1974 Giro d'Italia
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The 1974 Giro d'Italia
was held from 16 May to June 8, 1974, starting from Vatican City. It was won by the Belgian Eddy Merckx
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This 57th edition covered 4,001 km at an average speed of 35.364 km/h, for a total of 22 stages.
was worn by 3 riders:
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...
was held from 16 May to June 8, 1974, starting from Vatican City. It was won by the Belgian 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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This 57th edition covered 4,001 km at an average speed of 35.364 km/h, for a total of 22 stages.
General classification
| Rank | Name | 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... |
 Belgium |
113h 08' 13" |
| 2 | Gianbattista Baronchelli Gianbattista Baronchelli Gianbattista Baronchelli is an Italian retired professional road racing cyclist . He obtained a total of 94 victories.... |
 Italy |
+ 12" |
| 3 | 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... |
Italy |
+ 33" |
| 4 | Costantino Conti | Italy |
+ 2' 14" |
| 5 | José Manuel Fuente |  Spain |
+ 3' 22" |
| 6 | Giovanni Battaglin Giovanni Battaglin Giovanni Battaglin is an Italian professional road racing cyclist. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1981 Giro d'Italia. He also won the 1981 Vuelta a España.-Early years:... |
Italy |
+ 4' 22" |
| 7 | Francesco Moser Francesco Moser Francesco Moser , nicknamed "Lo sceriffo" , is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer. He was one of the dominant riders from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s, and won the 1984 Giro d'Italia, the 1977 world road racing championship and six victories in three of the five Monuments... |
Italy |
+ 6' 17" |
| 8 | 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 |
+ 10' 28" |
| 9 | 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... |
Italy |
+ 16' 05" |
| 10 | 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... |
 Sweden |
+ 17' 08" |
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"...
Belgium - Maglia verde: José Manuel Fuente Spain
Maglia rosa
The maglia rosaMaglia 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...
was worn by 3 riders:
- Wilfried Reybrouck ( Belgium): from the 1stand 2nd stages
- José Manuel Fuente Lavandera (
Spain): on the 3rd through 13th stages - Eddy MerckxEddy MerckxEdouard 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...
( Belgium): from the 14th until the finish