1962 Giro d'Italia

Teams

A total of 13 teams were invited to participate in the 1962 Giro d'Italia. Each team sent a squad of ten riders, so the Giro began with a peloton of 130 cyclists. Out of the 130 riders that started this edition of the Giro d'Italia, a total of 47 riders made it to the finish in Milan.

The 13 teams that took part in the race were:

• Atala
• Carpano
• Faema
• Ferrys
• Gazzola
• Ghigi
• Legnano
• Liberia
• Molteni
• Moschettieri
• Philco
• San Pellegrino
• Torpado

Route and stages

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Classification leadership

One leader's jersey was worn during the 1962 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.

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 were three categories of mountains. The first category awarded 50, 30, and 20 points, while the second distributed 40, 30, 20, and 10 points. In 1962, a rider did not need to finish to be eligible for the mountain classification. After Joseph Carrara left the race in stage 6, he was still leading this classification until the stage 13.

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. This classification was named the "Ramazzotti" classification, and points were given for high positions in stages, intermediate sprints and mountain tops, and leading the general classification.

The intermediate sprints from 1961 (called "traguardi tricolori") were repeated. These sprints were used in a new classification, named the Grand Prix d'Italia. For this classification, points were awarded at intermediate sprints but also at some of the mountain passes.

Final standings

General classification

Mountains classification

Team classification

References

Citations

Bibliography

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