1948 Giro di Lombardia

Race details
Dates	24 October 1948
Stages	1
Distance	222 km (137.9 mi)
Results
Winner   Fausto Coppi ( ITA)   Second   Adolfo Leoni ( ITA)   Third   Fritz Schär ( SUI)
←  1947 1949 →

The 1948 Giro di Lombardia, 42nd edition of the race, was held on 24 October 1948 on a total route of 222 km (137.9 mi). It was won for the third consecutive time by Italian Fausto Coppi, who reached the finish line with the time of 5h51 ' 55 "at an average of 37.849 km/h, preceding Adolfo Leoni and Fritz Schär.

127 cyclists took off from Milan and 74 of them completed the race. ^{[1] [2]}

General classification

Final general classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Fausto Coppi ( ITA)	Bianchi	5h51 ' 55 "
2	Adolfo Leoni ( ITA)	Legnano
3	Fritz Schär ( SUI)	Mondia
4	Alfredo Martini ( ITA)	Tebag
5	Vito Ortelli ( ITA)	Olympia–Dunlop
6	Antonin Rolland ( FRA)	Rhonson–Dunlop
7	Pino Cerami ( ITA)	Bèlgica
8	Giancarlo Astrua ( ITA)	Benotto
9	Pietro Giudici ( ITA)	Crennense SC
10	Settimio Simonini ( ITA)	Viani Cral Imperia

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