1955 Giro d'Italia
The 1955 Giro d'Italia was the 38th edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Giro started off in Milan on 14 May with a 163 km (101.3 mi) flat stage and concluded back in Milan with a 141 km (87.6 mi) relatively flat mass-start stage on 5 June. Fourteen teams entered the race, which was won by Italian Fiorenzo Magni of the Nivea-Fuchs team. Second and third respectively were Italian riders Fausto Coppi and Gastone Nencini.
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| Dates | 14 May - 5 June 1955 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3,871 km (2,405 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 108h 56' 12" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In the 20th stage, arriving in San Pellegrino Terme, Magni and Coppi attacked Gastone Nencini (who was leading the general classification) taking advantage of a puncture he suffered in an unpaved road section. Coppi won the stage (his last victory in the Giro) and Magni took the lead in the general classification.