From Jim Hendry MBE comes a history lesson for the Tour of Italy commonly called the ‘Giro’, one of three Grand Tours in the Men’s pro cycling calendar.
© Jim Hendry MBE (Archivist) 2011 | Anyone who can help Jim fill any gaps in the tables, can email him by clicking here
GIRO D’ITALIA (Italian unless stated otherwise)
Order: Year, 1st, 2nd, 3rd , KOM , Points
| 1909 | Luigi Ganna2448 km in 89.48.14
25 points |
Carlo Galetti
27 points |
Giovanni Rossignoli
40 points |
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| 1910 | Carlo Galetti2980 km in 114.24.00
28 points |
Eberardo Pavesi
46 points |
Luigi Ganna
51 points |
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| 1911 | Carlo Galetti3530 km in 132.24.00
50 points |
Rossignoli
58 points |
Giovanni Gerbi
84 points |
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| 1912 | Atala TeamCarlo Galetti
2443 km in 100.02.57 |
Peugeot TeamGiovanni Micheletto | Gerbi TeamGiovanni Rossignoli | ||
| 1913 | Carlo Oriani2932 km in 135.15.56
37 points |
Eberardo Pavesi
43 points |
Giuseppe Azzini
48 points |
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| 1914 | Alfonso Calzolari3162 km in 135.17.56 | Pierino Albini@ 1.57.26 | Luigi Lucotti2.04.23 | ||
| 1915-1918 | NOT HELD | ||||
| 1919 | Costante Girardengo2984 km in 112.51.29 | Gaetano Belloni@ 51.56 | Marcel Buysse – Bel@ 1.05.31 | ||
| 1920 | Gaetano Belloni2632 km in 102.44.33 | Angelo Gremo@ 32.24 | Jean Alavoine – Fra@ 1.01.14 | ||
| 1921 | Giovanni Brunero3107 km in 120.24.39 | Gaetano Belloni@ 41s | Bartolomeo Aymo@ 19.47 | ||
| 1922 | Giovanni Brunero3095 km in 119.43.00 | Bartolomeo Aymo@ 12.29 | Giuseppe Enrici@ 1.35.33 | ||
| 1923 | Costante Girardengo3202 km in 122.58.17 | Giovanni Brunero@ 37s | Bartolomeo Aymo@ 10.25 | ||
| 1924 | Giuseppe Enrici3613 km in 14340.37 | Federico Gay@ 58.21 | Angiolo Gabrielli@ 1.56.53 | ||
| 1925 | Alfredo Binda3520 km in 137.31.13 | Costante Girardengo@ 4.58 | Giovanni Brunero@ 7.22 | ||
| 1926 | Giovanni Brunero3429 km in 137.55.59 | Alfredo Binda@ 15.28 | Arturo Bresciani@ 54.51 | ||
| 1927 | Alfredo Binda3758 km in 144.15.35 | Giovanni Brunero@ 27.24 | Antonio Negrini@ 36.06 | ||
| 1928 | Alfredo Binda3044 km in 114.15.19 | Giuseppe Pancera@ 18.13 | Bartolomeo Aymo@ 27.25 | ||
| 1929 | Alfredo Binda2920 km in 107.18.24 | Domenico Piemontesi@ 3.44 | Leonida Frascarelli@ 5.04 | ||
| 1930 | Luigi Marchisio3907 km in 115.11.55 | Luigi Giacobbe@ 52s | Allegro Grandi@ 1.49 | ||
| 1931 | Francesco Camusso3012 km in 102.40.46 | Luigi Giacobbe@ 2.47 | Luigi Marchisio@ 6.15 | ||
| 1932 | Antonio Pesenti3235 km in 105.53.50 | Joseph Demuysere – Bel               @ 11.09 | Remo Bertoni@ 12.27 | ||
| 1933 | Alfredo Binda3343 km in 111.01.52 | Joseph Demuysere – Bel               @ 12.34 | Domenico Piemontesi@ 16.31 | Alfredo Binda | |
| 1934 | Learco Guerra3706 km in 121.17.17 | Francesco Camusso@ 51s | Giovanni Cazzulani@ 4.59 | Remo Bertoni | |
| 1935 | Vasco Bergamaschi3577 km in 113.22.46 | Giuseppe Martano@ 3.07 | Giuseppe Olmo@ 6.12 | Gino Bartali | |
| 1936 | Gino Bartali3766 km in 120.12.30 | Giuseppe Olmo@ 2.36 | Severino Canavesi@ 7.49 | Gino Bartali | |
| 1937 | Gino Bartali3840 km in 122.25.40 | Giovanni Valetti@ 8.18 | Enrico Mollo@ 17.38 | Gino Bartali | |
| 1938 | Giovanni Valetti3645 km in 112.49.28 | Ezio Cecchi@ 8.52 | Severino Canavesi@ 9.06 | Giovanni Valetti | |
| 1939 | Giovanni Valetti3011 km in 88.02.00 | Gino Bartali@ 2.59 | Mario Vicini@ 5.07 | Gino Bartali | |
| 1940 | Fausto Coppi3574 km in 107.31.10 | Enrico Mollo@ 2.40 | Giordano Cottur@ 11.45 | Gino Bartali | |
| 1941 | NOT HELD | ||||
| 1942 | Gino Bartali25 points | Pierino Favalli23 points | Adolfo Leoni18 points | ||
| 1943 | Glauco Servadei21 points | Olimpio Bizzi13 points | Gino Bartali10 points | ||
| 1944 | NOT HELD | ||||
| 1945 | NOT HELD | ||||
| 1946 | Gino Bartali3039 km in 65.32.20 | Fausto Coppi@ 47s | Vito Ortelli@ 15.28 | Gino Bartali | |
| 1947 | Fausto Coppi3843 km in 115.55.07 | Gino Bartali@ 1.43 | Giulio Bresci@ 5.54 | Gino Bartali | |
| 1948 | Fiorenzo Magni4164 km in 124.51.52 | Ezio Cecchi@ 11s | Giordano Cottur@ 2.37 | Fausto Coppi | |
| 1949 | Fausto Coppi4088 km in 125.25.50 | Gino Bartali@ 23.47 | Giordano Cottur@ 38.27 | Fausto Coppi | |
| 1950 | Hugo Koblet – Sui3981 km in 117.28.03 | Gino Bartali@ 5.12 | Alfredo Martini@8.41 | Hugo Koblet – Sui | |
| 1951 | Fiorenzo Magni4153 km in 121.11.37 | Rik Van Steenbergen – Bel              @ 1.46 | Ferdi Kubler – Sui@ 2.36 | Louison Bobet – Fra | |
| 1952 | Fausto Coppi3964 km in 114.36.43 | Fiorenzo Magni@ 9.18 | Ferdi Kubler – Sui@ 9.24 | Raphael Geminiani Fra | |
| 1953 | Fausto Coppi4035 km in 118.37.26 | Hugo Koblet – Sui@ 1.29 | Pasquale Fornara@ 6.55 | Pasquale Fornara | |
| 1954 | Carlo Clerici – Sui4337 km in 129.13.07 | Hugo Koblet – Sui@ 24.16 | Nino Assirelli@ 26.28 | Fausto Coppi | |
| 1955 | Fiorenzo Magni3873 km in 108.56.13 | Fausto Coppi@ 13s | Gastone Nencini@ 4.08 | Gastone Nencini | |
| 1956 | Charly Gaul – Lux3523 km in 101.39.49 | Fiorenzo Magni@ 3.27 | Agostino Coletto@ 6.53 | Federico Bahamontes – Esp= Charly Gaul – Lux= | |
| 1957 | Gastone Nencini3926 km in 104.45.06 | Louison Bobet – Fra@ 19s | Ercole Baldini@ 5.59 | Raphael Geminiani – Fra | |
| 1958 | Ercole Baldini3341 km in 92.09.30 | Jean Brankart – Bel@ 4.17 | Charly Gaul – Lux@ 6.07 | Jean Brankart – Bel | |
| 1959 | Charly Gaul – Lux3657 km in 101.50.26 | Jacques Anquetil – Fra                 @ 6.12 | Diego Ronchini@ 6.16 | Charly Gaul – Lux | |
| 1960 | Jacques Anquetil – Fra3481 km in 94.03.54 | Gastone Nencini
@ 28s |
Charly Gaul – Lux
@ 3.51 |
Rik Van Looy – Bel | |
| 1961 | Arnaldo Pambianco4004 km in 111.25.28 | Jacques Anquetil – Fra                 @ 3.45 | Antonio Suarez – Esp@ 4.17 | Vito Taccone | |
| 1962 | Franco Balmanion4180 km in 123.07.03 | Imerio Massignan@ 3.57 | Nino Defilippis@ 5.02 | Angelino Soler – Esp | |
| 1963 | Franco Balmanion4063 km in 116.50.16 | Vittorio Adorni@ 2.24 | Giorgio Zancanaro@ 3.15 | Vito Taccone | |
| 1964 | Jacques Anquetil – Fra4119 km in 115.10.27 | Italo Zilioli@ 1.22 | Guido De Rosso@ 1.31 | Franco Bitossi | |
| 1965 | Vittorio Adorni4151 km in 121.08.16 | Italo Zilioli@ 11.26 | Felice Gimondi@ 12.49 | Franco Bitossi | |
| 1966 | Gianni Motta3976 km in 111.10.48 | Italo Zilioli@ 3.57 | Jacques Anquetil – Fra                 @ 4.40 | Franco Bitossi | Gianni Motta |
| 1967 | Felice Gimondi3572 km in 101.05.34 | Franco Balmanion@ 3.36 | Jacques Anquetil – Fra                 @ 3.45 | Aurelio Gonzales Esp | Dino Zandegu |
| 1968 | Eddy Merckx – Bel3917 km in 108.42.27 | Vittorio Adorni@ 5.01 | Felice Gimondi@ 9.05 | Eddy Merckx – Bel | Eddy Merckx – Bel |
| 1969 | Felice Gimondi3731 km in 106.47.03 | Claudio Michelotto@ 3.35 | Italo Zilioli@ 4.48 | Claudio Michelotto | Franco Bitossi |
| 1970 | Eddy Merckx – Bel3292 km in 90.08.47 | Felice Gimondi@ 3.14 | Martin Vandenbossche – Bel@ 4.59 | Martin Vandenbossche – Bel | Franco Bitossi |
| 1971 | Gosta Pettersson – Swe3567 km in 97.24.03 | Herman Van Springel – Bel              @ 2.04 | Ugo Colombo@ 2.35 | Jose Manuel Fuente – Esp | Marino Basso |
| 1972 | Eddy Merckx – Bel3725 km in 103.04.04 | Jose Manuel Fuente – Esp                @ 5.30 | Francisco Galdos – Esp              @ 10.39 | Jose Manuel Fuente – Esp | Roger De Vlaeminck – Bel |
| 1973 | Eddy Merckx – Bel3796 km in 106.54.41 | Felice Gimondi@ 7.42 | Giovanni Battaglin@ 10.20 | Jose Manuel Fuente – Esp | Eddy Merckx |
| 1974 | Eddy Merckx – Bel4001 km in 113.08.13 | Gianbattista Baronchelli      @ 12s | Felice Gimondi@ 33s | Jose Manuel Fuente – Esp | Roger De Vlaeminck – Bel |
| 1975 | Fausto Bertoglio3963 km in 111.31.34 | Francisco Galdos – Esp                 @ 41s | Felice Gimondi@ 6.18 | Andres Oliva, Esp | Roger De Vlaeminck – Bel |
| 1976 | Felice Gimondi4161 km in 119.58.15 | Johan De Muynck – Bel                   @ 19s | Fausto Bertoglio@ 49s | Andres Oliva – Esp | Francesco Moser |
| 1977 | Michel Pollentier –Bel3968 km in 107.27.16 | Francesco Moser@ 2.32 | Gianbattista Baronchelli    @ 4.02 | Faustino Ovies =Fernandez – Esp= | Francesco Moser |
| 1978 | Johan DeMuynck Bel3610 km 101.31.22 | Gianbattista Baronchelli@ 59s | Francesco Moser@ 2.19 | Ueli Faustino Ovies =Fernandez Sutter – Sui= | Francesco Moser |
| 1979 | Giuseppe Saronni3301 km in 89.29.18 | Francesco Moser@ 2.09 | Bernt Johansson – Swe               @ 3.13 | Claudio Bortolotto | Giuseppe Saronni |
| 1980 | Bernard Hinault – Fra4025 km in 112.08.20 | Vladimiro Panizza@ 5.43 | Giuseppe Saronni@ 6.03 | Claudio Bortolotto | Giuseppe Saronni |
| 1981 | Giovanni Battaglin3895 km in 104.50.36 | Tommy Prim – Swe@ 38s | Giuseppe Saronni@ 50s | Claudio Bortolotto | Giuseppe Saronni |
| 1982 | Bernard Hinault – Fra4010 km in 110.07.55 | Tommy Prim – Swe@ 2.35 | Silvano Contini@ 2.47 | Lucien Van Impe – Bel | Francesco Moser |
| 1983 | Giuseppe Saronni3922 km in 100.45.30 | Roberto Visentini@ 1.07 | Alberto Fernandez –Esp                @ 3.40 | Lucien Van Impe – Bel | Giuseppe Saronni |
| 1984 | Francesco Moser3808 km in 98.32.20 | Laurent Fignon – Fra@ 1.03 | Moreno Argentin@ 4.26 | Laurent Fignon – Fra | Urs Freuler, Sui |
| 1985 | Bernard Hinault – Fra3998 km in 102.46.51 | Francesco Moser@ 1.08 | Greg Lemond – USA@ 2.55 | Luis-Jose Navarro – Esp | Johan Van de Velde – Hol |
| 1986 | Roberto Visentini3858 km in 102.33.56 | Giuseppe Saronni@ 1.02 | Francesco Moser@ 2.14 | Pedro Munoz – Esp | Guido Bontempi |
| 1987 | Stephen Roche – Irl3915 km in 105.39.40 | Robert Millar – GB@ 3.40 | Erik Breukink – Hol@ 4.17 | Robert Millar – GB | Johan Van de Velde – Hol |
| 1988 | Andy Hampsten USA3579 km in 97.18.56 | Erik Breukink – Hol@ 1.43 | Urs Zimmermann – Sui                 @ 2.45 | Andy Hampsten – USA | Johan Van de Velde – Hol |
| 1989 | Laurent Fignon – Fra3418 km in 93.30.16 | Flavio Giupponi@ 1.15 | Andy Hampsten – USA               @ 2.46 | Luis Herrera | Giovanni Fidanza |
| 1990 | Gianni Bugno3450 km in 91.51.08 | Charly Mottet – Fra@ 6.33 | Marco Giovannetti@ 9.01 | Claudio Chiappucci | Gianni Bugno |
| 1991 | Franco Chioccioli3715 km in 99.35.43 | Claudio Chiappucci@ 3.48 | Massimiliano Lelli@ 6.56 | Inaki Gaston – Esp | Claudio Chiappucci |
| 1992 | Miguel Indurain – Esp3843 km in 103.36.08 | Claudio Chiappucci@5.12 | Franco Chioccioli@ 7.16 | Claudio Chiappucci | Mario Cipollini |
| 1993 | Miguel Indurain – Esp3702 km in 98.09.44 | Piotr Ugromov – Lat@ 58s | Claudio Chiappucci@ 5.27 | Claudio Chiappucci | Adriano Baffi |
| 1994 | Evgeni Berzin – Rus3322 km in 100.41.21 | Marco Pantani@ 2.51 | Miguel Indurain – Esp@ 3.23 | Pascal Richard, | Djamolidine Abdoujaparov – UZB |
| 1995 | Tony Rominger – Sui3818 km in 97.39.50 | Evgeni Berzin – Rus@ 4.13. | Piotr Ugromov – Lat@ 4.55 | Mariano Piccoli | Tony Rominger – Sui |
| 1996 | Pavel Tonkov – Rus3998 km in 105.20.23 | Enrico Zaina@ 2.43 | Abraham Olano – Esp@ 2.57 | Mariano Piccoli | Fabrizio Guidi |
| 1997 | Ivan Gotti3889 km in 102.53.58 | Pavel Tonkov – Rus@ 1.27 | Giuseppe Guerini@ 7.40 | Jose Jaime Gonzalez – Esp | Mario Cipollini |
| 1998 | Marco Pantani3811 km in 98.48.36 | Pavel Tonkov – Rus@ 1.33 | Giuseppe Guerini@ 6.51 | Marco Pantani | Mariano Piccoli |
| 1999 | Ivan Gotti3757 km in 99.55.56 | Paolo Savoldelli@ 3.35 | Gilberto Simoni@ 3.36 | Jose Jaime Gonzelez – Esp | Laurent Jalabert – Fra |
| 2000 | Stefano Garzelli3707 km in 98.30.14 | Francesco Casagrande   @ 1.27 | Gilberto Simoni@ 1.33 | Francesco Casagrande | Dimitri Konyshev – Rus |
| 2001 | Gilberto Simoni3377 km in 89.02.58 | Abraham Olano – Esp@ 7.31 | Unai Osa – Esp@ 8.37 | Fredy Martinez – Col | Massimo Strazzer |
| 2002 | Paolo Savoldelli3351 km in 89.22.42 | Tyler Hamilton – USA@ 1.41 | Pietro Caucchioli@ 2.12 | Julio Perez Cuapio – Mex | Mario Cipollini |
| 2003 | Gilberto Simoni3477 km in 89.32.09 | Stefan Grazelli@ 7.06 | Yaroslav Popovych Ukr                 @ 7.11 | Fredy Martinez – Col | Gilberto Simoni |
| 2004 | Daminao Cunego3438 km in 88.40.43 | Sergei Honchar – Ukr@ 2.02 | Gilberto Simoni@ 2.05 | Julio Perez Cuapio – Mex | Mario Cipollini |
| 2005 | Paolo Savoldelli3444 km in 91.25.51 | Gilberto Simoni@ 28s | Jose Rujano – Ven@ 45s | Jose Rujano – Ven | Paolo Bettini |
| 2006 | Ivan Basso91.33.36 | Jose Gutierrez – Esp@ 9.18 | Gilberto Simoni@ 11.59 | Juan Manuel Garate – Esp | Paolo Bettini |
| 2007 | Danilo Di Luca3489 km in 92.59.39 | Andy Schleck – Lux@ 1.55 | Eddie Mazzoleni@ 2.25 | Leonardo Piepoli | Alessandro Petacchi |
| 2008 | Alberto Contador –Esp3403 km in 89.56.49 | Riccardo Ricco@ 1.57 | Marzio Bruseghin@ 2.54 | Emanuele Sella | Daniele Bennati |
| 2009 | Denis Menchov – Rus3400 km in 86.03.11 | Danilo Di Luca@ 41s | F Pellizotti@ 1.59 | Stefano Grazelli | Danilo Di Luca |
| 2010 | Ivan Basso3433 km in 87.44.01 | David Duran – Esp@ 1.51 | Vincenzo Nibali@ 2.37 | Matthew Lloyd – Aus | Cadel Evans – Aus |
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| 2012 | Â Ryder Hesjedal (CAN) Garmin-Barracuda 91h 39′ 02″ | Joaquim RodrÃguez (ESP) Team Katusha + 16″ | Thomas De Gendt (BEL) Vacansoleil-DCM + 1′ 39 | Matteo Rabottini (ITA) Farnese Vini-Selle Italia 84 | Joaquim RodrÃguez (ESP) Team Katusha 13 |
