1958 Giro d'Italia

Teams

A total of 15 teams were invited to participate in the 1958 Giro d'Italia. Each team sent a squad of eight riders, so the Giro began with a peloton of 120 cyclists. Out of the 120 riders that started this edition of the Giro d'Italia, a total of 77 riders made it to the finish in Milan.

The Giro abandoned the idea of having national teams mixed with Italian teams, but instead imposed a rule that each foreign team should include at least four Italian riders. The foreign teams were not willing to do this, and considered skipping the Giro, at which point the rule was removed, and all teams were free to select riders however they wanted.

The 15 teams that took part in the race were:

• Asborno
• Atala
• Bianchi
• Cali' Broni-Girardengo
• Chlorodont
• Faema
• Carpano
• Geminiani-Saint Raphaël
• Ghigi
• Ignis
• Legnano
• Mercier B.P.-St. Vincent
• Molteni
• San Pelligrino Sport
• Torpado

Route and stages

The route was released on 27 March 1958 in Saint Vincent.

The photofinish was introduced to the race, which allowed the rider's times to be determined to the hundredth of a second.

Classification leadership

One different jersey was worn during the 1958 Giro d'Italia. The leader of the general 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. There were no time bonuses in 1958.

For the first time, there was a points classification in the Giro. It was a continuation of the previous year's piste classification, but now extended to all stage, not only stages ending on a velodrome. There was no jersey given to its leader, cyclists were given points for finishing a stage in the top 15. This classification was also known as the Trofeo A. Carli.

A secondary classification was the mountains classification. The 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 was an intermediate sprints classification. The first three riders at each intermediate sprint received points, 5 for the winner down to 1 for the third.

Although no jersey was awarded, there was also one classification for the teams, in which the stage finish times of the best three cyclists per team were added; the leading team was the one with the lowest total time.

Final standings

General classification

Mountains classification

Points classification

Intermediate sprints classification

Team classification

Minor awards

The race jury and the director established a classification for awards "on merit", which Giorgio Menini (San Pellegrino) won with six points. With this classification victory, Menini won 300,000 lire. Guido Boni (Bianchi), Guido Carlesi (Chlorodont), Alfredo Zagano (Asborno), Jesús Galdeano (Faema), and Gianni Ferlenghi (Bianchi) placed second in the classification and split 300,000 lire.

References

Citations

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