The1960 Giro d'Italia was the 43rd running of theGiro d'Italia, one of cycling'sGrand Tour races. The Giro started inRome, on 19 May, with a 215 km (133.6 mi) stage and concluded inMilan, on 9 June, with a 225 km (139.8 mi) leg. A total of 140 riders from 14 teams entered the 21-stage race, which was won by FrenchmanJacques Anquetil of the Helyett team. The second and third places were taken by ItalianGastone Nencini and LuxembourgianCharly Gaul, respectively.[1][2][3][4][5]
Fourteen teams were invited by the race organizers to participate in the 1960 edition of the Giro d'Italia.[6] Each team sent a squad of ten riders, which meant that the race started with a peloton of 140 cyclists.[6] From the riders that began the race, 97 made it to the finish inFlorence.[7][8][9][10][11]
The race route was revealed on 13 April 1960.[15][16][17][18] Although it was traditional to start the Giro inMilan, the start of the race was moved toRome to honor theSummer Olympics to be held in the city later that year.[19] Before the race began in Rome, the organizers honored the race's first organizerArmando Cougnet, five-time Giro championFausto Coppi, and journalistOrio Vergani [it], all of whom died before the race started in 1960.[19]PresidentGiovanni Gronchi officially opened the race.[19]
TheGavia Pass was used as a mountain climb for the first time.[20]
One jersey was worn during the 1960 Giro d'Italia. The leader of thegeneral classification – calculated by adding the stage finish times of each rider – wore a pink jersey. This classification is the most important of the race, and its winner is considered as the winner of the Giro.[22] There were no time bonuses in 1960.[23]
A major secondary classification was themountains classification. For this, climbs were ranked in first and second categories. In this ranking, points were won by reaching the summit of a climb ahead of other cyclists. There were three categories of mountains. The first category awarded 80, 60, 40, 30, and 20 points,[24] while the second distributed 60, 40, and 20 points.[25][26]
There was an intermediate sprints classification. The first three riders at each intermediate sprint received points, 60 for the winner down to 20 for the third.[27]
Although no jersey was awarded, there was also one classification for the teams, in which the teams were awarded points for their rider's performance during the stages.[28] This classification was named the "Ramazzotti" classification, and points were given for high positions in stages, intermediate sprints, mountain tops, and leading the general classification. Bonus points were given to the points scored by a stage winner on mountain passes and intermediate sprints, and for the team that scored the most points.[29]
^abc"Inseguono la grande speranza" [Chasing the great hope].Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 19 May 1960. p. 8.Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved7 July 2013.
^abcdBill and Carol McGann."1960 Giro d'Italia".Bike Race Info. Dog Ear Publishing.Archived from the original on 2014-02-27. Retrieved2012-07-10.
^"Le Tour d'Italie en 22 jours" [The Tour of Italy in 22 days](PDF).Feuille d'Avis du Valais (in French). 19 May 1960. p. 3.Archived(PDF) from the original on 1 October 2019 – viaRERO.
^"Buona fortuna, <<Giro>>!" [Good fortune, <<Giro>>!](PDF).l'Unità (in Italian). PCI. 19 May 1960. p. 7. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 29 April 2019. Retrieved22 June 2018.
^"42 stranieri al Giro d'Italia" [42 foreigners in the Giro d'Italia].Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). Coninet. 19 May 1960. p. 10.
^Cesare Facetti (14 April 1960)."Da Roma a Milano il Giro d'Italia 1960" [The 1960 Tour of Italy from Rome to Milan].Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). p. 1 & 8.Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved7 July 2013.
^"Il saliscendi del Giro d'Italia" [The ups and downs of the Giro d'Italia](PDF).l'Unità (in Italian). PCI. 15 April 1960. p. 7. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 2 May 2019. Retrieved22 June 2018.
^"Vuelta Ciclista a Italia, 1960" [Cycling Tour of Italy, 1960](PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 14 April 1960. p. 1.Archived(PDF) from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved27 May 2012.
^Antonio Vallugera (14 April 1960)."Vuelta Ciclista a Italia, 1960" [Cycling Tour of Italy, 1960](PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. p. 1.Archived(PDF) from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved27 May 2012.
^abc"1960".Giro d'Italia. La Gazzetta dello Sport. 2017.Archived from the original on 2017-07-01. Retrieved13 June 2017.
^"Roma en la vispera de iniciarse el "Giro"" [Rome on the eve of the start of the "Giro"](PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 19 May 1960. p. 6.Archived(PDF) from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved27 May 2012.
^ab"Alla Ignis-Frejus la classifica a squadre" [The Team Classification goes to Ignis-Frejus].Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 10 June 1960. p. 10.Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved7 July 2013.
^"A Rik Van Looy il G. P. della Montagna" [To Rik Van Looy the G. P. Mountain Trophy].Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 9 June 1960. p. 9.Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved7 July 2013.
^"A Rino Benedetti il Trofeo Fynsec" [The Fynsec Trophy to Rino Benedetti].Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 10 June 1960. p. 10.Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved7 July 2013.
Dino Bruni (ITA)
Miguel Poblet (ESP)
Rik Van Looy (BEL)
Jacques Anquetil (FRA)
Seamus Elliott (IRL)
Charly Gaul (LUX)
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