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The 1966 Giro d'Italia
Giro d'Italia
The Giro d'Italia , also simply known as The Giro, is a long distance road bicycle racing stage race for professional cyclists held over three weeks in May/early June in and around Italy. The Giro is one of the three Grand Tours , and is part of the UCI World Ranking calendar...

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Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, or for sport. Persons engaged in cycling are cyclists or bicyclists...

, 49th edition of the Corsa Rosa, was held from 18 May to 8 June 1966. It consisted of 22 stages and was won by Gianni Motta

Gianni Motta

Gianni Motta is an Italian former bicycle racer who won the 1966 Giro d'Italia .Gianni Motta was born at Cassano d'Adda...

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The points classification was introduced in this edition.

Final classment

3' 57s
	Cyclist	Country	Time
1	Gianni Motta Gianni Motta Gianni Motta is an Italian former bicycle racer who won the 1966 Giro d'Italia .Gianni Motta was born at Cassano d'Adda...		111h 10' 48s
2	Italo Zilioli Italo Zilioli Italo Zilioli is an Italian former professional cyclist.Born in Turin, as a professional he won 58 races, including the 1966 Züri-Metzgete...
3	Jacques Anquetil Jacques Anquetil Jacques Anquetil was a French road racing cyclist and the first cyclist to win the Tour de France five times, in 1957 and from 1961 to 1964...		+ 4' 40s
4	Julio Jiménez Julio Jimenez Julio Jiménez Muñoz is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist. Known as a climbing specialist, he captured six King of the Mountains jerseys at the Grand Tours...	Spain
5	Felice Gimondi Felice Gimondi Felice Gimondi is an Italian former professional racing cyclist.With his 1968 victory at the Vuelta a España, only three years after becoming a professional cyclist, Gimondi, nicknamed "The Phoenix", was the second cyclist to win all three Grand Tours of road cycling: Tour de France , Giro...		+ 6' 47s
6	Franco Balmamion Franco Balmamion Franco Balmamion , is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist who raced between 1960 and 1972.Balmamion was born in Nole...
7	Vittorio Adorni Vittorio Adorni Vittorio Adorni is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist .-Beginnings:Vittorio Adorni was a talented amateur and showed early talent at riding alone...		+ 8' 00s
8	Franco Bitossi Franco Bitossi Franco Bitossi is an Italian former professional cyclist. He was born in Camaioni di Carmignano.Bitossi cycled for three years as an amateur and became a professional in October 1961, after he had reached the required age of 21...
9	Vito Taccone Vito Taccone Vito Taccone was an Italian former road cyclist.Born in Avezzano, he made his professional debut in 1961. In the same year he won the Giro di Lombardia...
10	Rolf Maurer Rolf Maurer Rolf Maurer is a Swiss racing cyclist. He won the 1964 Tour de Suisse.- External links :...

Maglia rosa
Maglia rosa
The pink jersey is awarded to the leader of the General Classification at the Giro d'Italia. The leader of the GC is the rider who has the fastest time when all the stage results are added together, taking into account time bonuses for high finishes and intermediate sprints...

holders

Cyclist	Country	Stages
Vito Taccone Vito Taccone Vito Taccone was an Italian former road cyclist.Born in Avezzano, he made his professional debut in 1961. In the same year he won the Giro di Lombardia...		1st
Julio Jiménez Julio Jimenez Julio Jiménez Muñoz is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist. Known as a climbing specialist, he captured six King of the Mountains jerseys at the Grand Tours...	Spain	2nd-12th
Vittorio Adorni Vittorio Adorni Vittorio Adorni is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist .-Beginnings:Vittorio Adorni was a talented amateur and showed early talent at riding alone...		13th-14th
Gianni Motta Gianni Motta Gianni Motta is an Italian former bicycle racer who won the 1966 Giro d'Italia .Gianni Motta was born at Cassano d'Adda...		15th-final

Other jerseys

Maglia ciclamino
Maglia ciclamino
The points classification in the Giro d'Italia is one of the secondary classifications in the Giro d'Italia. It is determined by the placements in the daily stages, independent from time distances...

: Gianni Motta
Gianni Motta
Gianni Motta is an Italian former bicycle racer who won the 1966 Giro d'Italia .Gianni Motta was born at Cassano d'Adda...
Maglia verde: Franco Bitossi
Franco Bitossi
Franco Bitossi is an Italian former professional cyclist. He was born in Camaioni di Carmignano.Bitossi cycled for three years as an amateur and became a professional in October 1961, after he had reached the required age of 21...

Stages

Stage	From	to	km	Stage winner	Leader of General Classification
1ª	Monte Carlo Monte Carlo Monte Carlo is an administrative area of the Principality of Monaco....	Diano Marina Diano Marina Diano Marina is a comune in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 90 km southwest of Genoa and about 5 km northeast of Imperia...	149	Vito Taccone Vito Taccone Vito Taccone was an Italian former road cyclist.Born in Avezzano, he made his professional debut in 1961. In the same year he won the Giro di Lombardia...	Vito Taccone
2ª	Imperia Imperia Imperia may be:* Imperia , an Italian city* Province of Imperia, the Italian province of the above city of Imperia* IMPERIA, a vodka produced by Russian Standard* Imperia , a statue in Constance, Germany...	Monesi	60	Julio Jiménez Julio Jimenez Julio Jiménez Muñoz is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist. Known as a climbing specialist, he captured six King of the Mountains jerseys at the Grand Tours...	Julio Jiménez
3ª	Diano Marina	Genova Génova Génova may refer to:* Spanish spelling of the city of Genoa, Italy* Génova, Quindío, a municipality in the department of Quindío, Colombia* Génova, Quetzaltenango, a municipality in the department of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala...	120	Severino Andreoli	Julio Jiménez
4ª	Genova	Viareggio Viareggio Viareggio is a city and comune located in northern Tuscany, Italy, on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea. With a population of over 64,000 it is the main centre of the northern Tuscan Riviera known as Versilia, and the second largest city within the Province of Lucca.It is known as a seaside resort...	241	Giovanni Knapp	Julio Jiménez
5ª	Viareggio	Chianciano Terme Chianciano Terme Chianciano Terme is a comune in the Province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 90 km southeast of Florence and about 50 km southeast of Siena...	222	Mino Bariviera Vendramino Bariviera Vendramino Bariviera was an Italian racing cyclist.- External links :*...	Julio Jiménez
6ª	Chianciano Terme	Rome Rome Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...	226	Raffaele Marcoli	Julio Jiménez
7ª	Rome	Rocca di Cambio Rocca di Cambio Rocca di Cambio is a comune and town in the province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy.It is home to the Abbey of Santa Lucia....	158	Rudi Altig Rudi Altig Rudi Altig is a former professional track and road racing cyclist who won the 1962 Vuelta a España and the world championship in 1966. He is now a television commentator.-Amateur career:...	Julio Jiménez
8ª	Rocca di Cambio	Naples Naples Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...	238	Marino Basso Marino Basso Marino Basso is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist, who won the World Cycling Championship in 1972.Basso was born at Rettorgole di Caldogno, in the Veneto...	Julio Jiménez
9ª	Napoli	Campobasso Campobasso -Main sights:The main attraction of Campobasso is the Castello Monforte, built in 1450 by the local ruler Nicola II Monforte, over Lombard or Norman ruins. The castle has Guelph merlons and stands on a commanding point, where traces of ancient settlements have been found...	210	Vincent Denson Vin Denson Vin Denson is a former professional racing cyclist who rode the Tour de France, won a stage of the Giro d'Italia and won the Tour of Luxembourg in the 1960s. He was a team-mate of Rik van Looy and of Jacques Anquetil and, in the Tour de France, of Tom Simpson...	Julio Jiménez
10ª	Campobasso	Giulianova Giulianova Giulianova is a coastal town and comune in the province of Teramo of central Italy.-Geography:The town lies in the north of the Abruzzo region, between the Salinello and the Tordino rivers. Giulianova is split between the Paese, the historic town up in the hills, and the lido, the more recent...	221	Dino Zandegù Dino Zandegù Dino Zandegù was a former Italian professional cyclist. He is most known for winning the Points Classification at the 1967 Giro d'Italia. He also won the Tour of Flanders in 1967 as well. He retired from racing in 1972.-References:...	Julio Jiménez
11ª	Giulianova	Cesenatico Cesenatico Cesenatico is a port town with about 20,000 inhabitants on the Adriatic coast of Italy. It is located in the province of Forlì-Cesena in the region of Emilia-Romagna, about 30 km south of Ravenna...	229	Rudi Altig	Julio Jiménez
12ª	Cesenatico	Reggio Emilia Reggio Emilia Reggio Emilia is an affluent city in northern Italy, in the Emilia-Romagna region. It has about 170,000 inhabitants and is the main comune of the Province of Reggio Emilia....	206	Dino Zandegù	Julio Jiménez
13ª	Parma Parma Parma is a city in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna famous for its ham, its cheese, its architecture and the fine countryside around it. This is the home of the University of Parma, one of the oldest universities in the world....	Parma (cron.)	46	Vittorio Adorni Vittorio Adorni Vittorio Adorni is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist .-Beginnings:Vittorio Adorni was a talented amateur and showed early talent at riding alone...	Vittorio Adorni
14ª	Parma	Arona Arona -Places:ItalyArona, Piedmont, a town in the Province of NovaraSpainArona, Tenerife, a municipality in the Canary IslandsUnited StatesArona, Pennsylvania-Persons:Danilo Arona, Italian writer* Ricardo Arona, Brazilian mixed martial artist...	267	Franco Bitossi Franco Bitossi Franco Bitossi is an Italian former professional cyclist. He was born in Camaioni di Carmignano.Bitossi cycled for three years as an amateur and became a professional in October 1961, after he had reached the required age of 21...	Vittorio Adorni
15ª	Arona	Brescia Brescia Brescia is a city and comune in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, between the Mella and the Naviglio, with a population of around 197,000. It is the second largest city in Lombardy, after the capital, Milan...	196	Julio Jiménez	Gianni Motta Gianni Motta Gianni Motta is an Italian former bicycle racer who won the 1966 Giro d'Italia .Gianni Motta was born at Cassano d'Adda...
16ª	Brescia	Bezzecca Bezzecca Bezzecca was a comune in Trentino in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. On January 1, 2010 it merged in the new municipality of Ledro....	143	Franco Bitossi	Gianni Motta
17ª	Riva del Garda Riva del Garda Riva del Garda is a town and comune in the northern Italian province of Trentino. It is also known simply as Riva. The estimated population is 15,151.- History :...	Levico Terme Levico Terme Levico Terme is a comune in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 15 km southeast of Trento...	239	Gianni Motta	Gianni Motta
18ª	Levico Terme	Bolzano	137	Michele Dancelli Michele Dancelli Michele Dancelli is an Italian former road racing cyclist. He was born in Castenedolo, Lombardy.-Professional career:His main victories include one Milan – San Remo , the 1966 Flèche Wallonne, three editions of the Giro dell'Appennino , two Trofeo Laigueglia...	Gianni Motta
19ª	Molzano	Moena Moena Moena is a comune in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 60 km northeast of Trento...	100	Gianni Motta	Gianni Motta
20ª	Moena	Belluno Belluno Belluno , is a town and province in the Veneto region of northern Italy. Located about 100 kilometres north of Venice, Belluno is the capital of the province of Belluno and the most important city in the Eastern Dolomiti's region. With its roughly 37,000 inhabitants, it the largest populated area...	215	Felice Gimondi Felice Gimondi Felice Gimondi is an Italian former professional racing cyclist.With his 1968 victory at the Vuelta a España, only three years after becoming a professional cyclist, Gimondi, nicknamed "The Phoenix", was the second cyclist to win all three Grand Tours of road cycling: Tour de France , Giro...	Gianni Motta
21ª	Belluno	Vittorio Veneto Vittorio Veneto Vittorio Veneto is a city and comune situated in the Province of Treviso, in the region of Veneto, Italy, in the northeast of the Italian peninsula, between the Piave and the Livenza rivers.-Geography:...	181	Pietro Scandelli	Gianni Motta
22ª	Vittorio Veneto	Trieste Trieste Trieste is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is situated towards the end of a narrow strip of land lying between the Adriatic Sea and Italy's border with Slovenia, which lies almost immediately south and east of the city...	172	Mino Bariviera	Gianni Motta

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