1984 Giro d'Italia

1984 Giro d'Italia

Race details
Dates		17 May–10 June 1984
Stages		22 + Prologue
Distance		3,808 km (2,366 mi)
Winning time		98h 32' 20" (38.681 km/h or 24.035 mph)
Palmares
	Winner	Francesco Moser (ITA)	(Gis Gelati-Tuc Lu)
	Second	Laurent Fignon (FRA)	(Renault-Elf)
	Third	Moreno Argentin (ITA)	(Sammontana-Campagnolo)
	Points	Urs Freuler (SUI)	(Atala-Campagnolo)
	Mountains	Laurent Fignon (FRA)	(Renault-Elf)
	Youth	Charly Mottet (FRA)	(Renault-Elf)
	Team	Renault-Elf
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The 1984 Giro d'Italia of cycling, the 67th running of the race, was held from 17 May to 10 June 1984, consisting of 22 stages. It was won by Francesco Moser, who took over the lead from Laurent Fignon in the final stage.^[1][2][3] Some observers say that Fignon was robbed by Tour organizers who manipulated the race for Moser's victory.^[4]

Robin Morton, the team manager of the Gianna-Motta-Linea MD team, was the first female team manager ever in the Giro d'Italia.^[5]

Teams

A total of 19 teams were invited to participate in the 1984 Giro d'Italia. Each team sent a squad of nine riders, so the Giro began with a peloton of 171 cyclists. Out of the 171 riders that started this edition of the Giro d'Italia, a total of 143 riders made it to the finish in Verona.

The 19 teams that took part in the race were:

Route and stages

The 1984 edition of the Giro d'Italia began with a short 5 km (3.1 mi) prologue that navigated around the Italian city of Lucca. There were a total of eleven stages that contained categorized mountains. Eight of the stages were primarily flat stages. The official route contained four time trials, three of which were individual and one of which was a team event.

Stage results^[6]

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
P	17 May	Lucca	5 km (3 mi)		Individual time trial	Francesco Moser (ITA)
1	18 May	Lucca to Marina di Pietrasanta	55 km (34 mi)		Team time trial	Renault-Elf
2	19 May	Marina di Pietrasanta to Firenze	127 km (79 mi)		Plain stage	Urs Freuler (SUI)
3	20 May	Bologna to Madonna di San Luca	110 km (68 mi)		Stage with mountain(s)	Moreno Argentin (ITA)
4	21 May	Bologna to Numana	238 km (148 mi)		Plain stage	Stefan Mutter (SUI)
5	22 May	Numana to Blockhaus	194 km (121 mi)		Stage with mountain(s)	Moreno Argentin (ITA)
6	23 May	Chieti to Foggia	193 km (120 mi)		Plain stage	Francesco Moser (ITA)
7	24 May	Foggia to Marconia di Pisticci	226 km (140 mi)		Plain stage	Urs Freuler (SUI)
8	25 May	Policoro to Agropoli	228 km (142 mi)		Stage with mountain(s)	Urs Freuler (SUI)
9	26 May	Agropoli to Cava de' Tirreni	104 km (65 mi)		Stage with mountain(s)	Dag Erik Pedersen (NOR)
10	27 May	Cava de' Tirreni to Isernia	209 km (130 mi)		Stage with mountain(s)	Martial Gayant (FRA)
11	28 May	Isernia to Rieti	243 km (151 mi)		Plain stage	Urs Freuler (SUI)
	29 May	Rest day
12	30 May	Rieti to Città di Castello	175 km (109 mi)		Plain stage	Paolo Rosola (ITA)
13	31 May	Città di Castello to Lerici	269 km (167 mi)		Stage with mountain(s)	Roberto Visentini (ITA)
14	1 June	Lerici to Alessandria	204 km (127 mi)		Stage with mountain(s)	Sergio Santimaria (ITA)
15	2 June	Certosa di Pavia to Milan	38 km (24 mi)		Individual time trial	Francesco Moser (ITA)
16	3 June	Alessandria to Bardonecchia	198 km (123 mi)		Stage with mountain(s)	Dag Erik Pedersen (NOR)
17	4 June	Bardonecchia to Lecco	249 km (155 mi)		Plain stage	Jürg Bruggmann (SUI)
18	5 June	Lecco to Merano	252 km (157 mi)		Stage with mountain(s)	Bruno Leali (ITA)
	6 June	Rest day
19	7 June	Merano to Selva di Val Gardena	74 km (46 mi)		Stage with mountain(s)	Marino Lejarreta (ESP)
20	8 June	Selva di Val Gardena to Arabba	169 km (105 mi)		Stage with mountain(s)	Laurent Fignon (FRA)
21	9 June	Arabba to Treviso	208 km (129 mi)		Plain stage	Guido Bontempi (ITA)
22	10 June	Soave to Verona	42 km (26 mi)		Individual time trial	Francesco Moser (ITA)
	Total		3,808 km (2,366 mi)

Classification Leadership

In the 1984 Giro d'Italia, four different jerseys were awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, and allowing time bonuses for the first three finishers on mass-start stages, the leader received a pink jersey. This classification was considered the most important of the Giro d'Italia, and the winner was considered the winner of the Giro.^[7]

Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a purple, or cyclamen jersey. In the points classification, cyclists got points for finishing in the top 15 in a stage. In addition, points could be won in intermediate sprints.^[7]

There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a green jersey. In the mountains classifications, points were won by reaching the top of a climb before other cyclists. Each climb was categorized as either first, second, or third category, with more points available for the higher-categorized climbs. The Cima Coppi, the race's highest point of elevation, awarded still more points than the other first-category climbs.^[7]

The fourth jersey represented the young rider classification, marked by a white jersey. This was decided the same way as the general classification, but only neo-professional cyclists - those in their first three years of professional racing - were eligible.^[7]

There was also one classification for the teams. The classification was the Trofeo Fast Team. In this classification, the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added; the leading team was the team with the lowest total time.^[7]

The rows in the following table correspond to the jerseys awarded after that stage was run.

Classification leadership by stage

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Young rider classification	Trofeo Fast Team
P	Francesco Moser	Francesco Moser	not awarded	?	?	not awarded
1	Renault-Elf	Laurent Fignon				Renault-Elf
2	Urs Freuler		Urs Freuler
3	Moreno Argentin		Moreno Argentin
4	Stefan Mutter		Urs Freuler
5	Moreno Argentin	Francesco Moser	Moreno Argentin			Carrera-Inoxpran
6	Francesco Moser
7	Urs Freuler		Urs Freuler
8	Urs Freuler
9	Dag Erik Pedersen
10	Martial Gayant
11	Urs Freuler
12	Paolo Rosola
13	Roberto Visentini
14	Sergio Santimaria
15	Francesco Moser
16	Dag Erik Pedersen
17	Jürg Bruggmann
18	Bruno Leali
19	Marino Lejarreta
20	Laurent Fignon	Laurent Fignon				Renault-Elf
21	Guido Bontempi		Johan van der Velde
22	Francesco Moser	Francesco Moser	Urs Freuler
Final		Francesco Moser	Urs Freuler	Laurent Fignon	Charly Mottet	Renault-Elf

Final standings

Legend
	Denotes the winner of the General classification		Denotes the winner of the Mountains classification
	Denotes the winner of the Points classification		Denotes the winner of the Young rider classification

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)^[8]

	Cyclist	Country	Time
1	Francesco Moser	Italy	98h 32' 20s
2	Laurent Fignon	France	+ 1' 03s
3	Moreno Argentin	Italy	+ 4' 26s
4	Marino Lejarreta Arrizabalaga	Spain	+ 4' 33s
5	Johan van der Velde	Netherlands	+ 6' 56s
6	Gianbattista Baronchelli	Italy	+ 7' 48s
7	Lucien Van Impe	Belgium	+ 10' 19s
8	Beat Breu	Switzerland	+ 11' 39s
9	Mario Beccia	Italy	+ 11' 41s
10	Dag Erik Pedersen	Norway	+ 13' 35s

References

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