1972 Giro d'Italia
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| Dates | 21 May - 11 June | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 20, including three split stages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3,725 km (2,315 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 103h 04' 04" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1972 Giro d'Italia was the 56th running of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours races. The Giro started in Venice on 21 May, with a 5.2 km (3.2 mi) prologue and concluded with a 197 km (122 mi) mass-start stage, on 11 June. A total of 100 riders from ten teams entered the 20-stage race, that was won by Belgian Eddy Merckx of the Molteni team. The second and third places were taken by Spaniards José Manuel Fuente and Francisco Galdós, respectively.[1]
Teams
A total of ten teams were invited to participate in the 1972 Giro d'Italia.[2] Each team sent a squad of ten riders, which meant that the race started with a peloton of 100 cyclists.[2] From the riders that began this edition, 113 made it to the finish on the Milan.[3]
The teams entering the race were:[2]
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Route and stages
Author William Fotheringham believed that race director Vincenzo Torriani designed the routes in order to give José Manuel Fuente several opportunities to attack Eddy Merckx.[4]
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
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| 1 | 21 May | Venice to Ravenna | 196 km (122 mi) | 
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Plain stage |  Marino Basso (ITA)
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| 2 | 22 May | Ravenna to Fermo | 212 km (132 mi) | 
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Stage with mountain(s) | Gianni Motta (ITA)
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| 3 | 23 May | Porto San Giorgio to Francavilla al Mare | 205 km (127 mi) |
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Plain stage | Ugo Colombo (ITA)
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| 4a | 24 May | Francavilla al Mare to Blockhaus | 48 km (30 mi) |
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Stage with mountain(s) |  José Manuel Fuente (ESP)
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| 4b | Blockhaus to Foggia | 210 km (130 mi) |
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Plain stage | Wilmo Francioni (ITA)
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| 5 | 25 May | Foggia to Montesano sulla Marcellana | 238 km (148 mi) |
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Stage with mountain(s) | Fabrizio Fabbri (ITA)
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| 6 | 26 May | Montesano sulla Marcellana to Cosenza | 190 km (118 mi) |
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Stage with mountain(s) |  Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL)
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| 7 | 27 May | Cosenza to Catanzaro | 151 km (94 mi) |
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Stage with mountain(s) |  Gösta Pettersson (SWE)
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| 8 | 28 May | Catanzaro to Reggio Calabria | 160 km (99 mi) |
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Plain stage | Attilio Benfatto (ITA)
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| 9 | 29 May | Messina to Messina | 110 km (68 mi) |
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Plain stage | Albert Van Vlierberghe (BEL)
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| 30 May | Rest day | ||||||
| 10 | 31 May | Rome to Monte Argentario | 166 km (103 mi) |
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Plain stage | Italo Zilioli (ITA)
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| 11 | 1 June | Monte Argentario to Forte dei Marmi | 242 km (150 mi) |
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Plain stage | Miguel María Lasa (ESP)
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| 12a | 2 June | Forte dei Marmi | 20 km (12 mi) | 
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Individual time trial | Eddy Merckx (BEL)
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| 12b | Forte dei Marmi | 20 km (12 mi) |
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Individual time trial | Roger Swerts (BEL)
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| 13 | 3 June | Forte dei Marmi to Savona | 200 km (124 mi) |
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Stage with mountain(s) | Wilmo Francioni (ITA)
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| 14 | 4 June | Savona to Monte Jafferau | 256 km (159 mi) |
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Stage with mountain(s) | Eddy Merckx (BEL)
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| 5 June | Rest day | ||||||
| 15 | 6 June | Parabiago to Parabiago | 168 km (104 mi) |
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Plain stage | Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL)
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| 16 | 7 June | Parabiago to Livigno | 256 km (159 mi) |
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Stage with mountain(s) | Eddy Merckx (BEL)
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| 17 | 8 June | Livigno to Passo dello Stelvio | 88 km (55 mi) |
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Stage with mountain(s) | José Manuel Fuente (ESP)
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| 18 | 9 June | Sulden to Asiago | 223 km (139 mi) |
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Stage with mountain(s) | Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL)
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| 19a | 10 June | Asiago to Arco | 163 km (101 mi) |
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Stage with mountain(s) | Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL)
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| 19b | Arco to Arco | 18 km (11 mi) |
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Individual time trial | Eddy Merckx (BEL)
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| 20 | 11 June | Arco to Milan | 185 km (115 mi) |
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Plain stage | Enrico Paolini (ITA)
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| Total | 3,725 km (2,315 mi) | ||||||
Classification leadership
Two different jerseys were worn during the 1972 Giro d'Italia. The leader of the general classification – calculated by adding the stage finish times of each rider – wore a pink jersey. This classification is the most important of the race, and its winner is considered as the winner of the Giro.[5]
For the points classification, which awarded a cyclamen jersey to its leader,[6] cyclists were given points for finishing a stage in the top 15.[7] The mountains classification leader. The climbs were ranked in first and second categories, the former awarded 50, 30, and 20 points while the latter awarded 30, 20, and 10 points. In this ranking, points were won by reaching the summit of a climb ahead of other cyclists.[6] In addition there was the Cima Coppi, the Passo dello Stelvio, which was the highest mountain crossed in this edition of the race, which gave 200, 100, 80, 70, and 50 points to the first five riders summit the climb. The first rider over the Stelvio was José Manuel Fuente. Although no jersey was awarded, there was also one classification for the teams, in which the stage finish times of the best three cyclists per team were added; the leading team was the one with the lowest total time.[5]
| Stage | Winner | General classification
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Points classification
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Mountains classification | Team classification |
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| 1 | Marino Basso | Marino Basso | Marino Basso | not awarded | ? |
| 2 | Gianni Motta | Gianni Motta | |||
| 3 | Ugo Colombo | Ugo Colombo | Franco Bitossi | ||
| 4a | José Manuel Fuente | José Manuel Fuente | Gianni Motta | ||
| 4b | Wilmo Francioni | ||||
| 5 | Fabrizio Fabbri | Franco Bitossi & Gianni Motta | |||
| 6 | Roger De Vlaeminck | Gianni Motta | |||
| 7 | Gösta Pettersson | Eddy Merckx | Franco Bitossi | Eddy Merckx & José Manuel Fuente | |
| 8 | Attilio Benfatto | ||||
| 9 | Albert Van Vlierberghe | ||||
| 10 | Italo Zilioli | ||||
| 11 | Miguel María Lasa | Ferretti | |||
| 12a | Eddy Merckx | ? | |||
| 12b | Roger Swerts | Eddy Merckx | |||
| 13 | Wilmo Francioni | Roger De Vlaeminck | |||
| 14 | Eddy Merckx | Eddy Merckx | Eddy Merckx | Molteni | |
| 15 | Roger De Vlaeminck | Roger De Vlaeminck | |||
| 16 | Eddy Merckx | Eddy Merckx | José Manuel Fuente | ? | |
| 17 | José Manuel Fuente | ||||
| 18 | Roger De Vlaeminck | Roger De Vlaeminck | |||
| 19a | Roger De Vlaeminck | Molteni | |||
| 19b | Eddy Merckx | ||||
| 20 | Enrico Paolini | ||||
| Final | Eddy Merckx | Roger De Vlaeminck | José Manuel Fuente | Molteni | |
Final standings
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Denotes the winner of the General classification | 
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Denotes the winner of the Points classification |
General classification
| Rank | Name | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Eddy Merckx (BEL)
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Molteni | 103h 4' 04" |
| 2 | José Manuel Fuente (ESP)
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KAS | + 5' 30" |
| 3 | Francisco Galdós (ESP)
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KAS | + 10' 39" |
| 4 | Vicente López Carril (ESP)
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KAS | + 11' 17" |
| 5 | Wladimiro Panizza (ITA)
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Zonca | + 13' 00" |
| 6 | Gösta Pettersson (SWE)
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Ferretti | + 13' 09" |
| 7 | Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL)
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Dreher | + 13' 52" |
| 8 | Felice Gimondi (ITA)
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Salvarani | + 14' 05" |
| 9 | Miguel María Lasa (ESP)
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KAS | + 14' 19" |
| 10 | Santiago Lazcano (ESP)
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KAS | + 17' 42" |
Mountains classification
| Name | Team | Points | |
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| 1 | José Manuel Fuente (ESP)
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KAS | 490 |
| 2 | Pierfranco Vianelli (ITA)
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Dreher | 350 |
| 3 | Primo Mori (ITA)
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Salvarani | 260 |
| 4 | Lino Farisato (ITA)
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Ferretti | 150 |
| 5 | Vicente López-Carril (ESP)
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KAS | 100 |
| 6 | Lino Farisato (ITA)
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Ferretti | 60 |
| 7 | Fabrizio Fabbri (ITA)
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KAS | 50 |
| Santiago Lazcano (ESP)
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KAS | ||
| Silvano Schiavon (ITA)
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G.B.C.-Sony |
Points classification
| Name | Team | Points | |
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| 1 | Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL)
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Dreher | 264 |
| 2 | Eddy Merckx (BEL)
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Molteni | 244 |
| 3 | Miguel María Lasa (ESP)
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KAS | 182 |
| 4 | Felice Gimondi (ITA)
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Salvarani | 167 |
| 5 |  Ole Ritter (DEN)
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Dreher | 130 |
| 6 | Roger Swerts (BEL)
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Molteni | 121 |
| 7 | Michele Dancelli (ITA)
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Ferretti | 116 |
| 8 | José Manuel Fuente (ESP)
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KAS | 95 |
| 9 | Albert van Vlierberghe (BEL)
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Ferretti | 82 |
| 10 | Gösta Pettersson (SWE)
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Ferretti | 78 |
Traguardi tricolori classification
| Name | Team | Points | |
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| 1 | Giancarlo Polidori (ITA)
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Scic | 220 |
| 2 | Eddy Merckx (BEL)
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Molteni | 90 |
| 3 | Guerrino Tosello (ITA)
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Salvarani | 40 |
| Giacinto Santambrogio (ITA)
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Salvarani | ||
| 5 | Marcello Bergamo (ITA)
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Filotex | 60 |
| 6 | Michele Dancelli (ITA)
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Scic | 50 |
| 7 | Albert van Vlierberghe (BEL)
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Ferretti | 40 |
| Wladimiro Panizza (ITA)
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Zonca | ||
| 9 | Roger Swerts (BEL)
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Molteni | 30 |
| Emilio Casalini (ITA)
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Salvarani | ||
| Mario Anni (ITA)
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Ferretti | ||
| Wilmo Francioni (ITA)
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Ferretti | ||
| Joseph Bruyere (BEL)
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Molteni | ||
| Ugo Colombo (ITA)
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Filotex | ||
| Fabrizio Fabbri (ITA)
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Magniflex |
References
- Citations
- ^ "Detras de Merckx... ¡Solo Los Españoles!" (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 12 June 1972. p. 25. Archived from the original on 2013-06-30. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
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- ^ a b Laura Weislo (13 May 2008). "Giro d'Italia classifications demystified". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 17 June 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d e "Il Giro In Cifre". Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 12 June 1972. p. 13. Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
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- Bibliography
- Fotheringham, William (2013). Half Man, Half Bike: The Life of Eddy Merckx, Cycling's Greatest Champion. Chicago, Illinois: Chicago Review Press. ISBN 978-1-6137-4726-1. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
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