2018 Giro d'Italia

Complete History of Giro d'Italia Champions

Complete History of Giro d'Italia Champions

A look at all of the general classification winners at the Giro d'Italia.

May 2, 2018 by Joe Battaglia
2018 Giro d'Italia - The Maglia Rosa

Complete History Of The Giro d'Italia

Year
Country
Cyclist
Sponsor/team
1909
Italy
Luigi Ganna
Atala-Dunlop
1910
Italy
Carlo Galetti
Atala-Continental
1911
Italy
Carlo Galetti
Bianchi
1912
Italy

Atala-Dunlop
1913
Italy
Carlo Oriani
Maino
1914
Italy
Alfonso Calzolari
Stucchi-Dunlop
1915

Not contested

1916

Not contested

1917

Not contested

1918

Not contested

1919
Italy
Costante Girardengo
Stucchi-Dunlop
1920
Italy
Gaetano Belloni
Bianchi
1921
Italy
Giovanni Brunero
Legnano-Pirelli
1922
Italy
Giovanni Brunero
Legnano-Pirelli
1923
Italy
Costante Girardengo
Maino
1924
Italy
Giuseppe Enrici

1925
Italy
Alfredo Binda
Legnano-Pirelli
1926
Italy
Giovanni Brunero
Legnano-Pirelli
1927
Italy
Alfredo Binda
Legnano-Pirelli
1928
Italy
Alfredo Binda
Wolsit-Pirelli
1929
Italy
Alfredo Binda
Legnano-Torpedo
1930
Italy
Luigi Marchisio
Legnano-Pirelli
1931
Italy
Francesco Camusso
Gloria-Hutchinson
1932
Italy
Antonio Pesenti
Wolsit-Hutchinson
1933
Italy
Alfredo Binda*
Legnano-Clément
1934
Italy
Learco Guerra
Maino-Clément
1935
Italy
Vasco Bergamaschi
Maino-Girardengo
1936
Italy
Gino Bartali
Legnano-Wolsit
1937
Italy
Gino Bartali
Legnano
1938
Italy
Giovanni Valetti
Frejus
1939
Italy
Giovanni Valetti
Frejus
1940
Italy
Fausto Coppi
Legnano
1941

Not contested

1942

Not contested

1943

Not contested

1944

Not contested

1945

Not contested

1946
Italy
Gino Bartali
Legnano-Pirelli
1947
Italy
Fausto Coppi
Bianchi
1948
Italy
Fiorenzo Magni
Wilier Triestina
1949
Italy
Fausto Coppi
Bianchi-Ursus
1950
Switzerland
Hugo Koblet
Guerra-Ursus
1951
Italy
Fiorenzo Magni
Ganna-Ursus
1952
Italy
Fausto Coppi
Bianchi-Pirelli
1953
Italy
Fausto Coppi
Bianchi-Pirelli
1954
Switzerland
Carlo Clerici
Guerra-Ursus
1955
Italy
Fiorenzo Magni
Clément-Fuchs
1956
Luxembourg
Charly Gaul
Faema-Guerra
1957
Italy
Gastone Nencini
Leo-Chlorodont
1958
Italy
Ercole Baldini
Legnano
1959
Luxembourg
Charly Gaul
EMI
1960
France
Jacques Anquetil
Fynsec-Helyett
1961
Italy
Arnaldo Pambianco
Fides
1962
Italy
Franco Balmamion
Carpano
1963
Italy
Franco Balmamion
Carpano
1964
France
Jacques Anquetil
Saint-Raphaël-Gitane-Dunlop
1965
Italy
Vittorio Adorni
Salvarani
1966
Italy
Gianni Motta
Molteni
1967
Italy
Felice Gimondi
Salvarani
1968
Belgium
Eddy Merckx
Faema
1969
Italy
Felice Gimondi
Salvarani
1970
Belgium
Eddy Merckx
Faemino-Faema
1971
Sweden
Gösta Pettersson
Ferretti
1972
Belgium
Eddy Merckx
Molteni
1973
Belgium
Eddy Merckx
Molteni
1974
Belgium
Eddy Merckx
Molteni
1975
Italy
Fausto Bertoglio
Jollj Ceramica
1976
Italy
Felice Gimondi
Bianchi-Campagnolo
1977
Belgium
Michel Pollentier
Flandria-Velda-Latina Assicurazioni
1978
Belgium
Johan De Muynck
Bianchi-Faema
1979
Italy
Giuseppe Saronni
Scic-Bottecchia
1980
France
Bernard Hinault
Renault-Gitane
1981
Italy
Giovanni Battaglin
Inoxpran
1982
France
Bernard Hinault
Renault-Elf-Gitane
1983
Italy
Giuseppe Saronni
Del Tongo-Colnago
1984
Italy
Francesco Moser
Gis Gelati-Tuc Lu
1985
France
Bernard Hinault
La Vie Claire-Look
1986
Italy
Roberto Visentini
Carrera Jeans-Vagabond
1987
Ireland
Stephen Roche
Carrera Jeans-Vagabond
1988
United States
Andrew Hampsten*
7-Eleven-Hoonved
1989
France
Laurent Fignon
Super U-Raleigh-Fiat
1990
Italy
Gianni Bugno
Chateau d'Ax-Salotti
1991
Italy
Franco Chioccioli
Del Tongo-MG Boys
1992
Spain
Miguel Indurain
Banesto
1993
Spain
Miguel Indurain
Banesto
1994
Russia
Evgeni Berzin#
Gewiss-Ballan
1995
Switzerland
Tony Rominger
Mapei-GB-Latexco
1996
Russia
Pavel Tonkov
Panaria-Vinavil
1997
Italy
Ivan Gotti
Saeco
1998
Italy
Marco Pantani
Mercatone Uno-Bianchi
1999
Italy
Ivan Gotti
Team Polti
2000
Italy
Stefano Garzelli
Mercatone Uno-Albacom
2001
Italy
Gilberto Simoni
Lampre-Daikin
2002
Italy
Paolo Savoldelli
Index-Alexia Alluminio
2003
Italy
Gilberto Simoni
Saeco Macchine per Caffè
2004
Italy
Damiano Cunego
Saeco Macchine per Caffè
2005
Italy
Paolo Savoldelli
Discovery Channel
2006
Italy
Ivan Basso
Team CSC
2007
Italy
Danilo Di Luca
Liquigas
2008
Spain
Alberto Contador
Astana
2009
Russia
Denis Menchov
Rabobank
2010
Italy
Ivan Basso
Liquigas-Doimo
2011
Italy
Michele Scarponi
Lampre-ISD
2012
Canada
Ryder Hesjedal
Garmin-Barracuda
2013
Italy
Vincenzo Nibali
Astana
2014
Colombia
Nairo Quintana#
Movistar Team
2015
Spain
Alberto Contador
Tinkoff-Saxo
2016
Italy
Vincenzo Nibali
Astana
2017
Netherlands
Tom Dumoulin
Team Sunweb
2018
Great Britain
Chris Froome
Team Sky