1970 Giro d'Italia

The 1970 Giro d'Italia of cycling, 53rd edition of the Corsa Rosa, was held from 18 May to 7 June 1970. It consisted of 20 stages and was won by Eddy Merckx.

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Final results

General classification

The top ten of the general classification:[1]

Rank Cyclist Time
1  Eddy Merckx (BEL) 90h 08' 47s
2  Felice Gimondi (ITA) + 3' 14s
3  Martin Van Den Bossche (BEL) + 4' 59"
4  Michele Dancelli (ITA) + 7' 07s
5  Italo Zilioli (ITA) + 8' 14s
6  Gösta Pettersson (SWE) + 9' 20s
7  Franco Bitossi (ITA) + 13' 10s
8  Miguel María Lasa (ESP) + 19' 25s
9  Ole Ritter (DEN) + 21' 17s
10  Vittorio Adorni (ITA) + 21' 29s

Pink jersey holders

Cyclist Stages
 Franco Bitossi (ITA) 1st-6th
 Eddy Merckx (BEL) 7th to the end

Other jerseys

Points classification
Rank Cyclist Points
1  Franco Bitossi (ITA)  ?
Mountains classification[1]
Rank Cyclist Points
1  Martin Van Den Bossche (BEL) 460
2  Italo Zilioli (ITA) 420
3  Luciano Armani (ITA) 300

References