1973 Giro d'Italia
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| Race details | |||
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| Dates | 18 May - 9 June | ||
| Stages | 20 + Prologue | ||
| Distance | 3,801 km (2,362 mi) | ||
| Winning time | 106h 54' 41" (35.506 km/h or 22.062 mph) | ||
| Palmares | |||
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Winner |  Eddy Merckx (BEL) |
(Molteni) |
| Second |  Felice Gimondi (ITA) |
(Bianchi) | |
| Third | Giovanni Battaglin (ITA) |
(Jollj Ceramica) | |
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Points | Eddy Merckx (BEL) |
(Molteni) |
| Mountains |  José Manuel Fuente (ESP) |
(KAS) | |
| Team | Molteni | ||
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The 1973 Giro d'Italia was held from 18 May to 9 June 1973, starting from Verviers in Belgium. It was won by Eddy Merckx.
This 56th edition covered 3,801 over a total of 20 stages.
Teams [edit]
A total of 14 teams were invited to participate in the 1973 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 113 riders made it to the finish in Trieste.
The 14 teams that took part in the race were:
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General classification [edit]
| Rank | Name | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddy Merckx | Belgium |
113h 08' 13" |
| 2 | Felice Gimondi | Italy |
+ 7' 42" |
| 3 | Giovanni Battaglin | Italy |
+ 10' 20" |
| 4 | José Pesarrodona | Spain |
+ 15' 51" |
| 5 | Santiago Lazcano | Spain |
+ 19' 11" |
| 6 | Wladimiro Panizza | Italy |
+ 19' 45" |
| 7 | Ole Ritter |  Denmark |
+ 24' 24" |
| 8 | José Manuel Fuente | Spain |
+ 26' 06" |
| 9 | Francisco Galdós | Spain |
+ 26' 35" |
| 10 | Gianni Motta | Italy |
+ 26' 49" |
