1974 Giro d'Italia
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| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 16 May - 9 June | ||
| Stages | 22 + Epilogue | ||
| Distance | 4,001 km (2,486 mi) | ||
| Winning time | 113h 09 '13" (35.080 km/h or 21.798 mph) | ||
| Palmares | |||
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Winner | .svg.png){kind=small} Eddy Merckx (BEL) |
(Molteni) |
| Second |  Gianbattista Baronchelli (ITA) |
(Scic) | |
| Third | Felice Gimondi (ITA) |
(Bianchi) | |
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Points | Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL) |
(Brooklyn) |
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Mountains | .svg.png){kind=small} José Manuel Fuente (ESP) |
(KAS) |
| Team | Kas-Kaskol | ||
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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.[1]
This 57th edition covered 4,001 km at an average speed of 35.364 km/h, for a total of 22 stages.[2][3][4]
Teams
A total of 14 teams were invited to participate in the 1974 Giro d'Italia. Each team sent a squad of ten riders, so the Giro began with a peloton of 140 cyclists. Out of the 140 riders that started this edition of the Giro d'Italia, a total of 96 riders made it to the finish in Milan.
The 14 teams that took part in the race were:
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Route and stages
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
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| 1 | 16 May | Vatican City to Formia | 164 km (102 mi) |  |
Plain stage | Wilfried Reybrouck (BEL) | |
| 2 | 17 May | Formia to Pompei | 121 km (75 mi) | |
Plain stage | Patrick Sercu (BEL) | |
| 3 | 18 May | Pompei to Sorrento | 137 km (85 mi) |  |
Stage with mountain(s) | José Manuel Fuente (ESP) | |
| 19 May | Rest day | ||||||
| 4 | 20 May | Sorrento to Sapri | 208 km (129 mi) | |
Plain stage | Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL) | |
| 5 | 21 May | Sapri to Taranto | 215 km (134 mi) | |
Plain stage | Piermattia Gavazzi (ITA) | |
| 6 | 22 May | Taranto to Foggia | 206 km (128 mi) | |
Plain stage | Franco Bitossi (ITA) | |
| 7 | 23 May | Foggia to Chieti | 257 km (160 mi) | |
Plain stage | Ugo Colombo (ITA) | |
| 8 | 24 May | Chieti to Macerata | 150 km (93 mi) | |
Plain stage | Franco Bitossi (ITA) | |
| 9 | 25 May | Macerata to Carpegna | 191 km (119 mi) | |
Stage with mountain(s) | José Manuel Fuente (ESP) | |
| 10 | 26 May | Carpegna to Modena | 205 km (127 mi) | |
Plain stage | Patrick Sercu (BEL) | |
| 11a | 27 May | Modena to Il Ciocco | 153 km (95 mi) | |
Stage with mountain(s) | José Manuel Fuente (ESP) | |
| 11b | Il Ciocco to Forte dei Marmi | 62 km (39 mi) | |
Plain stage | Patrick Sercu (BEL) | ||
| 12 | 28 May | Forte dei Marmi to Forte dei Marmi | 40 km (25 mi) |  |
Individual time trial | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | |
| 13 | 29 May | Forte dei Marmi to Pietra Ligure | 231 km (144 mi) | |
Plain stage | Enrico Paolini (ITA) | |
| 14 | 30 May | Pietra Ligure to Sanremo | 189 km (117 mi) | |
Stage with mountain(s) | Giuseppe Perletto (ITA) | |
| 15 | 31 May | Sanremo to Valenza | 206 km (128 mi) | |
Plain stage | Ercole Gualazzini (ITA) | |
| 1 June | Rest day | ||||||
| 16 | 2 June | Valenza to Monte Generoso | 158 km (98 mi) | |
Stage with mountain(s) | José Manuel Fuente (ESP) | |
| 17 | 3 June | Como to Iseo | 158 km (98 mi) | |
Stage with mountain(s) | Santiago Lazcano (ESP) | |
| 18 | 4 June | Iseo to Sella Valsugana | 190 km (118 mi) | |
Stage with mountain(s) | Franco Bitossi (ITA) | |
| 19 | 5 June | Borgo Valsugana to Pordenone | 146 km (91 mi) | |
Plain stage | Enrico Paolini (ITA) | |
| 20 | 6 June | Pordenone to Tre Cime di Lavaredo | 163 km (101 mi) | |
Stage with mountain(s) | José Manuel Fuente (ESP) | |
| 21 | 7 June | Misurina to Bassano del Grappa | 194 km (121 mi) | |
Stage with mountain(s) | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | |
| 22 | 8 June | Bassano del Grappa to Milan | 257 km (160 mi) | |
Plain stage | Marino Basso (ITA) | |
| E | 9 June | Giro di Milano | 94 km (58 mi) | |
Plain stage | Gianni Motta (ITA) | |
| Total | 4,001 km (2,486 mi) | ||||||
General classification
| 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" |
Maglia rosa
The maglia rosa was worn by 3 riders:
- Wilfried Reybrouck ( Belgium): from the 1stand 2nd stages
- José Manuel Fuente Lavandera (
Spain): on the 3rd through 13th stages - Eddy Merckx ( Belgium): from the 14th until the finish
References
- ↑ "Quinto Triunfo de Merckx En El "Giro"" [Merck’s Fifth win in the “Tour”] (in Spanish). Milan, Italy: El Mundo Deportivo. 9 June 1974. p. 21. Archived from the original on 2013-06-30. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ↑ "l'Unità.it". Archivio.unita.it. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
- ↑ "La Stampa - Consultazione Archivio". Archiviolastampa.it. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
- ↑ "La Stampa - Consultazione Archivio". Archiviolastampa.it. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
- ↑ Bill and Carol McGann. "1974 Giro d'Italia". Bike Race Info. Dog Ear Publishing. Archived from the original on 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
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