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Giro del Piemonte/ Gran Piemonte (1.Pro), Italy
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The race:
The Giro del Piemonte, also known as "Gran Piemonte" is an ancient race held in Piemonte region (known in English as "Piedmont"). Piemonte is the northern Italian region bordering Switzerland and France with Torino (Turin) as is capitol.
The race was first held in 1906, but in recent years it has been plagued by financial difficulties, preventing its being run in 2000, 2007, 2013 and 2014.
The Giro del Piemonte is organized by RCS Sport, an offshoot of the sports newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport, which also runs the Giro d'Italia and Milano-San Remo, among other important races.
The race currently occupies a place in the Fall racing calender, and is run just before the Giro di Lombardia.
In 2005 the UCI ranked it "HC" and made it part of the Europe Tour.
In 2020 the race was made part of the Pro Series.
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Complete podium history:
Year |
1st Place |
2nd Place |
3rd Place |
Distance |
Average Speed |
| 1906 | Giovanni Gerbi 11hr 21min 2sec |
Battista Danesi @ 41min 36sec |
Luigi Ganna @ 48min 33sec |
320 km | 28.192 |
| 1907 | Giovanni Gerbi 12hr 29min 42sec |
Carlo Galetti @ 21min 52sec |
Mario Gaioni @ 27min 31sec |
336 km | 26.809 |
| 1908 | Giovanni Gerbi 11hr 18min 48sec |
Luigi Chiodi @ .4 sec |
Carlo Galetti @ 26min 38sec |
309 km | 27.313 |
| 1909 | Race not held | ||||
| 1910 | Vincenzo Borgarello 10hr 3min 13sec |
Pietro Aimo @ 12min 47sec |
Cesare Zanzottera @ 35min 47sec |
280 km | 27.851 |
| 1911 | Mario Bruschera 9hr 50min |
Carlo Galetti @ s.t. |
Giuseppe Santhia @ s.t. |
280 km | 28.46 |
| 1912 | Costantino Costa 9hr 48min |
Francesco Innocenti @ 2min |
Pasquale Busso @ 37min |
220 km | 22.45 |
| 1913 | Romildo Verde 9hr 13min |
Marcello Sussio @ 7min |
Giovanni Abellonio @ s.t. |
230 km | 29.94 |
| 1914 | Giuseppe Santhia 11hr 38min 48sec |
Angelo Gremo @ 3min 0sec |
Constante Girardengo @ s.t. |
310 km | 26.647 |
| 1915 | Natale Bosco 7hr 41min 28sec |
Giovanni Nuvoli @ 3min 18sec |
Federico Gay @ 10min 56sec |
210 km | 27.306 |
| 1916 | Francesco Ceruti 6hr 9min 26sec |
Pietro Farraris @ 2min 52sec |
Giovanni Abellonio @ s.t. |
170 km | 27.610 |
| 1917 | Domennico Schierano | Francesco Cerutti | Ugo Ruggeri | 200 km | |
| 1918 | Ettor Bianchi 6hr 27min |
Lorenzo Sinchetto @ s.t. |
Nino Ronco @ 10min 15sec |
180 km | 27.91 |
| 1919 | Costante Girardengo 11hr 40min |
Gaetano Belloni @ 4min 45sec |
Angelo Gremo @ 7min 3sec |
314 km | 26.88 |
| 1920 | Costante Girardengo 11hr 43min |
Alfredo Sivocci @ 2 bike lengths |
Gaetano Belloni @ s.t. |
316 km | 26.99 |
| 1921 | Giovanni Brunero 12hr 1min 30sec |
Giuseppe Azzini @ 12min 40sec |
Alfredo Sivocci @ s.t. |
341 km | 28.357 |
| 1922 | Angelo Gremo 13hr 2min 58sec |
Bartolomeo Aimo @ 20sec |
Costante Girardengo @ 1min 3sec |
314 km | 24.062 |
| 1923 | Bartolomeo Aimo 12hr 8min |
Camillo Arduino @ 1min 0sec |
Angelo Gremo @ 1min 40sec |
308 km | 25.39 |
| 1924 | Costante Girardengo 10hr 2min |
Federico Gay @ s.t. |
Bartolomeo Aimo @ s.t. |
278 km | 27.67 |
| 1925 | Gaetano Belloni 11hr 16min |
Bartolomeo Aimo @ 10 bike lengths |
Alfredo Binda @ 1min 30sec |
306 km | 27.16 |
| 1926 | Alfredo Binda 11hr 35min |
Giovanni Brunero @ 3min 15sec |
Costante Girardengo @ 5min 34sec |
292 km | 25.18 |
| 1927 | Alfredo Binda 9hr 11min |
Battista Giuntelli @ 5 bike lengths |
Antonio Negrini @ 6 bike lengths |
262 km | 28.52 |
| 1928 | Marco Giuntelli 10hr 20min |
Battista Giutelli @ 1/2 bike length |
Amulio Viarengo @ 5 bike lengths |
255 km | 24.677 |
| 1929 | Antonio Negrini 8hr 57min 20sec |
Alfredo Binda @ 4min 21sec |
Battista Giuntelli @ 4min 26sec |
283 km | 31.599 |
| 1930 | Ambrogio Morelli 8hr 46min |
Aldo Canazza @ 4 bike lengths |
Fabio Battesini @ 6min |
259 km | 29.54 |
| 1931 | Mario Cipriani 7hr 30min |
Guglielmo Marin @ 1/2 wheel |
Giovanni Firpo @ s.t. |
231 km | 30.80 |
| 1932 | Giuseppe Martano 21hr 43min 2sec |
Giuseppe Olmo @ 1min 19sec |
Felice Lessona @ 1min 28sec |
689.2 km/ 4 stages | 31.735 km/hr |
| 1933 | Antonio Folco 29hr 12min 39sec |
Andrea Minasso @ 3min 46sec |
Battista Astrua @ 6mn 34sec |
917.2 km/ 6 stages | 31.399 |
| 1934 | Learco Guerra 8hr 55min 34sec |
Giuseppe Martano @ 21sec |
Domenico Piemontesi @ 22sec |
304.5 km | 34.113 |
| 1935 | Aldo Bini 9hr 25min 5sec |
Domenico Piemontesi @ 1min 33sec |
Romeo Rossi @ 1min 35sec |
298.8 km | 31.726 |
| 1936 | Aldo Bini 7hr 30min 22sec |
Giuseppe Olmo @ 1 bike length |
Giovanni Cazzulani @ s.t. |
254.3 km | 38.839 |
| 1937 | Gino Bartali 7hr 40min 5sec |
Faustino Montesi @ 1min 15sec |
Severino Canavesi @ s.t. |
266.55 km | 34.761 |
| 1938 | Pietro Rimoldi 6hr 13min 50sec |
Severino Canavesi @ 3 bike lengths |
Aldo Bini @ 35sec |
224 km | 35.934 |
| 1939 | Gino Bartali 7hr 48min 45sec |
Cesare Del Cancia @ 1min 41sec |
Fausto Coppi @ 3min 31sec |
269.3 km | 34.470 |
| 1940 | Cino Cinelli 7hr 52min 52sec |
Aldo Bini @ 20 cm |
Osvaldo Bailo @ s.t. |
269.3 km | 34.170 |
| 1941 | Aldo Bini 8hr 39min 2sec |
Gino Bartali @ 1.5 bike lengths |
Osvaldo Bailo @ s.t. |
269.3 km | 31.094 |
| 1942 | Fiorenzo Magni 6hr 14min 2sec |
Gino Bartali @ 20 meters |
Pierino Favalli @ s.t. |
207 | 33.205 |
| 1943 1944 |
Race not held | ||||
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| 1945 | Secondo Barisone 9hr 13min 20sec |
Carlo Rebella @ 58sec |
Prino Volpi @ 2min 59sec |
315 km | 34.157 |
| 1946 | Sergio Maggini 8ht 39min |
Antonio Covolo @ s.t. |
Antonio Bevilacqua @ s.t. |
272 km | 31.45 |
| 1947 | Vito Ortelli 8hr 43min |
Aldo Ronconi @ s.t. |
Mario Vicini @ s.t. |
306 km | 35.10 |
| 1948 | Renzo Soldani 4hr 15min |
Dino Placido @ s.t. |
Andrea Carrea @ s.t. |
170 km | 40.0 |
| 1949 | Adolfo Leoni 8hr 21min |
Fausto Coppi @ s.t. |
Fiorenzo Magni @ s.t. |
306 km | 36.65 |
| 1950 | Alfredo Martini 5hr 49min |
Sergio Pagliazzi @ s.t. |
Loretto Petrucci @ 47sec |
239 km | 41.09 |
| 1951 | Gino Bartali 7hr 16min 11sec |
Pasquale Fornara @ s.t. |
Vincenzo Rossello @ s.t. |
272 km | 37.415 |
| 1952 | Giorgio Albani 6hr 15min |
Lucciano Maggini @ s.t. |
Ettore Milano @ s.t. |
249.6 km | 39.94 |
| 1953 | Fiorenzo Magni 7hr 14min |
Loretto Petrucci @ s.t. |
Giorgio Albani @ s.t. |
280 km | 38.71 |
| 1954 | Nino Defilippis 6hr 29min |
Alfredo Martini @ s.t. |
Angelo Conterno @ s.t. |
238.6 km | 39.80 |
| 1955 | Giuseppe Minardi 7hr 29min |
Angelo Conterno @ s.t. |
Adolfo Grosso @ s.t. |
269 km | 35.93 |
| 1956 | Fiorenzo Magni 6hr 36min |
Pasquale Fornara @ s.t. |
Pietro Giudici @ s.t. |
244 km | 36.97 |
| 1957 | Silvano Ciampi 6hr 0min |
Giuliano Michelon @ s.t. |
Giacomo Fini @ s.t. |
240 km | 40 |
| 1958 | Nino Defilippis 5hr 53min |
Alessandro Fantini @ s.t. |
Arrigo Padovan @ s.t. |
242 km | 41.133 |
| 1959 | Silvano Ciampi 6hr 34min |
Aldo Moser @ s.t. |
Arrigo Padovan @ 14sec |
270 km | 41.116 |
| 1960 | Alfredo Sabbadin 5hr 47min 13sec |
Nello Fabbri @ s.t. |
Carlo Brugnami @ s.t. |
245 km | 42.336 |
| 1961 | Angelo Conterno 6hr 8min |
Joseph Hoevenaers @ 40sec |
Giovanni Pettinati @ s.t. |
241 km | 39.293 |
| 1962 | Vito Taccone 7hr 2min 48sec |
Franco Cribori @ s.t. |
Graziano Battistini @ s.t. |
248 km | 35.193 |
| 1963 | Adriano Durante 6hr 52min 45sec |
Italo Zilioli @ s.t. |
Franco Cribori @ s.t. |
264 km | 38.376 |
| 1964 | Willy Bocklant 6hr 22min 9sec |
Jaime Alomar @ s.t. |
Guido Carlesi @ s.t. |
245 km | 38.466 |
| 1965 | Romeo Venturelli 5hr 28min 44sec |
Roberto Poggiali @ s.t. |
Dino Zandegu @ 37sec |
225 km | 41.066 |
| 1966 | Rudi Altig 5hr 12min 20sec |
Franco Bitossi @ 4sec |
Gianni Motta @ 6sec |
214 km | 41.109 |
| 1967 | Guido De Rosso 4hr 59min 48sec |
Roberto Ballini @ s.t. |
Mario Di Toro @ s.t. |
201 km | 40.226 |
| 1968 | Race not held | ||||
| 1969 | Marino Basso 3hr 38min 52sec |
Ole Ritter @ s.t. |
Cesarino Carpanelli @ s.t. |
158 km | 43.314 |
| 1970 | Italo Zilioli | Mauro Simonetti | Franco Balmamion | ||
| 1971 | Felice Gimondi 6hr 2min 14sec |
Gianni Motta @ 2min 35sec |
Giorgio Favaro @ 3min 27sec |
238 km | 39.422 |
| 1972 | Eddy Merckx | Felice Gimondi | Wladimiro Panizza | ||
| 1973 | Felice Gimondi | Marcello Bergamo | Giancarlo Polidori | ||
| 1974 | Francesco Moser 5hr 3min |
DQ for dope |
Constantino Conti @ s.t. |
205 km | 40.594 |
| 1976 1975 |
Race not held | ||||
| 1977 | Roger de Vlaeminck | Giuseppe Saronni | Bernt Johansson | ||
| 1978 | Giambattista Baronchelli 5hr 9min |
Clyde Sefton @ s.t. |
Riccardo Magrini @ 2min 25sec |
220 km | 42.72 |
| 1979 | Silvano Contini | Wlidimiro Panizza | Giambattista Baronchelli | ||
| 1980 | Giambattista Baronchelli 5hr 4min 41sec |
Wladimiro Panizza @ 55sec |
Giovanni Battaglin @ s.t. |
205 km | 40.369 |
| 1981 | Marino Amadori 5hr 14min |
Bruno Wolfer @ 35sec |
Luciano Rabottini @ 40sec |
206 km | 39.36 |
| 1982 | Fausino Ruperez | Pascal Jules | Teun van Vliet | ||
| 1983 | Guido Bontempi | Sean Kelly | Francesco Moser | ||
| 1984 | Christian Jourdan | Acacio Da Silva | Teun van Vliet | ||
| 1985 | Charly Mottet | Urs Zimmermann | Robert Millar | ||
| 1986 | Gianni Bugno 4hr 35min 36sec |
Enrico Grimani @ s.t. |
Jean-François Bernard @ s.t. |
206 km | 44.847 |
| 1987 | Adri Van der Poel | Eric van Lancker | Adriano Baffi | ||
| 1988 | Rolf Gölz | Gianni Bugno | Marco Lietti | ||
| 1989 | Claudio Chiappucci 4hr 45min 8sec |
Sören Lilholt @ s.t. |
Per Pedersen @ s.t. |
196 km | 41.243 |
| 1990 | Franco Ballerini 4hr 22min 40sec |
Dante Rezze @ s.t. |
Kim Andersen @ s.t. |
190 km | 43.401 |
| 1991 | Djamolidine Abdoujaparov 4hr 27min 15sec |
Frédéric Moncassin @ s.t. |
Sammie Moreels @ s.t. |
193 km | 43.330 |
| 1992 | Erik Breukink 4hr 11min 54sec |
Stephan Roche @ 4sec |
Alex Zülle @ 8sec |
194 km | 46.208 |
| 1993 | Beat Zberg 4hr 19min 20sec |
Laurent Dufaux @ s.t. |
Fabrizio Bontempi @ s.t. |
199 km | 44.331 |
| 1994 | Nicola Miceli 4hr 33min 17sec |
Roberto Petito @ s.t. |
Peter Meinert @ 6sec |
193 km | 42.373 |
| 1995 | Claudio Chiappucci 4hr 35min 43sec |
Stefano Zanini @ 1sec |
Davide Cassani @ s.t. |
188 km | 40.911 |
| 1996 | Richard Virenque 4hr 23min 50sec |
Andrea Tafi @ s.t. |
Mauro Gianetti @ s.t. |
200 km | 45.483 |
| 1997 | Gianluca Bortolami | Paolo Lanfranchi | Biagio Conte | ||
| 1998 | Marco Serpellini 4hr 20min 2sec |
Daniele Nardello @ s.t. |
Stefano Colage @ s.t. |
198 km | 45.686 |
| 1999 | Andrea Tafi 4hr 26min 25sec |
Marco Serpellini @ s.t. |
Sergio Barbero @ s.t. |
198 km | 44.591 |
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| 2000 | Race not held, heavy rains inundated region | ||||
| 2001 | Nico Mattan 4hr 23min 7sec |
Fabio Sacchi @ s.t. |
Matthé Pronk @ s.t. |
190 km | 43.326 |
| 2002 | Luca Paolini 4hr 42min 27sec |
Matthias Kessler @ s.t. |
Gianluca Bortolami @ s.t. |
193 km | 40.998 |
| 2003 | Alessandro Bertolini 4hr 35min 29sec |
Thomas Liese @ 1sec |
Angelo Lopeboselli @ 49sec |
189 km | 41.164 |
| 2004 | Allan Davis 4hr 39min 23sec |
Alberto Ongarato @ s.t. |
Francesco Chicchi @ s.t. |
186 km | 39.945 |
| 2005 | Murilo Fischer 4hr 3min 28sec |
Steven de Jongh @ s.t. |
Paride Grillo @ s.t. |
176 km | 43.373 |
| 2006 | Daniele Bennati 4hr 11min 45sec |
Grégory Rast @ s.t. |
Gene Bates @ s.t. |
176 km | 41.946 |
| 2007 | Race not held | ||||
| 2008 | Daniele Bennati 4hr 57min 15sec |
Luca Paolini @ s.t. |
Alexandre Usov @ s.t. |
199 km | 40.168 |
| 2009 | Philippe Gilbert 4hr 32min 54sec |
Daniel Moreno @ s.t. |
Francesco Gavazzi @ s.t. |
188 km | 41.333 |
| 2010 | Philippe Gilbert 4hr 28min 3sec |
Leonardo Bertagnolli @ 2sec |
Matti Breschel @ s.t. |
194 km | 43.427 |
| 2011 | Daniel Moreno 4hr 45min 16sec |
Greg van Avermaet @ s.t. |
Luca Paolini @ s.t. |
203 km | 42.697 |
| 2012 | Rigobert Uran 4hr 30min 21sec |
Luca Paolini @ 6sec |
Gorka Verdugo @ 7sec |
188 km | 41.724 |
| 2013 2014 |
Race not held | ||||
| 2015 | Jan Bakelandts 4hr 17min 53sec |
Matteo Trentin @ 4sec |
Sonny Colbrelli @ s.t. |
185 km | 43.042 |
| 2016 | Giacomo Nizzolo 4hr 25min 21sec |
Fernando Gaviria @ s.t. |
Daniele Bennati @ s.t. |
207 km | 46.806 km/hr |
| 2017 | Race not held. Organizer is calling the Italian Road Championships held in June and won by Fabio Aru the 2017 edition. | ||||
| 2018 | Sonny Colbrelli 4hr 20min 50sec |
Florian Sénéchal @ s.t. |
Davide Ballerini @ s.t. |
191 km | 43.936 km/hr |
| 2019 | Egan Bernal 4hr 2min 16sec |
Ivan Sosa @ 6sec |
Nans Peters @ 8sec |
183 km | 41.549 km/hr |
| 2020 | George Bennett 4hr 38min 23sec |
Diego Ulissi @ s.t. |
Mathieu Van der Poel @ 4sec |
187 km | 40.304 km/hr |
| 2021 | Matthew Walls 3hr 34min 47sec |
Giacomo Nizzolo @ s.t. |
Olav Kooij @ s.t. |
168 km | 46.931 km/hr |
| 2022 | Iván García |
Matej Mohoric @ s.t. |
Alexis Vuillermoz @ s.t. |
198km | 45.390 km/hr |
| 2023 | Andrea Bagioli 3hr 20min 25sec |
Marc Hirschi @ s.t. |
Alex Aranburu @ s.t. |
152 km | 45.505 km/hr |
| 2024 | Neilson Powless 3hr 57min 36sec |
Corbin Strong @ 7sec |
Alex Aranburu @ s.t. |
182 km | 45.960 km/hr |