1 Mario Cipollini  42 2 Alfredo Binda  41 3 Learco Guerra  31 4 Costante Girardengo  30 5 Eddy Merckx  25 6 Giuseppe Saronni  24 7 Francesco Moser  23 8 Roger De Vlaeminck 22 8 Alessandro Petacchi  22 10 Fausto Coppi  22

The legendary ascent of the Giro d’Italia in 1956 was also part of the race in 1978, 1992 and 2006. Stage winners of these occasions: 1956  Merano – Monte Bondone (242 km) Charly Gaul (maglia rosa: Charly Gaul) 1978  Cavalese – Monte Bondone (205 km) Wladimiro Panizza (maglia rosa: JohanContinue Reading

Charly Gaul (LUX) Faema-Guerra 101h 39′ 49″ 2 Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) Nivea-Fuchs + 3′ 27″ 3 Agostino Coletto (ITA) Fréjus + 6′ 53″ 4 Cleto Maule (ITA) Torpado + 7′ 25″ 5 Aldo Moser (ITA) Torpado + 7′ 30″ 6 Alessandro Fantini (ITA) Atala-Pirelli + 8′ 46″ 7 Jean BrankartContinue Reading

Tour de France winner 1959 Winner of the Tour de France Mountains Classification 1954, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1964 Winner of the Giro d’Italia Mountains Classification 1956 Winner of the Vuelta a Espana Mountains Classification 1957, 1958 11 Grand Tour stage victories (7 TDF, 3 Vuelta, 1 Giro) Grand TourContinue Reading