Closest-run Giro d'Italia

Closest-run Giro d'Italia
Who
Fiorenzo Magni, Ezio Cecchi
What
11 second(s)
Where
Italy
When
06 June 1948
The time between winner Fiorenzo Magni and runner-up Ezio Cecchi (both Italy) crossing the finish line in the 1948 Giro d'Italia was just 11 seconds – the closest ever finish in the Grand Tour race, which debuted in 1909. The second closest Giro d'Italia was when Eddy Merckx beat Gian Battista Baronchelli in 1974, with a difference of just 12 seconds between them.