Today, the 94th Giro d’Italia starts in Turin. To celebrate this day, I took a few pictures of a Gazzetta dello Sport in my collection from the 19th of May 1951.
When you look at the length of the stages and at the calendar, also keep in mind that the bikes where really different at that time…
Saturday the 19th of May 1951 – Price 20 Lire
20 Stages, 4134 Kilometers
Stages in May
Stages in June
14 Teams – 98 Cyclists
A special name on the list
Now all the other equipes, starting with Ganna, the team’s leader is Magni Fiorenzo
Benotto
Frejus
Arbos
Bottecchia and Taurea
Legnano and Atala
Stucchi and Guerra
Wilier Triestina
Girardengo
Regina Extra advertisement
Some sort of doping advertisement.
