1975 Giro d'Italia
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Dates | 17 May – 7 June | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 21, including two split stages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 3,963 km (2,462 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 111h 31' 24" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1975 Giro d'Italia was the 58th running of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours races. The Giro started in Milan, on 17 May, with a set of split stages and concluded with a summit finish to the Passo dello Stelvio, on 7 June, with another split stage, consisting of an individual time trial and a mass-start stage. A total of 90 riders from nine teams entered the 22-stage race, that was won by Italian Fausto Bertoglio of the Jolly Ceramica team. The second and third places were taken by Spaniard Francisco Galdós and Italian Felice Gimondi, respectively.[1][2][3]
Amongst the other classifications that the race awarded, Brooklyn's Roger De Vlaeminck won the points classification and Andrés Oliva and Francisco Galdós of KAS won the mountains classification. Brooklyn finished as the winners of the team points classification.
Teams[]
A total of nine teams were invited to participate in the 1975 Giro d'Italia. Each team sent a squad of ten riders, which meant that the race started with a peloton of 90 cyclists.[4] From the riders that began this edition, 70 made it to the finish on the Passo dello Stelvio.[4]
The teams entering the race were:
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Route and stages[]
The route for the race was revealed on 10 April 1975.[5][6][7]
Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
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1 | 17 May | Milan to Fiorano Modenese | 177 km (110 mi) | ![]() |
Plain stage | ![]() | |
2 | 18 May | Modena to Ancona | 249 km (155 mi) | ![]() |
Plain stage | ![]() | |
3 | 19 May | Ancona to Prati di Tivo | 175 km (109 mi) | ![]() |
Stage with mountain(s) | ![]() | |
4 | 20 May | Teramo to Campobasso | 258 km (160 mi) | ![]() |
Stage with mountain(s) | ![]() | |
5 | 21 May | Campobasso to Bari | 224 km (139 mi) | ![]() |
Plain stage | ![]() | |
6 | 22 May | Bari to Castrovillari | 213 km (132 mi) | ![]() |
Plain stage | ![]() | |
7a | 23 May | Castrovillari to Padula | 123 km (76 mi) | ![]() |
Stage with mountain(s) | ![]() | |
7b | Padula to Potenza | 80 km (50 mi) | ![]() |
Stage with mountain(s) | ![]() | ||
8 | 24 May | Potenza to Sorrento | 220 km (137 mi) | ![]() |
Stage with mountain(s) | ![]() | |
9 | 25 May | Sorrento to Frosinone | 222 km (138 mi) | ![]() |
Plain stage | ![]() | |
10 | 26 May | Frosinone to Tivoli | 176 km (109 mi) | ![]() |
Plain stage | ![]() | |
11 | 27 May | Rome to Orvieto | 158 km (98 mi) | ![]() |
Plain stage | ![]() | |
12 | 28 May | Chianciano Terme to Forte dei Marmi | 232 km (144 mi) | ![]() |
Plain stage | ![]() | |
13 | 29 May | Forte dei Marmi to Forte dei Marmi | 38 km (24 mi) | ![]() |
Individual time trial | ![]() | |
30 May | Rest day | ||||||
14 | 31 May | Il Ciocco to Il Ciocco | 13 km (8 mi) | ![]() |
Individual time trial | ![]() | |
15 | 1 June | Il Ciocco to Arenzano | 203 km (126 mi) | ![]() |
Stage with mountain(s) | ![]() | |
16 | 2 June | Arenzano to Orta San Giulio | 193 km (120 mi) | ![]() |
Plain stage | ![]() | |
17a | 3 June | Omegna to Pontoglio | 167 km (104 mi) | ![]() |
Plain stage | ![]() | |
17b | Pontoglio to Monte Maddalena | 46 km (29 mi) | ![]() |
Stage with mountain(s) | ![]() | ||
18 | 4 June | Brescia to Baselga di Piné | 223 km (139 mi) | ![]() |
Stage with mountain(s) | ![]() | |
19 | 5 June | Baselga di Piné to Pordenone | 175 km (109 mi) | ![]() |
Plain stage | ![]() | |
20 | 6 June | Pordenone to Alleghe | 197 km (122 mi) | ![]() |
Stage with mountain(s) | ![]() | |
21 | 7 June | Alleghe to Passo dello Stelvio | 186 km (116 mi) | ![]() |
Stage with mountain(s) | ![]() | |
Total | 3,963 km (2,462 mi) |
Classification leadership[]
![A winding road on the slopes of a mountain.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Passo_dello_stelvio.jpg/220px-Passo_dello_stelvio.jpg)
There were three main individual classifications contested in the 1975 Giro d'Italia, as well as a team competition. Three of them awarded jerseys to their leaders. The general classification was the most important and was calculated by adding each rider's finishing times on each stage.[8] The rider with the lowest cumulative time was the winner of the general classification and was considered the overall winner of the Giro.[8] The rider leading the classification wore a pink jersey to signify the classification's leadership.[8]
The second classification was the points classification. Riders received points for finishing in the top positions in a stage finish, with first place getting the most points, and lower placings getting successively fewer points.[8] The rider leading this classification wore a purple (or cyclamen) jersey.[8] The mountains classification was the third classification and its leader was denoted by the green jersey. In this ranking, points were won by reaching the summit of a climb ahead of other cyclists. Each climb was ranked as either first, second or third category, with more points available for higher category climbs. Most stages of the race included one or more categorized climbs, in which points were awarded to the riders that reached the summit first. The Cima Coppi, the race's highest point of elevation, awarded more points than the other first category climbs.[8] The Cima Coppi for this Giro was the Passo dello Stelvio. The first rider to cross the Stelvio was Spanish rider Francisco Galdós.
The final classification, the team classification, awarded no jersey to its leaders. This was calculated by adding together points earned by each rider on the team during each stage through the intermediate sprints, the categorized climbs, stage finishes, etc. The team with the most points led the classification.[8]
There were other minor classifications within the race, including the Campionato delle Regioni classification. This was a replacement for the "traguardi tricolore" classification that was calculated in previous years.[9] The leader wore a blue jersey with colored vertical stripes ("maglia azzurra con banda tricolore verticale").[9]
Final standings[]
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Denotes the winner of the General classification | ![]() |
Denotes the winner of the Mountains classification |
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Denotes the winner of the Points classification |
General classification[]
Rank | Name | Team | Time |
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1 | ![]() ![]() |
Jolly Ceramica | 111h 31' 24" |
2 | ![]() ![]() |
KAS | + 41" |
3 | ![]() |
Bianchi-Campagnolo | + 6' 18" |
4 | ![]() ![]() |
Brooklyn | + 7' 39" |
5 | ![]() |
Magniflex | + 8' 00" |
6 | ![]() |
Brooklyn | + 8' 13" |
7 | ![]() |
Scic | + 10' 32" |
8 | ![]() |
Furzi | + 13' 40" |
9 | ![]() |
KAS | + 14' 48" |
10 | ![]() |
Scic | + 14' 48" |
Points classification[]
Rider | Team | Points | |
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1 | ![]() ![]() |
Brooklyn | 346 |
2 | ![]() ![]() |
Jolly Ceramica | 159 |
3 | ![]() |
Bianchi-Campagnolo | 154 |
4 | ![]() |
Brooklyn | 148 |
5 | ![]() |
Zonca | 123 |
Mountains classification[]
Rider | Team | Points | |
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1 | ![]() ![]() |
KAS | 300 |
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KAS | ||
3 | ![]() ![]() |
Jolly Ceramica | 240 |
4 | ![]() |
Furzi | 150 |
5 | ![]() ![]() |
Brooklyn | 130 |
6 | ![]() |
Magniflex | 120 |
7 | ![]() |
Brooklyn | 110 |
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Bianchi-Campagnolo | ||
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Brooklyn | ||
10 | ![]() |
Jolly Ceramica | 80 |
Campionato delle Regioni classification[]
Rider | Team | Points | |
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1 | ![]() |
Brooklyn | 43 |
2 | ![]() |
Bianchi-Campagnolo | 31 |
3 | ![]() |
Zonca | 25 |
4 | ![]() |
Furzi | 23 |
5 | ![]() |
Brooklyn | 10 |
Combination classification[]
Rider | Team | Points | |
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1 | ![]() ![]() |
Brooklyn | ? |
2 | ![]() |
Bianchi-Campagnolo | ? |
3 | ![]() |
Bianchi-Campagnolo | ? |
4 | ![]() |
Brooklyn | ? |
5 | ![]() ![]() |
KAS | ? |
Team points classification[]
Team | Points | |
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1 | Brooklyn | 11,270 |
2 | Jolly Ceramica | 6,720 |
3 | KAS | 6,200 |
4 | Bianchi-Campagnolo | 5,895 |
5 | Scic | 3,485 |
References[]
Footnotes[]
- ^ Francisco Galdós & Andrés Oliva, both Spanish riders from the KAS team, finished the race with the same number of points in the mountains classification and were both winners.
Citations[]
- ^ "Bertoglio Se Adjudico El "Giro"" [Bertoglio was awarded the "Tour"] (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 8 June 1975. p. 19. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ Maurizio Caravella (8 June 1975). "Bertoglio resiste, Il Giro è suo" [Bertoglio resists, The Giro is his] (PDF). La Stampa (in Italian). Editrice La Stampa. p. 19. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ Gino Sala (8 June 1975). "Emozionante duello tra una muraglia di neve di folla" [Exciting duel between a wall of snow crowd] (PDF). l'Unità (in Italian). PCI. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Bill and Carol McGann. "1975 Giro d'Italia". Bike Race Info. Dog Ear Publishing. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ Gino Sala (11 April 1975). "Questo il <<Giro>> 1975" [This the Giro d'Italia 1975] (PDF). l'Unità (in Italian). PCI. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 April 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ "Merckx ne sera pas au départ" [Merckx will not be at the Start] (PDF). L'Impartial (in French). 17 May 1975. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2019 – via RERO.
- ^ "Merckx malade renonce au Giro" [Merckx sick renounces at the Giro] (PDF). Nouvelliste et Feuille d'Avis du Valais (in French). 17 May 1975. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2019 – via RERO.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Laura Weislo (13 May 2008). "Giro d'Italia classifications demystified". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 17 June 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "1975". Giro d'Italia. La Gazzetta dello Sport. 2017. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Clasificaciones oficiales" [Official classifications] (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 8 June 1975. p. 19. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "La classifica finale" [The final classification] (PDF). l'Unità (in Italian). PCI. 8 June 1975. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Cosi nel '75 sul traguardo dello Stelvio" [So in 1975 on the Stelvio finish line] (PDF). l'Unità (in Italian). PCI. 18 May 1976. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
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