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1956 Giro di Lombardia

Race details
Dates	21 October 1956
Stages	1
Distance	240 km (149.1 mi)
Winning time	6h 14' 20"
Results
Winner  André Darrigade (FRA) (Bianchi–Pirelli)   Second  Fausto Coppi (ITA) (Carpano–Coppi)   Third  Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) (Nivea–Fuchs–Clément)
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The 1956 Giro di Lombardia was the 50th edition of the Giro di Lombardia cycle race and was held on 21 October 1956. The race started and finished in Milan. The race was won by André Darrigade of the Bianchi team.

General classification

Final general classification 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.

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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