The 1974 Giro d'Italia was held from 16 May to June 8, 1974, starting from Vatican City. It was won by the Belgian Eddy Merckx.
This 57th edition covered 4,001 km at an average speed of 35.364 km/h, for a total of 22 stages.
Contents |
| Rank | Name | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddy Merckx | Belgium | 113h 08' 13" |
| 2 | Gianbattista Baronchelli | Italy | + 12" |
| 3 | Felice Gimondi | Italy | + 33" |
| 4 | Costantino Conti | Italy | + 2' 14" |
| 5 | José Manuel Fuente | Spain | + 3' 22" |
| 6 | Giovanni Battaglin | Italy | + 4' 22" |
| 7 | Francesco Moser | Italy | + 6' 17" |
| 8 | Vicente López Carril | Spain | + 10' 28" |
| 9 | Franco Bitossi | Italy | + 16' 05" |
| 10 | Gösta Pettersson | Sweden | + 17' 08" |
| Stage | from | to | km | Winner | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vatican City | Formia | 164 | Wilfried Reybrouck | Belgium |
| 2 | Formia | Pompei | 121 | Patrick Sercu | Belgium |
| 3 | Pompei | Sorrento | 137 | José Manuel Fuente | Spain |
| 4 | Sorrento | Sapri | 208 | Roger De Vlaeminck | Belgium |
| 5 | Sapri | Taranto | 215 | Piermattia Gavazzi | Italy |
| 6 | Taranto | Foggia | 206 | Franco Bitossi | Italy |
| 7 | Foggia | Chieti | 257 | Ugo Colombo | Italy |
| 8 | Chieti | Macerata | 150 | Franco Bitossi | Italy |
| 9 | Macerata | Carpegna | 191 | José Manuel Fuente | Spain |
| 10 | Carpegna | Modena | 205 | Patrick Sercu | Belgium |
| 11a | Modena | Il Ciocco | 153 | José Manuel Fuente | Spain |
| 11b | Il Ciocco | Forte dei Marmi | 62 | Patrick Sercu | Belgium |
| 12 | Forte dei Marmi | Forte dei Marmi (cron.) | 40 | Eddy Merckx | Belgium |
| 13 | Forte dei Marmi | Pietra Ligure | 231 | Enrico Paolini | Italy |
| 14 | Pietra Ligure | Sanremo | 189 | Giuseppe Perletto | Italy |
| 15 | Sanremo | Valenza | 206 | Ercole Gualazzini | Italy |
| 16 | Valenza | Monte Generoso | 158 | José Manuel Fuente | Spain |
| 17 | Como | Iseo | 158 | Santiago Lazcano | Spain |
| 18 | Iseo | Sella Valsugana | 190 | Franco Bitossi | Italy |
| 19 | Borgo Valsugana | Pordenone | 146 | Enrico Paolini | Italy |
| 20 | Pordenone | Tre Cime di Lavaredo | 163 | José Manuel Fuente | Spain |
| 21 | Misurina | Bassano del Grappa | 194 | Eddy Merckx | Belgium |
| 22 | Bassano del Grappa | Milano | 257 | Marino Basso | Italy |
The maglia rosa was worn by 3 riders:
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