Some GIRO Info & Figures

Giro Stats: The 107th Giro d’Italia begins on Saturday, so listed below are some particulars and figures from the historic previous of the ‘Corsa Rosa’. Who has worn the pink jersey for primarily probably the most days? Who has taken primarily probably the most closing complete victories? And which riders have gained primarily probably the most ranges? The pink statistics it’s good to know.

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Eddy Merckx in pink for 78 days

The Pink Jersey
As you’ll depend on, Eddy Merckx appears in a lot of the Giro d’Italia particulars and figures. Merckx wore the chief’s pink jersey for 78 days. In 1973 he wore it from start to finish, one factor that Costante Girardengo (1919), Alfredo Binda (1927) and Gianni Bugno (1990) moreover did. Binda wore pink for 65 days, Francesco Moser for 50 days.

1. Eddy Merckx (Bel) 78 days
2. Alfredo Binda (Ita) 65 days
3. Francesco Moser (Ita) 50 days
4. Giuseppe Saronni (Ita) 48 days
5. Gino Bartali (Ita) 42 days.

Alfredo Binda led the Giro for 65 days

Of the riders who’re nonetheless racing, João Almeida is the report holder, with 15 days in pink in the middle of the 2020 Giro, he to finish in fourth place merely off the last word podium. Almeida moreover holds the report of wearer of primarily probably the most pink jerseys and never utilizing a stage victory. Richard Carapaz wore the chief’s jersey in two Giri, over 14 days. Egan Bernal and Simon Yates are subsequent, every on 13 days.

Fifteen days in pink for João Almeida – nevertheless no stage wins

Binda was the first rider to win the Giro 5 events, the ultimate in 1933. Fausto Coppi was subsequent to take 5 complete wins from his first firstly of the Second World Battle in 1940 and his closing in 1953. In any case Eddy Merckx has moreover gained 5 events, in 1968 and 1970, then three in a row in 1972, 1973 and 1974. Additional not too way back there haven’t been many a variety of Giro winners. Double winner: Ivan Basso in 2006 & 2010, Alberto Contador in 2008 & 2015 and Vincenzo Nibali in 2013 & 2016.

Fausto Coppi gained 5 Giri complete

5 Final Basic Victories
Alfredo Binda (Ita) 1925, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1933
Fausto Coppi (Ita) 1940, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953
Eddy Merckx (Bel) 1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974.

Three for Giovanni Brunero

3 Final Basic Victories
Giovanni Brunero (Ita) 1921, 1922, 1926
Gino Bartali (Ita) 1936, 1937, 1946
Fiorenzo Magni (Ita) 1948, 1951, 1955
Felice Gimondi (Ita) 1967, 1969, 1976
Bernard Hinault (Fra) 1980, 1982, 1985.

Giuseppe Saronni in 1979 and 1983

2 Final Basic Victories
Carlo Galetti (Ita) 1910, 1911
Costante Girardengo (Ita) 1919, 1923
Giovanni Valetti (Ita) 1938, 1939
Charly Gaul (Lux) 1956, 1959
Jacques Anquetil (Fra) 1960, 1964
Franco Balmamion (Ita) 1962, 1963
Giuseppe Saronni (Ita) 1979, 1983
Miguel Indurain (Spa) 1992, 1993
Ivan Gotti (Ita) 1997, 1999
Gilberto Simoni (Ita) 2001, 2003
Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) 2002, 2005
Ivan Basso (Ita) 2006, 2010
Alberto Contador (Spa) 2008, 2015
Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) 2013, 2016.

It must be Mario Cipollini with primarily probably the most Giro stage wins – nevertheless solely by one over Alfredo Binda

Most Stage Wins inside the Giro d’Italia
Mario Cipollini has gained primarily probably the most ranges inside the Giro d’Italia. The Italian sprinter took 42 stage victories, yet one more than Alfredo Binda, who gained 12 ranges in 1927, which is a report. Merckx is in fifth place with 24, making him the perfect Belgian. Mark Cavendish, who’s looking out for the Tour de France stage win report, gained 17 inside the Giro d’Italia and is in fourteenth place. Of the 2024 Giro riders, Filippo Ganna has primarily probably the most with six.

1. Mario Cipollini (Ita) 42 ranges
2. Alfredo Binda (Ita) 41 ranges
3. Learco Guerra (Ita) 31 ranges
4. Costante Girardengo (Ita) 30 ranges
5. Eddy Merckx (Bel) 24 ranges.

Francesco Moser, along with Giuseppe Saronni, gained the aim jersey 4 events

Additional Giro d’Italia Stats
Francesco Moser and Giuseppe Saronni had been each worthwhile the Giro complete or stopping over the components rivals inside the ’70s and ’80s, they every preserve the report of 4 events each.

7 KOM’s for Bartali

Gino Bartali gained the KOM seven events. Worthwhile the ‘Most interesting Youthful Rider’ classification many events may very well be very robust, Volodymyr Pulnikov, Pavel Tonkov, Bob Jungels and Miguel Angel López all gained it twice

Two time ‘Most interesting Youthful Rider’ Bob Jungels

Fiorenzo Magni was the oldest winner of the Giro d’Italia in 1955, he was then 34 years and 180 days outdated. Primož Roglič is fifth on this file, he was 33 years and 211 days outdated closing 12 months. The youngest winner is Fausto Coppi in 1940, when he was solely 20 years and 268 days outdated.

Fiorenzo Magni was the oldest and with the smallest worthwhile margin

Magni moreover holds the report for winner with the smallest worthwhile margin, he solely a 11-second lead to win in 1948. With 14 second win over Geraint Thomas, Roglič goes into the very best 5 of shut winners.

Primoz Roglič solely beat Thomas by 14 seconds closing 12 months

This 12 months the one data that could be set may very well be if Giulio Pellizzari at 20 years and 188 days outdated, was the last word complete winner. Or Geraint Thomas, whose thirty eighth birthday is on the twenty fifth of May, takes the last word pink jersey. He should beat Tadej Pogačar. After all of the Slovenian champion would possibly win 13 ranges inside the 2024 Giro and set a model new report…

What’s going to Tadej Pogačar do on the 2024 Giro d’Italia?

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