado |
+1h04'47" |
31 |
Louis Rostollan (Fra) |
Helyett-Fynsec-Hutch |
+1h05'03" |
32 |
Antonio Bertran (Spa) |
Ferrys-EMI |
+1h05'59" |
33 |
Marino Fontana (Ita) |
San Pellegrino Sport |
+1h06'00" |
34 |
Friedhelm Fischerkeller (Ger) |
Faema |
+1h07'05" |
35 |
Piet Van Est (Ned) |
Faema |
+1h08'02" |
36 |
Aldo Moser (Ita) |
Ghigi |
+1h08'06" |
37 |
Mies Stolker (Ned) |
Helyett-Fynsec-Hutch |
+1h09'13" |
38 |
Giuseppe Fallarini (Ita) |
Molteni |
+1h13'26" |
39 |
Adriano Zamboni (Ita) |
Molteni |
+1h13'35" |
40 |
Germano Barale (Ita) |
Carpano |
+1h15'07" |
41 |
Miguel Poblet (Spa) |
Ignis |
+1h16'02" |
42 |
Nino Assirelli (Ita) |
Fides |
+1h17'15" |
43 |
Gabriel Company (Spa) |
Ferrys-EMI |
+1h22'05" |
44 |
Giovanni Pettinati (Ita) |
Torpado |
+1h22'28" |
45 |
Aldo Bolzan (Lux) |
Gazzola-Fiorelli |
+1h23'35" |
46 |
Edgard Sorgeloos (Bel) |
Faema |
+1h24'49" |
47 |
Mario Minieri (Ita) |
Ghigi |
+1h30'42" |
48 |
Armando Pellegrini (Ita) |
VOV |
+1h39'49" |
49 |
Federico Galeaz (Spa) |
Torpado |
+1h40'15" |
50 |
Jesus Galdeano (Spa) |
EMI |
+1h41'04" |
51 |
Guido Boni (Ita) |
Ghigi |
+1h42'28" |
52 |
Ernesto Bono (Ita) |
San Pellegrino Sport |
+1h43'46" |
53 |
Francisco Moreno (Spa) |
Ferrys-EMI |
+1h44'12" |
54 |
Bruno Mealli (Ita) |
Bianchi |
+1h45'23" |
55 |
Arnaldo Di Maria (Ita) |
Carpano |
+1h52'23" |
56 |
Renzo Accordi (Ita) |
Legnano |
+1h54'52" |
57 |
Mario Bampi (Ita) |
Molteni |
+1h57'20" |
58 |
Edouard Delberghe (Bel) |
Helyett-Fynsec-Hutch |
+1h58'11" |
59 |
Roberto Falaschi (Ita) |
Philco |
+1h58'26" |
60 |
Giancarlo Manzoni (Ita) |
Legnano |
+2h09'22" |
61 |
Idrio Bui (Ita) |
Fides |
+2h09'47" |
62 |
Giuseppe Dante (Ita) |
Fides |
+2h10'34" |
63 |
Salvador Rosa (Ita) |
Ferrys-EMI |
+2h11'47" |
64 |
Luigi Arianti (Ita) |
Molteni |
+2h18'20" |
65 |
Dino Bruni (Ita) |
Ignis |
+2h19'14" |
66 |
Giovanni Garau (Ita) |
VOV |
+2h19'49" |
67 |
Pierino Baffi (Ita) |
Fides |
+2h20'02" |
68 |
Giovanni Verucchi (Ita) |
Torpado |
+2h21'54" |
69 |
Pietro Chiodini (Ita) |
Molteni |
+2h25'02" |
70 |
Antonio Accorsi (Ita) |
Torpado |
+2h29'21" |
71 |
Santiago Montilla (Spa) |
Ferrys-EMI |
+2h29'54" |
72 |
Nello Fabbri (Ita) |
Ignis |
+2h30'13" |
73 |
Armando Casodi (Ita) |
Atala |
+2h30'32" |
74 |
Waldemaro Bartolozzi (Ita) |
Fides |
+2h31'24" |
75 |
Bruno Costalunga (Ita) |
Molteni |
+2h33'29" |
76 |
Antonio Bailetti (Ita) |
Bianchi |
+2h38'26" |
77 |
Oreste Magni (Ita) |
Fides |
+2h39'50" |
78 |
Giuseppe Sartore (Ita) |
Bianchi |
+2h48'01" |
79 |
Giacomo Fini (Ita) |
Philco |
+2h54'53" |
80 |
Antonio Franchi (Ita) |
Atala |
+2h55'14" |
81 |
Gaetano Sarazin (Ita) |
Bianchi |
+2h55'39" |
82 |
Jean Stablinski (Fra) |
Helyett-Fynsec-Hutch |
+2h57'30" |
83 |
Gianni Ferlenghi (Ita) |
Gazzola-Fiorelli |
+2h58'04" |
84 |
Yvo Molenaers (Bel) |
Carpano |
+3h00'18" |
85 |
Carlo Guarguaglini (Ita) |
Ignis |
+3h05'16" |
86 |
Silvano Simonetti (Ita) |
Bianchi |
+3h07'22" |
87 |
Giovanni Bettinelli (Ita) |
Legnano |
+3h08'42" |
88 |
Luigi Tezza (Ita) |
San Pellegrino Sport |
+3h14'03" |
89 |
Giuseppe Pintarelli (Ita) |
VOV |
+3h14'45" |
90 |
Luigi Sarti (Ita) |
Ghigi |
+3h19'03" |
91 |
Jean Le Lan (Fra) |
Helyett-Fynsec-Hutch |
+3h22'20" |
92 |
Augusto Marcaletti (Ita) |
Fides |
+3h36'40" |
Final Mountains Classification |
Rank |
Rider |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Vito Taccone (Ita) |
Atala |
270 |
2 |
Gabriel Mas (Spa) |
EMI |
130 |
3 |
Imerio Massignan (Ita) |
Legnano |
120 |
4t |
Hans Junkermann (Ger) |
Gazzola-Fiorelli |
70 |
Jesus Galdeano (Spa) |
EMI |
Angelo Conterno (Ita) |
Baratti-Milano |
7t |
Guido Carlesi (Ita) |
Philco |
50 |
Rik Van Looy (Bel) |
Faema |
Charly Gaul (Lux) |
Gazzola-Fiorelli |
10t |
Edouard Delberghe (Fra) |
Helyett-Fynsec-Hutchin |
40 |
Arnaldo Pambianco (Ita) |
Fides |
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