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| Dates | 8–30 May 1937 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 19, including four split stages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3,840 km (2,386 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 112h 49' 28" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1937 Giro d'Italia was the 25th edition of the Giro d'Italia, organized and sponsored by the newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport. The race began on 8 May in Milan with a stage that stretched 165 km (103 mi) to Turin, finishing back in Milan on 30 May after a split stage and a total distance covered of 3,840 km (2,386 mi). The race was won by Gino Bartali of the Legnano team, with fellow Italians Giovanni Valetti and Enrico Mollo coming in second and third respectively.
Of the 98 riders that began the Giro d'Italia on 8 May,[1] 41 of them made it to the finish in Milan on 30 May.[2] Riders were allowed to ride on their own or as a member of a team or group; 65riders competed as part of a team, while the remaining 33 competed independently.[1] The four teams that partook in the race were: Bianchi, Fréjus, Ganna, and Legnano.[1][2] Each team was composed of seven riders.[1] There were also seven groups, made up of five riders each, that participated in the race.[1] Those groups were: Italiani All'Estero, Bertoldo, Il Littoriale, S S. Parioli, Belgi, Svizzeri, and Tedeschi.[1]
The peloton was composed primarily of Italian riders.[2] The field featured four former Giro d'Italia winners with the 1931 race winner Francesco Camusso, 1934 winner Learco Guerra, Vasco Bergamaschi who won the race in 1935, and returning champion Gino Bartali.[1][2] Other notable Italian riders included Olimpio Bizzi, Giovanni Valetti, and Giuseppe Olmo.[1][2] Notable foreign entrants were the Belgian riders Alfons Deloor, Alfons Schepers, and Antoine Dignef, and also the Swiss rider Leo Amberg who placed high at the 1936 Tour de France.[1][2]
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type[Notes 1] | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 May | MilantoTurin | 165 km (103 mi) | 
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Plain stage |  Nello Troggi (ITA)
| |
| 2 | 9 May | TorinotoAcqui Terme | 148 km (92 mi) |
|
Plain stage | Quirico Bernacchi (ITA)
| |
| 3 | 10 May | Acqui TermetoGenoa | 158 km (98 mi) |
|
Plain stage | Giovanni Valetti (ITA)
| |
| 4 | 11 May | GenoatoViareggio | 186 km (116 mi) | 
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Stage with mountain(s) | Olimpio Bizzi (ITA)
| |
| 5a | 12 May | ViareggiotoMarina di Massa | 60 km (37 mi) | 
|
Team time trial | Legnano | |
| 5b | Marina di MassatoLivorno | 114 km (71 mi) |
|
Plain stage | Olimpio Bizzi (ITA)
| ||
| 13 May | Rest day | ||||||
| 6 | 14 May | LivornotoArezzo | 190 km (118 mi) |
|
Plain stage | Giuseppe Olmo (ITA)
| |
| 7 | 15 May | ArezzotoRieti | 206 km (128 mi) |
|
Plain stage | Marco Cimatti (ITA)
| |
| 8a | 16 May | RietitoMonte Terminillo | 20 km (12 mi) |
|
Individual time trial | Gino Bartali (ITA)
| |
| 8b | RietitoRome | 152 km (94 mi) |
|
Stage with mountain(s) | Raffaele Di Paco (ITA)
| ||
| 9 | 17 May | RometoNaples | 250 km (155 mi) |
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Plain stage | Learco Guerra (ITA)
| |
| 18 May | Rest day | ||||||
| 10 | 19 May | NaplestoFoggia | 166 km (103 mi) |
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Stage with mountain(s) | Gino Bartali (ITA)
| |
| 11a | 20 May | FoggiatoSan Severo | 186 km (116 mi) |
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Stage with mountain(s) | Walter Generati (ITA)
| |
| 11b | San SeverotoCampobasso | 105 km (65 mi) |
|
Plain stage | Cesare Del Cancia (ITA)
| ||
| 12 | 21 May | CampobassotoPescara | 258 km (160 mi) |
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Stage with mountain(s) | Marco Cimatti (ITA)
| |
| 13 | 22 May | PescaratoAncona | 194 km (121 mi) |
|
Plain stage | Aldo Bini (ITA)
| |
| 14 | 23 May | AnconatoForlì | 178 km (111 mi) |
|
Plain stage | Aldo Bini (ITA)
| |
| 24 May | Rest day | ||||||
| 15 | 25 May | ForlìtoVittorio Veneto | 266 km (165 mi) |
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Plain stage | Glauco Servadei (ITA)
| |
| 16 | 26 May | Vittorio VenetotoMerano | 227 km (141 mi) |
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Stage with mountain(s) | Gino Bartali (ITA)
| |
| 17 | 27 May | MeranotoGardone Riviera | 190 km (118 mi) |
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Stage with mountain(s) | Gino Bartali (ITA)
| |
| 28 May | Rest day | ||||||
| 18 | 29 May | Gardone RivieratoSan Pellegrino Terme | 129 km (80 mi) |
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Plain stage | Glauco Servadei (ITA)
| |
| 19a | 30 May | San Pellegrino TermetoComo | 151 km (94 mi) |
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Plain stage | Marco Cimatti (ITA)
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| 19b | ComotoMilan | 141 km (88 mi) |
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Stage with mountain(s) | Aldo Bini (ITA)
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| Total | 3,840 km (2,386 mi) | ||||||
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.[3]
The liberi classification, one similar to the general classification was calculated, using only independent riders and riders that came as members of groups.[4]
In the mountains classification, the race organizers selected different mountains that the route crossed and awarded points to the riders who crossed them first.[3]
The winner of the team classification was determined by adding the finish times of the best three cyclists per team together and the team with the lowest total time was the winner.[2][4] If a team had fewer than three riders finish, they were not eligible for the classification.[4] The group classification was decided in the same manner, but the classification was exclusive to the competing groups.[4]
The rows in the following table correspond to the jerseys awarded after that stage was run.
| Legend | |
|---|---|
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Denotes the winner of the General classification |
| Rank | Name | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gino Bartali (ITA) 
|
Legnano | 122h 25' 40" |
| 2 | Giovanni Valetti (ITA)
|
Fréjus | + 8' 18" |
| 3 | Enrico Mollo (ITA)
|
Fréjus | + 17' 38" |
| 4 | Severino Canavesi (ITA)
|
Ganna | + 21' 38" |
| 5 | Cesare Del Cancia (ITA)
|
Ganna | + 23' 18" |
| 6 | Walter Generati (ITA)
|
Fréjus | + 27' 28" |
| 7 | Edoardo Molinar (ITA)
|
— | + 30' 31" |
| 8 | Bernardo Rogora (ITA)
|
— | + 32' 07" |
| 9 | Ambrogio Morelli (ITA)
|
Italiani all'Estero | + 48' 22" |
| 10 | Adriano Vignoli (ITA)
|
— | + 55' 19" |
| Rank | Name | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edoardo Molinar (ITA)
|
— | 122h 59' 41" |
| 2 | Bernardo Rogora (ITA)
|
— | + 5' 07" |
| 3 | Ambrogio Morelli (ITA)
|
Italiani all'Estero | + 14' 21" |
| 4 | Adriano Vignoli (ITA)
|
— | + 21' 18" |
| 5 | Fausto Montesi (ITA)
|
— | + 27' 04" |
| 6 |  Leo Amberg (SUI)
|
— | + 30' 14" |
| 7 | Luigi Barral (ITA)
|
Bertoldo | + 39' 49" |
| 8 | Settimo Simonini (ITA)
|
Il Littoriale | + 42' 44" |
| 9 | Zoarino Guidi (ITA)
|
Il Littoriale | + 54' 59" |
| 10 | Francesco Patti (ITA)
|
— | + 1h 10' 09" |
| Rank | Name | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gino Bartali (ITA)
|
Legnano | 37 |
| 2 | Enrico Mollo (ITA)
|
Fréjus | 35 |
| 3 | Luigi Barral (ITA)
|
Bertoldo | 22 |
| 4 | Ezio Checchi (ITA)
|
— | 9 |
| 5 | Adalino Mealli (ITA)
|
Legnano | 8 |
| 6 | Walter Generati (ITA)
|
Fréjus | 6 |
| Giovanni Valetti (ITA)
|
Fréjus | ||
| 8 | Marco Cimatti (ITA)
|
Italiani all'Estero | 5 |
| 9 | Cesare Del Gancia (ITA)
|
Ganna | 3 |
| Edoardo Molinar (ITA)
|
— |
| Rank | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fréjus | 367h 50' 24" |
| 2 | Ganna | + 1h 24' 24" |
| 3 | Legnano-Wolsit | + 2h 24' 58" |
| Rank | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Il Littoriale | 370h 58' 04" |
| 2 | Italiani all'estero | + 21' 27" |
| 3 | Bertoldo | + 1h 05' 37" |
| 4 | Stranieri | + 4h 10' 09" |
