1962 Giro d'Italia

The 1962 Giro d'Italia of cycling, 45th edition of the Corsa Rosa, was held from 19 May to 9 June 1962. It consisted of 21 stages and was won by Franco Balmamion. The 1962 Giro d'Italia did not have any time trials, and was designed to visit many tourist attractions.[1]

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Final classification

General classification[1]
Cyclist Time
1  Franco Balmamion (ITA) 123h 07' 03s
2  Imerio Massignan (ITA) + 3' 57s
3  Nino Defilippis (ITA) + 5' 02s
4  Vito Taccone (ITA) + 5' 21s
5  Vittorio Adorni (ITA) + 7' 11s
6  José Pérez Francés (ESP) + 7' 29s
7  Ercole Baldini (ITA) + 7' 54s
8  Graziano Battistini (ITA) + 8' 05s
9  Guido Carlesi (ITA) + 14' 22s
10  Armand Desmet (BEL) + 15' 55s

Leaders of the general classification

Cyclist Stages
 Dino Liviero (ITA) 1st
 Graziano Battistini (ITA) 2nd, 14th-16th
 Antonio Suárez (ESP) 3rd-5th
 Vincenzo Meco (ITA) 6th
 Armand Desmet (BEL) 7th-13th
 Franco Balmamion (ITA) 17th-final

Other classifications

References