1991 Giro d'Italia
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| Dates | 26 May — 16 June | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 21, including one split stage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3,715 km (2,308 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 99h 35' 43" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Winner |
 Franco Chioccioli (ITA)
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(Del Tongo-MG Boys Maglificio) |
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| Second |
Claudio Chiappucci (ITA)
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(Carrera Jeans–Tassoni) | |
| Third |
Massimiliano Lelli (ITA)
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(Ari-Ceramiche Ariostea) | |
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Points |
Claudio Chiappucci (ITA)
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(Carrera Jeans–Tassoni) |
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Mountains |
 Iñaki Gastón (ESP)
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(CLAS-Cajastur) |
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Youth |
Massimiliano Lelli (ITA)
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(Ari-Ceramiche Ariostea) |
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Intergiro |
Alberto Leanizbarrutia (ESP)
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(CLAS-Cajastur) |
| Team | Carrera Jeans–Tassoni | ||
The 1991 Giro d'Italia was the 74th edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Giro began on May 26 with a mass-start stage that began and ended in the Italian city of Olbia. The race came to a close in Milan on June 16. Twenty teams entered the race, which was won by the Italian Franco Chioccioli of the Del Tongo-MG Boys Maglificio team. Second and third respectively were the Italians Claudio Chiappucci and Massimiliano Lelli.
The race was first led by Frenchman Philippe Casado who won the first stage into Olbia. Casado lost the race leader's maglia rosa (English: pink jersey) after stage 2a that contained a mountainous course. Éric Boyer took the race lead from Chioccioli after winning the event's fourth stage. However, he lost the lead back to Chioccioli the following day. Chioccioli protected his lead and built upon his advantage by winning three stages of the race before the race's finish.
In the race's other classifications, Massimiliano Lelli of the Ari-Ceramiche Ariostea team finished as the best rider aged 25 or under in the general classification, finishing in third place overall; Carrera Jeans–Tassoni rider Claudio Chiappucci won the points classification, Iñaki Gastón of the CLAS-Cajastur team won the mountains classification, and CLAS-Cajastur rider Alberto Leanizbarrutia won the intergiro classification. Carrera Jeans-Tassoni finished as the winners of the team classification.
Twenty teams were invited by the race organizers to participate in the 1991 edition of the Giro d'Italia, ten of which were based outside of Italy. Each team sent a squad of nine riders, which meant that the race started with a peloton of 180 cyclists. The presentation of the teams – where each team's roster and manager were introduced in front the media and local dignitaries – took place on 25 May. From the riders that began the race, 133 made it to the finish in Milan.
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