1953 Giro d'Italia
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The 1953 Giro d'Italia was the 36th edition of the Giro d'Italia. The Giro started off in Milan on 12 May with a 263 km (163.4 mi) flat stage and concluded back in Milan with a 220 km (136.7 mi) relatively flat mass-start stage on 2 June. Sixteen teams entered the race, which was won by Italian Fausto Coppi of the Bianchi team. Second and third respectively were Swiss rider Hugo Koblet and Italian Pasquale Fornara.[1][2][3][4] [5]
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Dates | 12 May - 2 June 1953 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 4,035.5 km (2,508 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 118h 37' 26" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hugo Koblet held the pink jersey up until the penultimate stage, when Coppi attacked and left him behind on the climb up the Stelvio Pass (included in the Giro for the first time), taking the lead and securing the final victory. Since then the Stelvio Pas is par excellence the Cima Coppi of the competition.