1970 Giro d'Italia

1970 Giro d'Italia 18 May - 7 June 1970 20 3292 km 90h 08' 47" Eddy Merckx BEL Faemino pink Felice Gimondi ITA Salvarani Martin Van Den Bossche BEL Molteni Franco Bitossi ITA Filotex violet Martin Van Den Bossche BEL Molteni Faemino 1969 1971 The 1970 Giro d'Italia was the 53rd edition of the Giro, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The 3292 km on race consisted of 20 stages, starting in San Pellegrino Terme on 18 May and finishing Bolzano on 7 June. There was one time trial stage and a single rest day. Eddy Merckx of the Faemino team won the overall general classification, his second victory. Italians Felice Gimondi (Salvarani) placed second, 3 min and 14 s slower than Merckx, and Martin Van Den Bossche (Molteni) was third, nearly five minutes behind Merckx.https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1970/06/08/page_009.pdf Un trionfo ipotecato fin dal 24 aprile it 8 June 1970 9 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2018 Gino Sala A triumph mortgaged since April 24th https://web.archive.org/web/20191010060811/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1970/06/08/page_009.pdf 10 October 2019 live Teams List of teams and cyclists in the 1970 Giro d'Italia Thirteen teams were invited by the race organizers to participate in the 1970 edition of the Giro d'Italia.http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=14318&p=1#page/12/mode/1up Gli iscritti Corriere dello Sport 18 May 1970 12 7 July 2013 it Subscribers https://web.archive.org/web/20141231042231/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=14318&p=1 31 December 2014 live In total, 86 riders were from Italy, while the remaining 44 riders came from: Belgium (24), Spain (10), Switzerland (4), Germany (3), Sweden (2), and Denmark (1).Giro d'Italia – 1970 Competitors per Country https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1970/startlist/competitors-per-country ProCyclingStats https://web.archive.org/web/20250530101049/https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1970/startlist/competitors-per-country 30 May 2025 13 October 2016 Each team sent a squad of ten riders, which meant that the race started with a peloton of 130 cyclists. Of those starting, 48 were riding the Giro d'Italia for the first time.Giro d'Italia – 1970 Debutants https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1970/startlist/debutants ProCyclingStats https://web.archive.org/web/20250530101110/https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1970/startlist/debutants 30 May 2025 13 October 2016 The average age of riders was 26.37 years,Giro d'Italia – 1970 Peloton averages https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1970/startlist/peloton-averages ProCyclingStats https://web.archive.org/web/20250530101235/https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1970/startlist/peloton-averages 30 May 2025 13 October 2016 ranging from 21–year–old Wilmo Francioni (Ferretti) to 36–year–old Aldo Moser (G.B.C.).Giro d'Italia – 1970 Youngest and Oldest competitors https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1970/startlist/youngest-oldest ProCyclingStats https://web.archive.org/web/20250530101420/https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1970/startlist/youngest-oldest 30 May 2025 13 October 2016 The team with the youngest average rider age was Magniflex (23), while the oldest was Scic (28).Giro d'Italia – 1970 Youngest Team https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1970/teams/youngest-team ProCyclingStats https://web.archive.org/web/20250530101437/https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1970/teams/youngest-team 30 May 2025 13 October 2016 97 made it to the finish in Bolzano.http://bikeraceinfo.com/giro/giro1970.html 1970 Giro d'Italia Bike Race Info Bill and Carol McGann Dog Ear Publishing 2012-07-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20140227195922/http://bikeraceinfo.com/giro/giro1970.html 27 February 2014 live The teams that took part in the race were:https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1970/05/18/page_005.pdf Tredici Squadre: 130 Concorrenti it 18 May 1970 5 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2018 Thirteen Teams: 130 Competitors https://web.archive.org/web/20191010061904/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1970/05/18/page_005.pdf 10 October 2019 live 22em Cosatto Dreher Faemino Ferretti Filotex G.B.C. Germanvox La Casera Magniflex Molteni Sagit Salvarani Scic Pre-race favorites The starting peloton did feature the previous year's winner Felice Gimondi (Salvarani). Despite an initial unwillingness to participate relating to his expulsion the year before, Eddy Merckx chose to enter the race after the race organizers agreed to send all doping controls to Rome rather than conduct them in a van that moved with the race.Fotheringham 2013 141 Merckx entered as the primary favorite to win the race.https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1970/05/15/page_008.pdf Hanno firmato i loro pronostici it 15 May 1970 8 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2018 They have signed their predictions https://web.archive.org/web/20191010055938/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1970/05/15/page_008.pdf 10 October 2019 livehttps://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1970/05/15/page_010.pdf <<Gimondi e la prima punta, giocheremo tutte le nostre carte>> it 15 May 1970 10 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2018 << Gimondi and the first point, we will play all our cards >> https://web.archive.org/web/20191010060151/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1970/05/15/page_010.pdf 10 October 2019 livehttps://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1970/05/15/page_011.pdf Dancelli capitano di una vivace brillante pattuglia it 15 May 1970 11 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2018 Dancelli, captain of a lively bright patrol https://web.archive.org/web/20191010060316/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1970/05/15/page_011.pdf 10 October 2019 livehttps://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1970/05/15/page_012.pdf Gosta Pettersson e Simonetti sono gli uomini da classifica it 15 May 1970 12 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2018 Gosta Pettersson e Simonetti sono gli uomini da classifica https://web.archive.org/web/20191010060427/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1970/05/15/page_012.pdf 10 October 2019 livehttp://doc.rero.ch/record/133467/files/1970-05-16.pdf 53e Tour d'Italie: Le depart sera donne lundi 53rd Tour of Italy: The start will be given on Monday fr Le Confédéré 16 May 1970 5 https://web.archive.org/web/20200531044317/http://doc.rero.ch/record/133467/files/1970-05-16.pdf 31 May 2020 RERO He entered the race having already won several races that season including: Paris–Nice, Paris–Roubaix, and La Flèche Wallonne, among others. Le Confédéré felt that Merckx's greatest challenge would come not from Italian riders, but the Belgian Walter Godefroot (Salvarani). Godefroot was thought to be the leader for the Salvarani team as Gimondi entered the race in poor form. Gianni Motta was absent from the race as he was recovering from a knee operation earlier in the season. Route and stages The route was revealed on 31 March 1970 by race director Vincenzo Torriani.https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1970/04/01/page_011.pdf Questo il <<Giro>> it 1 April 1970 11 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2018 Gino Sala This is the <<Giro>> https://web.archive.org/web/20190428213418/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1970/04/01/page_011.pdf 28 April 2019 The race covered 3311 km 0 on across twenty stages and one rest day. Compared to the previous edition, the 1970 edition was shorter and included only four stages longer than 200 km 0 on with stage 14 being the longest at 218 km 0 on. In April, the route was announced to have nineteen categorized climbs that awarded points towards the mountains classification,https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1970/04/01/page_011.pdf Le Montagne it 1 April 1970 11 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2018 The Mountains https://web.archive.org/web/20190428213418/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1970/04/01/page_011.pdf 28 April 2019 while the final route included seven more categorized climbs.https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1970/05/15/page_009.pdf Sono ventisei le montagne it 15 May 1970 7 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2018 There are twenty-six mountains https://web.archive.org/web/20191010055050/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1970/05/15/page_009.pdf 10 October 2019 live In total, 25.6 km 0 on were climbed. San Pellegrino Terme hosted the race's start and then it travelled west, visiting the Alps before turning south and then east towards Treviso. A transfer then occurred to Terracina and the race moved north along the coast. The race made its way to the Dolomites for three stages before finishing in Bolzano. The route did not visit Milan for the first time in race history. The route featured less transition stages than in previous years, which was thought to allow for more action in the race. + Stage characteristics and resultshttps://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1970/05/15/page_009.pdf I 20 Giorni Di Corsa it 15 May 1970 9 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2018 20 Days of Travel https://web.archive.org/web/20191010055050/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1970/05/15/page_009.pdf 10 October 2019 livehttps://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1970/05/15/page_007.pdf Recital di Merckx oppure una vella sfida? it 15 May 1970 7 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2018 Merckx Recital or Challenge? https://web.archive.org/web/20191010054612/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1970/05/15/page_007.pdf 10 October 2019 liveStageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner118 MaySan Pellegrino Terme to Biandronno 115 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Franco Bitossi ITA219 MayComerio to Saint-Vincent 164 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Eddy Merckx BEL320 MaySaint-Vincent to Aosta 162 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Franco Bitossi ITA421 MaySaint-Vincent to Lodi 205 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Marino Basso ITA522 MayLodi to Zingonia it 155 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Patrick Sercu BEL623 MayZingonia to Malcesine 212 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Enrico Paolini ITA724 MayMalcesine to Brentonico 130 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Eddy Merckx BEL825 MayRovereto to Bassano del Grappa 130 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Walter Godefroot BEL926 MayBassano del Grappa to Treviso 56 km 0 on22px|link=|alt=Individual time trial Eddy Merckx BEL27 May Rest day1028 MayTerracina to Rivisondoli 172 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Italo Zilioli ITA1129 MayRivisondoli to Francavilla al Mare 180 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Michele Dancelli ITA1230 MayFrancavilla al Mare to Loreto 175 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Miguel María Lasa ESP 19471331 MayLoreto to Faenza 188 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Michele Dancelli ITA141 JuneFaenza to Casciana Terme 218 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Michele Dancelli ITA152 JuneCasciana Terme to Mirandola 215 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Marino Basso ITA163 JuneMirandola to Lido di Jesolo 195 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Dino Zandegù ITA174 JuneLido di Jesolo to Arta Terme 165 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Franco Bitossi ITA185 JuneArta Terme to Marmolada 180 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Michele Dancelli ITA196 JuneRocca Pietore to Dobbiaco 120 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Franco Bitossi ITA207 JuneDobbiaco to Bolzano 155 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Luciano Armani ITA Total 3292 km 0 on Classification leadership Two different jerseys were worn during the 1970 Giro d'Italia. The leader of the general classification – calculated by adding the stage finish times of each rider – wore a pink jersey. This classification is the most important of the race, and its winner is considered as the winner of the Giro.Laura Weislo http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/giro08/?id=/features/2008/giro_classifications08 Giro d'Italia classifications demystified 13 May 2008 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 13 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130508234448/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/giro08/?id=/features/2008/giro_classifications08 8 May 2013 live For the points classification, which awarded a cyclamen jersey to its leader,http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=14022&p=1#page/4/mode/1up Trofeo Dreher Forte Corriere dello Sport 20 May 1969 4 7 July 2013 it Dreher Forte Trophy https://web.archive.org/web/20141228233039/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=14022&p=1 28 December 2014 live cyclists were given points for finishing a stage in the top 15.http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=12319&p=1#page/9/mode/1up Regolamento Corriere dello Sport 19 May 1966 9 7 July 2013 it Regulation https://web.archive.org/web/20141223155321/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=12337&p=1#page/9/mode/1up 23 December 2014 dead Before the start of the 1970, Termozeta replaced Dreher Brewery as the sponsor of the points classification and so the color of the leader's jersey changed from red to cyclamen.http://www.giroditalia.it/eng/editions/1968-1977/ 1970 2017 Giro d'Italia La Gazzetta dello Sport 13 June 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170701114308/http://www.giroditalia.it/eng/editions/1968-1977/ 1 July 2017 live A third classification was the mountains classification. In this ranking, points were won by reaching the summit of a climb ahead of other cyclists. No jersey was worn by its leader.van den Akker 2023 88 The climbs were ranked in first and second categories, the former awarded 50, 30, and 20 points while the latter awarded 30, 20, and 10 points.http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=14331&p=1#page/12/mode/1up La "Rosa" In Cifre Corriere dello Sport 8 June 1970 12 7 July 2013 it The "Rose" In Figures https://web.archive.org/web/20141223173137/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=14331&p=1 23 December 2014 live In this ranking, points were won by reaching the summit of a climb ahead of other cyclists. In addition there was the Cima Coppi, the Passo Pordoi, which was the highest mountain crossed in this edition of the race, which gave 200, 100, 80, 70, and 50 points to the first five riders summit the climb.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1970/06/08/MD19700608-030.pdf Merckx Rubrico Su Previsto Triunfo es 8 June 1970 30 El Mundo Deportivo 27 May 2012 Merckx Rubric Your Intended Triumph https://web.archive.org/web/20190125130915/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1970/06/08/MD19700608-030.pdf 25 January 2019 live The first rider over the Passo Pordoi was Luciano Armani. There was also one classification for the teams, based on points. Riders scored points for their team if they were amongst the first 15 to finish a stage, at intermediate sprints, and mountain tops, and for leading the general classification.van den Akker 2023 81 A minor classification was the intermediate sprints classification, called the traguardi tricolori. On intermediate sprints, the first rider received 30 points for this classification, and the second rider 10 points. No jersey was used to indicate the leader. There was no time bonus at these intermediate sprints, and no points for the points classification.van den Akker 2023 100 +Classification leadership by stagehttps://web.archive.org/web/20230930195019/https://www.tourdefrancestatistieken.nl/giro.php?jaar=1970 30 September 2023 https://www.tourdefrancestatistieken.nl/giro.php?jaar=1970 tourdefrancestatistieken.nl Informatie over de Giro d'Italia van 1970 Stage WinnerGeneral classification25px|link=|alt=A pink jerseyPoints classification25px|alt=A violet jerseyMountains classificationIntermediate sprints classificationTeam classification 1 Franco Bitossi Franco Bitossi Franco Bitossi not awarded ? ? 2 Eddy Merckx Marino Basso 3 Franco Bitossi Italo Zilioli 4 Marino Basso 5 Patrick Sercu 6 Enrico Paolini Martin Van Den Bossche 7 Eddy Merckx Eddy Merckx Eddy Merckx 8 Walter Godefroot 9 Eddy Merckx 10 Italo Zilioli Martin Van Den Bossche 11 Michele Dancelli 12 Miguel María Lasa 13 Michele Dancelli 14 Michele Dancelli Michele Dancelli 15 Marino Basso 16 Dino Zandegù 17 Franco Bitossi Franco Bitossi Faemino 18 Michele Dancelli Michele Dancelli Italo Zilioli Giancarlo Polidori 19 Franco Bitossi Franco Bitossi Martin Van Den Bossche 20 Luciano Armani Final Eddy MerckxFranco Bitossi Martin Van Den Bossche Giancarlo Polidori Faemino Final standings Legendvan den Akker 2023 109   20px|alt=Pink jersey   Denotes the winner of the General classification   20px|alt=Violet jersey   Denotes the winner of the Points classification General classification + Final general classification (1–10)RankNameTeamTime 1 Eddy Merckx BEL 20px|alt=Pink jersey Faemino 90h 08' 47" 2 Felice Gimondi ITA Salvarani + 3' 14" 3 Martin Van Den Bossche BEL Molteni + 4' 59" 4 Michele Dancelli ITA Molteni + 7' 07" 5 Italo Zilioli ITA Faemino + 8' 14" 6 Gösta Pettersson SWE Ferretti + 9' 20" 7 Franco Bitossi ITA 20px|alt=violet jersey Filotex + 13' 10" 8 Miguel María Lasa ESP 1945 La Casera + 19' 25" 9 Ole Ritter DEN Germanvox + 21' 17" 10 Vittorio Adorni ITA Scic + 21' 29" Mountains classification + Final mountains classification (1–10)NameTeamPoints 1 Martin Van Den Bossche BEL Molteni 460 2 Italo Zilioli ITA Faemino 420 3 Luciano Armani ITA Scic 300 4 Eddy Merckx BEL 20px|alt=Pink jersey Faemino 210 5 Michele Dancelli ITA Molteni 190 6 Franco Bitossi ITA 20px|alt=violet jersey Filotex 100 7 Felice Gimondi ITA Salvarani 70 Enrico Maggioni ITA Feretti 9 Giancarlo Polidori ITA Scic 60 10 Miguel María Lasa ESP 1945 La Casera 50 Points classification + Final points classification (1–10)NameTeamPoints 1 Franco Bitossi ITA 20px|alt=violet jersey Filotex 252 2 Michele Dancelli ITA Molteni 241 3 Eddy Merckx BEL 20px|alt=Pink jersey Faemino 193 4 Martin Van Den Bossche BEL Molteni 185 5 Felice Gimondi ITA Salvarani 112 6 Italo Zilioli ITA Faemino 97 7 Walter Godefroot ITA Salvarani 8 Ole Ritter DEN Germanvox 9 Patrick Sercu BEL Dreher 95 10 Miguel María Lasa ESP 1945 La Casera 94 Traguardi tricolori classification + Final traguardi tricolori classification (1–10)https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1970/06/08/page_009.pdf Ordine d'arrivo e classifiche it 8 June 1970 9 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2018 Arrival order and classifications https://web.archive.org/web/20191010060811/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1970/06/08/page_009.pdf 10 October 2019 liveNameTeamPoints 1 Giancarlo Polidori ITA Scic 130? 2 Roberto Ballini ITA Dreher 80 3 Georges Vandenberghe BEL Faemino 70 4 Luigi Sgarbozza ITA Dreher 60 5 Michele Dancelli ITA Molteni 60 Teams classification + Final team classification (1–10)TeamPoints 1 Faemino 5830 2 Molteni 5350 3 Filotex 3890 4 Salvarani 3380 5 Scic 3140 6 Germanvox 2390 7 Ferretti 2080 8 Dreher 2020 9 La Casera 1840 10 Sagit 1200 Doping cases Alfio Poli tested positive during the 1970 Giro,van den Akker 2023 53 and was penalized by 10 minutes in the general classification.van den Akker 2023 52 References Citations 30em Bibliography Fotheringham William William Fotheringham Half Man, Half Bike: The Life of Eddy Merckx, Cycling's Greatest Champion https://books.google.com/books?id=XYcme7KBAHsC 10 May 2015 2013 Chicago Review Press Chicago, Illinois 978-1-61374-726-1 van den Akker Pieter Giro d'Italia, Rules and Statistics 2023 979-8863173719 1970 Giro d'Italia 1 10 11 20 1970 Giro d'Italia, 1970 Giro d'Italia, 1970 Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia Category:1970 Super Prestige Pernod