1956 Giro di Lombardia

The 1956 Giro di Lombardia was the 50th edition of the Giro di Lombardia cycle race and was held on 21 October 1956.[2] The race started and finished in Milan.[3] The race was won by André Darrigade of the Bianchi team.

1956 Giro di Lombardia
Race details
Dates21 October 1956
Stages1
Distance240[1] km (149.1 mi)
Winning time6h 14' 20"
Results
  Winner  André Darrigade (FRA) (Bianchi–Pirelli)
  Second  Fausto Coppi (ITA) (Carpano–Coppi)
  Third  Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) (Nivea–Fuchs–Clément)

General classification
Final general classification[4][5][nb 1]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  André Darrigade (FRA) Bianchi–Pirelli 6h 14' 20"
2  Fausto Coppi (ITA) Carpano–Coppi s.t.
3  Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) Nivea–Fuchs–Clément s.t.
4  Giorgio Albani (ITA) Legnano s.t.
5  Bruno Monti (ITA) Atala s.t.
6  Roger Decock (BEL) Faema–Guerra s.t.
7  Louison Bobet (FRA) Bobet–BP–Hutchinson s.t.
8  Diego Ronchini (ITA) Bianchi–Pirelli s.t.
9  Alfred De Bruyne (BEL) Mercier–BP–Hutchinson s.t.
10  Aimé Van Avermaet (BEL) Independent s.t.

Notes
  1. Rik Van Looy arrived 4th, but was disqualified.[3]
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References
  1. "Tour of Lombardy -Il Lombardia (Giro di Lombardia)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  2. "1956 Giro di Lombardia results (Tour of Lombardy)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  3. "50ème Giro di Lombardia 1956". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 26 January 2004.
  4. "Tour de Lombardie 1956". LesSports.info. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  5. "1956 Il Lombardia". First Cycling. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
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