1986 Giro d'Italia
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The 1986 Giro d'Italia
of cycling
, the 69th edition of the race, was held from 12 May to 2 June 1986. It covered a total of 3,858 km at an average speed of 37.615 km/h, in 22 stages. It was won by the Italian
Roberto Visentini
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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...
of cycling
Cycling
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 69th edition of the race, was held from 12 May to 2 June 1986. It covered a total of 3,858 km at an average speed of 37.615 km/h, in 22 stages. It was won by the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
Roberto Visentini
Roberto Visentini
Roberto Visentini is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist.Visentini was born in Gardone Riviera, in the province of Brescia, and had a brilliant junior career. In 1975, he was both Junior Italian champion and World Champion. As an amateur he won the 1977 time-trial World...
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General classification
| Cyclist | Country | Time | |
| 1 | Roberto Visentini Roberto Visentini Roberto Visentini is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist.Visentini was born in Gardone Riviera, in the province of Brescia, and had a brilliant junior career. In 1975, he was both Junior Italian champion and World Champion. As an amateur he won the 1977 time-trial World... |
102 h 33' 55s | |
| 2 | Giuseppe Saronni Giuseppe Saronni Giuseppe Saronni , also known as Beppe Saronni, is an Italian former racing cyclist.-Biography:Born in Novara, Piedmont, Saronni turned professional in 1977. During his career, that lasted until 1989, he won 193 races... |
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| 3 | 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... |
+ 2' 14s | |
| 4 | Greg LeMond Greg LeMond Gregory James LeMond is a former professional road bicycle racer from the United States and a three-time winner of the Tour de France. He was born in Lakewood, California and raised in Reno, Nevada.... |
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| 5 | Claudio Corti | + 4' 49s | |
| 6 | Franco Chioccioli Franco Chioccioli Franco Chioccioli is a former Italian professional road racing cyclist. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1991 Giro d'Italia.- Palmarès :1983... |
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| 7 | Acácio da Silva | + 7' 12s | |
| 8 | Marco Giovannetti Marco Giovannetti Marco Giovannetti is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer and Olympic gold medalist who won the Vuelta a España in 1990. He has also won stages at the Tour de Suisse and the Giro d'Italia.... |
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| 9 | Niki Rüttimann Niki Rüttimann Niki Rüttimann is a Swiss former road bicycle racer.- Palmarès :19791982198419851986**... |
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| 10 | Pedro Muñoz |
Maglia rosa holders
| Cyclist | Country | Stages |
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| Urs Freuler Urs Freuler Urs Freuler is a Swiss cyclist, who raced professionally between 1980 and 1997, during which he won 71 victories. He was named Swiss Sports Personality of the Year in 1982 and 1983.He was born in Bilten... |
prologue | |
| Sergio Santimaria | 1st | |
| Jean-Paul van Poppel Jean-Paul van Poppel Jean-Paul van Poppel is a former Dutch racing cyclist, who was nicknamed Popeye.Van Poppel was one of the most successful Dutch road sprinters. He won stages in mass sprints in all three Grand Tours, sometimes from positions that appeared lost. In the Tour de France he won 9 stages altogether... |
2nd | |
| Giuseppe Saronni Giuseppe Saronni Giuseppe Saronni , also known as Beppe Saronni, is an Italian former racing cyclist.-Biography:Born in Novara, Piedmont, Saronni turned professional in 1977. During his career, that lasted until 1989, he won 193 races... |
3rd, 6th-15th | |
| Gianbattista Baronchelli Gianbattista Baronchelli Gianbattista Baronchelli is an Italian retired professional road racing cyclist . He obtained a total of 94 victories.... |
4th-5th | |
| Roberto Visentini Roberto Visentini Roberto Visentini is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist.Visentini was born in Gardone Riviera, in the province of Brescia, and had a brilliant junior career. In 1975, he was both Junior Italian champion and World Champion. As an amateur he won the 1977 time-trial World... |
16th-final |
Other jerseys
- Maglia ciclamino: Guido BontempiGuido BontempiGuido Bontempi is an Italian former road bicycle racer. Bontempi's career highlights include winning the spring's classic Gent–Wevelgem two times and a total of 16 stages in the Giro d'Italia throughout his career. He also won six stages in the Tour de France and four stages in the Vuelta a España...
- Maglia verdeMountains classification in the Giro d'ItaliaThe mountains classification in the Giro d'Italia is a secondary classification. In this classification, points are awarded to the leading riders over designated climbs. Most climbs are sorted into one of three scales based on difficulty and its position on that day's stage...
: Pedro MuñozPedro MuñozPedro Muñoz is a municipality in the autonomous community named Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It lies in the province of Ciudad Real, in the extreme northeast of the province on right basin of the Záncara river. It is in the La Mancha region, in the "Mancha Alta" sub-region...
- Maglia biancaYoung rider classification in the Giro d'ItaliaSince 1976, The Giro d'Italia has had a young rider classification. The leader in this classification wears the maglia bianca . The classification is determined by the best overall time, but only young cyclists were in the competition....
: Marco GiovannettiMarco GiovannettiMarco Giovannetti is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer and Olympic gold medalist who won the Vuelta a España in 1990. He has also won stages at the Tour de Suisse and the Giro d'Italia....