# 1958 Giro d'Italia

The 1958 Giro d'Italia was the 41st running of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tour races. The Giro started in Milan, on 18 May, with a 178 km (110.6 mi) stage and concluded back in Milan, on 8 June, with a 177 km (110.0 mi) leg. A total of 120 riders from 15 teams entered the 20-stage race, which was won by Italian Ercole Baldini of the Legnano team. The second and third places were taken by Belgian Jean Brankart and Luxembourgian Charly Gaul, respectively.

## Teams

A total of 15 teams were invited to participate in the 1958 Giro d'Italia. Each team sent a squad of eight riders, so the Giro began with a peloton of 120 cyclists. Out of the 120 riders that started this edition of the Giro d'Italia, a total of 77 riders made it to the finish in Milan.
The 15 teams that took part in the race were:
| Asborno Atala Bianchi Cali' Broni-Girardengo Chlorodont | Faema Carpano Geminiani-Saint Raphaël Ghigi Ignis | Legnano Mercier B.P.-St. Vincent Molteni San Pelligrino Sport Torpado |

## Route and stages

The route was released on 27 March 1958 in Saint Vincent.
The photofinish was introduced to the race, which allowed the rider's times to be determined to the hundredth of a second.
Stage results :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
| 1 | 18 May | Milan to Varese | 178 km (111 mi) | | Plain stage | Willy Vannitsen (BEL) |
| 2 | 19 May | Varese to Comerio | 26 km (16 mi) | | Individual time trial | Ercole Baldini (ITA) |
| 3 | 20 May | Varese to Saint-Vincent | 187 km (116 mi) | | Plain stage | Salvador Botella (ESP) |
| 4 | 21 May | Saint-Vincent to Collina di Superga | 132 km (82 mi) | | Stage with mountain(s) | Federico Bahamontes (ESP) |
| 5 | 22 May | Turin to Mondovì | 193 km (120 mi) | | Stage with mountain(s) | Alfredo Sabbadin (ITA) |
| 6 | 23 May | Mondovì to Chiavari | 258 km (160 mi) | | Stage with mountain(s) | Silvano Ciampi (ITA) |
| 7 | 24 May | Chiavari to Forte dei Marmi | 115 km (71 mi) | | Stage with mountain(s) | Guido Boni (ITA) |
| | 25 May | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day |
| 8 | 26 May | Viareggio to Viareggio | 59.1 km (37 mi) | | Individual time trial | Ercole Baldini (ITA) |
| 9 | 27 May | Florence to Viterbo | 215 km (134 mi) | | Stage with mountain(s) | Nino Defilippis (ITA) |
| 10 | 28 May | Viterbo to Rome | 155 km (96 mi) | | Plain stage | Gastone Nencini (ITA) |
| 11 | 29 May | Rome to Scanno | 225 km (140 mi) | | Stage with mountain(s) | Nino Defilippis (ITA) |
| 12 | 30 May | Scanno to San Benedetto del Tronto | 211 km (131 mi) | | Plain stage | Pierino Baffi (ITA) |
| 13 | 31 May | San Benedetto del Tronto to Cattolica | 192 km (119 mi) | | Stage with mountain(s) | Guido Carlesi (ITA) |
| 14 | 1 June | City of San Marino (San Marino) to City of San Marino (San Marino) | 12 km (7 mi) | | Individual time trial | Charly Gaul (LUX) |
| 15 | 2 June | Cesena to Bosco Chiesanuova | 249 km (155 mi) | | Stage with mountain(s) | Ercole Baldini (ITA) |
| 16 | 3 June | Verona to Levico Terme | 200 km (124 mi) | | Plain stage | Miguel Poblet (ESP) |
| | 4 June | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day |
| 17 | 5 June | Levico Terme to Bolzano | 198 km (123 mi) | | Stage with mountain(s) | Ercole Baldini (ITA) |
| 18 | 6 June | Bolzano to Trento | 183 km (114 mi) | | Stage with mountain(s) | Gastone Nencini (ITA) |
| 19 | 7 June | Trento to Gardone Riviera | 176 km (109 mi) | | Stage with mountain(s) | Miguel Poblet (ESP) |
| 20 | 8 June | Salò to Milan | 177 km (110 mi) | | Plain stage | Miguel Poblet (ESP) |
| | Total | Total | 3,341.1 km (2,076 mi) | 3,341.1 km (2,076 mi) | 3,341.1 km (2,076 mi) | 3,341.1 km (2,076 mi) | 3,341.1 km (2,076 mi) |

## Classification leadership

One different jersey was worn during the 1958 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.
For the points classification, which awarded no jersey to its leader, cyclists were given points for finishing a stage in the top 15. This classification was also known as the Trofeo A. Carli. The mountains classification leader. 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. Although no jersey was awarded, there was also one classification for the teams, in which the stage finish times of the best three cyclists per team were added; the leading team was the one with the lowest total time.
Classification leadership by stage :
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Team classification |
| 1 | Willy Vannitsen | Willy Vannitsen | Willy Vannitsen | not awarded | Ghigi |
| 2 | Ercole Baldini | Ercole Baldini | Miguel Poblet | not awarded | Legnano |
| 3 | Salvador Botella | Arnaldo Pambianco | Miguel Poblet | not awarded | Faema |
| 4 | Federico Bahamontes | Aldo Moser | Miguel Poblet | Federico Bahamontes | Faema |
| 5 | Alfredo Sabbadin | Salvador Botella | Miguel Poblet | Federico Bahamontes | Faema |
| 6 | Silvano Ciampi | Giovanni Pettinati | Miguel Poblet | Federico Bahamontes | Faema |
| 7 | Guido Boni | Giovanni Pettinati | Miguel Poblet | Federico Bahamontes | Faema |
| 8 | Ercole Baldini | Giovanni Pettinati | Miguel Poblet | Federico Bahamontes | Faema |
| 9 | Nino Defilippis | Giovanni Pettinati | Miguel Poblet | Federico Bahamontes | Faema |
| 10 | Gastone Nencini | Giovanni Pettinati | Miguel Poblet | Federico Bahamontes | Faema |
| 11 | Nino Defilippis | Giovanni Pettinati | Miguel Poblet | Federico Bahamontes | Faema |
| 12 | Pierino Baffi | Agostino Coletto | Miguel Poblet | Federico Bahamontes | Faema |
| 13 | Guido Carlesi | Agostino Coletto | Miguel Poblet | Federico Bahamontes | Carpano |
| 14 | Charly Gaul | Agostino Coletto | Miguel Poblet | Federico Bahamontes | Carpano |
| 15 | Ercole Baldini | Ercole Baldini | Miguel Poblet | Federico Bahamontes | Carpano |
| 16 | Miguel Poblet | Ercole Baldini | Miguel Poblet | Federico Bahamontes | Carpano |
| 17 | Ercole Baldini | Ercole Baldini | Miguel Poblet | Jean Brankart | Carpano |
| 18 | Gastone Nencini | Ercole Baldini | Miguel Poblet | Jean Brankart | Faema |
| 19 | Miguel Poblet | Ercole Baldini | Miguel Poblet | Jean Brankart | Faema |
| 20 | Miguel Poblet | Ercole Baldini | Miguel Poblet | Jean Brankart | Carpano |
| Final | Final | Ercole Baldini | Miguel Poblet | Jean Brankart | Carpano |

## Final standings
### General classification

Final general classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Name | Team | Time |
| 1 | Ercole Baldini (ITA) | Legnano | 92h 9' 30" |
| 2 | Jean Brankart (BEL) | St. Raphaël | + 4' 17" |
| 3 | Charly Gaul (LUX) | Faema | + 6' 07" |
| 4 | Louison Bobet (FRA) | Mercier | + 9' 27" |
| 5 | Gastone Nencini (ITA) | Chlorodant | + 10' 36" |
| 6 | Miguel Poblet (ESP) | Ignis | + 11' 07" |
| 7 | Jesús Loroño (ESP) | Faema | + 12' 12" |
| 8 | Raphaël Géminiani (FRA) | St. Raphaël | + 13' 12" |
| 9 | Pasquale Fornara (ITA) | Ignis | + 14' 13" |
| 10 | Aldo Moser (ITA) | Cali | + 15' 00" |

### Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–5) :
| | Name | Team | Points |
| 1 | Jean Brankart (BEL) | St. Raphaël | 56 |
| 2 | Ercole Baldini (ITA) | Legnano | 39 |
| 3 | Charly Gaul (LUX) | Faema | 38 |
| 4 | Federico Bahamontes (ESP) | Faema | 37 |
| 5 | Nino Defilippis (ITA) | Carpano | 19 |

### Points classification

Final points classification (1–5) :
| | Name | Team | Points |
| 1 | Miguel Poblet (ESP) | Ignis | 182 |
| 2 | Ercole Baldini (ITA) | Legnano | 144 |
| 3 | Jean Brankart (BEL) | St. Raphaël | 111 |
| 4 | Gastone Nencini (ITA) | Chlorodant | 96 |
| 5 | Nino Defilippis (ITA) | Carpano | 82.5 |
| 6 | Giuseppe Fallarini (ITA) | Asborno | 81 |
| 7 | Louison Bobet (FRA) | Mercier | 80 |
| 8 | Charly Gaul (LUX) | Faema | 77 |
| 9 | Josef Planckaert (BEL) | Carpano | 70 |
| 9 | Rino Benedetti (ITA) | Cali | 70 |

### Intermediate sprints classification

Final intermediate sprints classification (1–9) :
| | Name | Team | Points |
| 1 | Alessandro Fantini (ITA) | Atala | 35 |
| 2 | Vito Favero (ITA) | Atala | 28 |
| 3 | Pierino Baffi (ITA) | Chlorodont | 21 |
| 4 | Miguel Poblet (ESP) | Ignis | 18 |
| 5 | Giorgio Menini (ITA) | San Pellegrino | 13 |
| 6 | Mario Baroni (ITA) | Torpado | 10 |
| 7 | Nino Catalano (ITA) | Cali | 8 |
| 8 | Guido Carlesi (ITA) | Chlorodont | 6 |
| 9 | Waldemaro Bartolozzi (ITA) | Legnano | 5 |
| 9 | Guido Boni (ITA) | Bianchi | 5 |
| 9 | Jesús Galdeano (ESP) | Faema | 5 |
| 9 | Cleto Maule (ITA) | Torpado | 5 |
| 9 | Federico Bahamontes (ESP) | Faema | 5 |
| 9 | Bruno Tognaccini (ITA) | Ignis | 5 |
| 9 | Giuseppe Pintarelli (ITA) | Cali | 5 |
| 9 | Armando Pellegrini (ITA) | Faema | 5 |

### Team classification

Final team classification (1–7) :
| | Team | Time |
| 1 | Carpano | 276h 41' 22" |
| 2 | Faema | + 6' 13" |
| 3 | St. Raphaël | + 41' 23" |
| 4 | San Pellegrino | + 53' 08" |
| 5 | Atala | + 1h 04' 32" |
| 6 | Legnano | + 1h 15' 56" |
| 7 | Ignis | + 1h 21' 48" |

### Minor awards

The race jury and the director established a classification for awards "on merit", which Giorgio Menini (San Pellegrino) won with six points. With this classification victory, Menini won 300,000 lire. Guido Boni (Bianchi), Guido Carlesi (Chlorodont), Alfredo Zagano (Asborno), Jesús Galdeano (Faema), and Gianni Ferlenghi (Bianchi) placed second in the classification and split 300,000 lire.