1972 Giro d'Italia
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The 1972 Giro d'Italia
of cycling
, the 55th running of the race, was held from 21 May to 11 June 1972, consisting of 20 stages. It was won by Eddy Merckx
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Maglia rosa
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...
, the 55th running of the race, was held from 21 May to 11 June 1972, consisting of 20 stages. It was won by Eddy Merckx
Eddy Merckx
Edouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx , better known as Eddy Merckx, is a Belgian former professional cyclist. The French magazine Vélo called him "the most accomplished rider that cycling has ever known." The American publication, VeloNews, called him the greatest and most successful cyclist of all...
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Final classment
| Cyclist | Country | Time | |
| 1 | Eddy Merckx Eddy Merckx Edouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx , better known as Eddy Merckx, is a Belgian former professional cyclist. The French magazine Vélo called him "the most accomplished rider that cycling has ever known." The American publication, VeloNews, called him the greatest and most successful cyclist of all... |
103 h 04' 04s | |
| 2 | José Manuel Fuente |  Spain |
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| 3 | Francisco Galdós Francisco Galdós Francisco Galdós Gauna is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist. He finished second in the 1975 Giro d'Italia and 1979 Vuelta a España, as well as third in 1972 Giro d'Italia.-External links:... |
Spain |
+ 10' 39s |
| 4 | Vicente López Carril Vicente López Carril Vicente López Carril was a Spanish professional road racing cyclist from A Coruña. He finished among the first ten rider in the overall classification of several Grand Tours and third in 1974 Tour de France... |
Spain |
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| 5 | Wladimiro Panizza Wladimiro Panizza Wladimiro Panizza was an Italian professional road bicycle racer. Panizza came from a communistic family and was named after Lenin. During his long career , he helped Felice Gimondi and Franco Bitossi. His best grand tour was the 1980 Giro d'Italia, where he finished on the second place in the... |
+ 13' 00s | |
| 6 | Gösta Pettersson Gösta Pettersson Gösta Pettersson is a Swedish former professional road racing cyclist and three-time Olympic medalist. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1971 Giro d'Italia... |
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| 7 | Roger De Vlaeminck Roger De Vlaeminck Roger De Vlaeminck is a Belgian former professional racing cyclist. He was described by Rik Van Looy as '"The most talented and the only real classics rider of his generation"... |
+ 13' 52s | |
| 8 | 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... |
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| 9 | Miguel María Lasa Miguel María Lasa Miguel María Lasa Urquía is a Spanish former road bicycle racer. He won four stages in the Vuelta a España as well as the Points classification in 1975 Vuelta a España. He also finished on the podium of Vuelta a España four times... |
Spain |
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| 10 | Santiago Lazcano | Spain |
Maglia rosaMaglia rosaThe 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 |
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| 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... |
1st-2nd | |
| Ugo Colombo Ugo Colombo - Grand Tour results timeline :-External links:... |
3rd | |
| José Manuel Fuente | Spain |
4th-6th |
| Eddy Merckx Eddy Merckx Edouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx , better known as Eddy Merckx, is a Belgian former professional cyclist. The French magazine Vélo called him "the most accomplished rider that cycling has ever known." The American publication, VeloNews, called him the greatest and most successful cyclist of all... |
7th-final |
Other jerseys
- Maglia ciclaminoMaglia ciclaminoThe 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...
: Roger De VlaeminckRoger De VlaeminckRoger De Vlaeminck is a Belgian former professional racing cyclist. He was described by Rik Van Looy as '"The most talented and the only real classics rider of his generation"...
- Maglia verde: José Manuel Fuente Spain