Giro Stats: The 107th Giro d’Italia begins on Saturday, so listed here are some details and figures from the historical past of the ‘Corsa Rosa’. Who has worn the pink jersey for essentially the most days? Who has taken essentially the most closing total victories? And which riders have gained essentially the most levels? 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 count on, Eddy Merckx seems in most of the Giro d’Italia details and figures. Merckx wore the chief’s pink jersey for 78 days. In 1973 he wore it from begin to end, one thing that Costante Girardengo (1919), Alfredo Binda (1927) and Gianni Bugno (1990) additionally 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 course of the 2020 Giro, he to complete in fourth place simply off the ultimate podium. Almeida additionally holds the report of wearer of essentially the most pink jerseys and not using a stage victory. Richard Carapaz wore the chief’s jersey in two Giri, over 14 days. Egan Bernal and Simon Yates are subsequent, each on 13 days.
Fifteen days in pink for João Almeida – however no stage wins
Binda was the primary rider to win the Giro 5 occasions, the final in 1933. Fausto Coppi was subsequent to take 5 total wins from his first firstly of the Second World Battle in 1940 and his final in 1953. After all Eddy Merckx has additionally gained 5 occasions, in 1968 and 1970, then three in a row in 1972, 1973 and 1974. Extra not too long ago there haven’t been many a number 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 total
5 Ultimate General 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 Ultimate General 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 Ultimate General 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 needs to be Mario Cipollini with essentially the most Giro stage wins – however solely by one over Alfredo Binda
Most Stage Wins within the Giro d’Italia
Mario Cipollini has gained essentially the most levels within the Giro d’Italia. The Italian sprinter took 42 stage victories, yet another than Alfredo Binda, who gained 12 levels in 1927, which is a report. Merckx is in fifth place with 24, making him the very best Belgian. Mark Cavendish, who’s on the lookout for the Tour de France stage win report, gained 17 within the Giro d’Italia and is in fourteenth place. Of the 2024 Giro riders, Filippo Ganna has essentially the most with six.
1. Mario Cipollini (Ita) 42 levels
2. Alfredo Binda (Ita) 41 levels
3. Learco Guerra (Ita) 31 levels
4. Costante Girardengo (Ita) 30 levels
5. Eddy Merckx (Bel) 24 levels.
Francesco Moser, together with Giuseppe Saronni, gained the purpose jersey 4 occasions
Extra Giro d’Italia Stats
Francesco Moser and Giuseppe Saronni had been both profitable the Giro total or preventing over the factors competitors within the ’70s and ’80s, they each maintain the report of 4 occasions every.
7 KOM’s for Bartali
Gino Bartali gained the KOM seven occasions. Profitable the ‘Finest Younger Rider’ classification many occasions could be very tough, Volodymyr Pulnikov, Pavel Tonkov, Bob Jungels and Miguel Angel López all gained it twice
Two time ‘Finest Younger 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 record, he was 33 years and 211 days outdated final 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 profitable margin
Magni additionally holds the report for winner with the smallest profitable margin, he solely a 11-second result in win in 1948. With 14 second win over Geraint Thomas, Roglič goes into the highest 5 of shut winners.
Primoz Roglič solely beat Thomas by 14 seconds final 12 months
This 12 months the one information that may be set could be if Giulio Pellizzari at 20 years and 188 days outdated, was the ultimate total winner. Or Geraint Thomas, whose thirty eighth birthday is on the twenty fifth of Could, takes the ultimate pink jersey. He must beat Tadej Pogačar. After all the Slovenian champion might win 13 levels within the 2024 Giro and set a brand new report…
What is going to Tadej Pogačar do on the 2024 Giro d’Italia?
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