1994 Giro d'Italia
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The 1994 Giro d'Italia
of cycling
, the 77th edition of the race, was held from 22 May to 12 June 1994, consisting of 22 stages. It covered a total of 3,738 km, completed at an average speed of 37.124 km/h. It was won by the Russian
Eugeni Berzin
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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
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, the 77th edition of the race, was held from 22 May to 12 June 1994, consisting of 22 stages. It covered a total of 3,738 km, completed at an average speed of 37.124 km/h. It was won by the Russian
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
Eugeni Berzin
Eugeni Berzin
Evgeni Berzin is a Russian cyclist whose best year was 1994, when he won the Giro d'Italia and Liège–Bastogne–Liège. Only 24 at the time, Berzin was then tipped as being a future megastar in cycling, but he was never quite able to live up to the results of 1994. In 1995, he was second at the Giro...
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General classification
| Cyclist | Country | Time | Team | |
| 1 | Eugeni Berzin Eugeni Berzin Evgeni Berzin is a Russian cyclist whose best year was 1994, when he won the Giro d'Italia and Liège–Bastogne–Liège. Only 24 at the time, Berzin was then tipped as being a future megastar in cycling, but he was never quite able to live up to the results of 1994. In 1995, he was second at the Giro... |
100h 41' 21s | Gewiss-Ballan | |
| 2 | Marco Pantani Marco Pantani Marco Pantani was an Italian road racing cyclist, widely considered one of the best climbers in professional road bicycle racing... |
Carrera Jeans-Tassoni | ||
| 3 | Miguel Indurain Miguel Indurain Miguel Ángel Indurain Larraya is a retired Spanish road racing cyclist. He won five consecutive Tour de Frances from 1991 and 1995, the first to do so, and the fourth athlete to win five times. He won the Giro d'Italia twice, becoming one of only seven people in history to achieve the Giro Tour... |
Banesto-Pinarello | ||
| 4 | Pavel Tonkov Pavel Tonkov Pavel Sergeyevich Tonkov is a former professional road racing cyclist from Russia. His talents were first showcased when winning the world junior title as part of the Soviet Union team in 1987. This alerted the world to his talents and he turned pro in 1992 with the RUSS-Baïkal team. His biggest... |
+ 11' 11s | Lampre-Panaria | |
| 5 | Claudio Chiappucci Claudio Chiappucci Claudio Chiappucci is a retired Italian professional cyclist. He was on the podium three times in the Tour de France general classification - second in 1990, third in 1991 and second again in 1992.-Career:... |
Carrera Jeans-Tassoni | ||
| 6 | Nelson Rodríguez | ZG Mobili-Selle Italia | ||
| 7 | Massimo Podenzana Massimo Podenzana Massimo Podenzana is an Italian former road bicycle racer. He won stages in Giro d'Italia and Tour de France.- Palmarès :19861988... |
Navigare-Blue Storm | ||
| 8 | Gianni Bugno Gianni Bugno Gianni Bugno is a former Italian professional road racing cyclist.-Biography:Bugno was a versatile rider, able to do well in different types of races. He won numerous stages in the Tour de France, and the Milan – San Remo classic in 1990... |
Polti-Vaporetto | ||
| 9 | Armand De Las Cuevas Armand de Las Cuevas Armand de Las Cuevas is a retired French racing cyclist who won prestigious races like Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré and the Clásica de San Sebastián. A time trial specialist, he was considered one of the best time-trialist of early 1990s, winning many prologues and individual time trials... |
Castorama-MaxiSport | ||
| 10 | Andrew Hampsten Andrew Hampsten Andrew Hampsten is an American former professional road bicycle racer who won the 1988 Giro d'Italia and the Alpe d'Huez stage of the 1992 Tour de France.-Career highlights:... |
Motorola-Merckx |
Maglia rosa holders
| Cyclist | Country | Stages |
|---|---|---|
| Endrio Leoni Endrio Leoni Endrio Leoni is a retired road bicycle racer from Italy, who was a professional rider from 1990 to 2002. He only served teams from his native country... |
1st (A) | |
| Armand De Las Cuevas Armand de Las Cuevas Armand de Las Cuevas is a retired French racing cyclist who won prestigious races like Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré and the Clásica de San Sebastián. A time trial specialist, he was considered one of the best time-trialist of early 1990s, winning many prologues and individual time trials... |
1st (B) | |
| Moreno Argentin Moreno Argentin Moreno Argentin is an Italian former professional cyclist .Born in San Donà di Piave , he won stages in the Tour de France, the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de Suisse. Known as Il Capo , he won Liège–Bastogne–Liège four times, the La Flèche Wallonne three times and the Ronde van Vlaanderen and Giro... |
2nd-3rd | |
| Eugeni Berzin Eugeni Berzin Evgeni Berzin is a Russian cyclist whose best year was 1994, when he won the Giro d'Italia and Liège–Bastogne–Liège. Only 24 at the time, Berzin was then tipped as being a future megastar in cycling, but he was never quite able to live up to the results of 1994. In 1995, he was second at the Giro... |
4th-final |
Other jerseys
- Maglia ciclamino: Djamolidine Abdoujaparov Djamolidine AbdoujaparovDjamolidine Abdoujaparov is a former professional road racing cyclist from Uzbekistan. Abdoujaparov was a sprinter, nicknamed "The Tashkent Terror" as he was so ferocious in the sprints...
- 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...
: Pascal RichardPascal RichardPascal Richard is a French-speaking Swiss former racing cyclist. He is most notable as a former King of the Mountains winner at the Giro d'Italia and Olympic Games gold medalist.-Biography:...
- 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....
: Eugeni BerzinEugeni BerzinEvgeni Berzin is a Russian cyclist whose best year was 1994, when he won the Giro d'Italia and Liège–Bastogne–Liège. Only 24 at the time, Berzin was then tipped as being a future megastar in cycling, but he was never quite able to live up to the results of 1994. In 1995, he was second at the Giro...