1970 Giro d'Italia
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| Race details | |||
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| Dates | 18 May - 7 June | ||
| Stages | 20 | ||
| Distance | 3,292 km (2,046 mi) | ||
| Winning time | 90h 08' 47" (36.518 km/h or 22.691 mph) | ||
| Palmares | |||
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Winner | .svg.png){kind=small} Eddy Merckx (BEL) |
(Faemino) |
| Second |  Felice Gimondi (ITA) |
(Salvarani) | |
| Third | Martin Van Den Bossche (BEL) |
(Molteni) | |
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Points | Franco Bitossi (ITA) |
(Filotex) |
| Mountains | Martin Van Den Bossche (BEL) |
(Molteni) | |
| Team | Faemino | ||
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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.[1]
Teams
A total of 13 teams were invited to participate in the 1970 Giro d'Italia. Each team sent a squad of ten riders, so the Giro began with a peloton of 130 cyclists. Out of the 130 riders that started this edition of the Giro d'Italia, a total of 97 riders made it to the finish in Bolzano.
The 13 teams that took part in the race were:
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Final standings
General classification
The top ten of the general classification:[2]
| 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 | .svg.png){kind=small} 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
| Rank | Cyclist | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franco Bitossi (ITA) | ? |
| Rank | Cyclist | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Van Den Bossche (BEL) | 460 |
| 2 | Italo Zilioli (ITA) | 420 |
| 3 | Luciano Armani (ITA) | 300 |
References
- ↑ "Merckx Rubrico Su Previsto Triunfo" [Merckx Rubric Your Intended Triumph] (in Spanish). Bolzano, Italy: El Mundo Deportivo. 8 June 1970. p. 30. Archived from the original on 2013-06-30. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://hemeroteca.elmundodeportivo.es/preview/1970/06/08/pagina-30/962217/pdf.html
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