1974 Giro d'Italia

1974 Giro d'Italia 16 May – 9 June 1974 22, including one split stage 4001 km 113h 09 '13" Eddy Merckx BEL Molteni 1974 pink Gianbattista Baronchelli ITA Scic Felice Gimondi ITA Bianchi Roger De Vlaeminck BEL Brooklyn 1974 violet José Manuel Fuente ESP 1945 Kas green Kas 1973 1975 The 1974 Giro d'Italia was the 57th running of the Giro, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It started in Vatican City, on 16 May, with a 164 km 0 on stage and concluded in Milan, on 8 June, with 257 km 0 on leg. A total of 140 riders from fourteen teams entered the 22-stage race, that was won by Belgian Eddy Merckx of the Molteni team. The second and third places were taken by Italians Gianbattista Baronchelli (Scic) and Felice Gimondi (Bianchi), respectively. http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1974/06/09/MD19740609-021.pdf Quinto Triunfo de Merckx En El "Giro" es 9 June 1974 21 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 Merck’s Fifth win in the "Tour" https://web.archive.org/web/20150313014230/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1974/06/09/MD19740609-021.pdf 13 March 2015 livehttp://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1974_06/19740609_0016.pdf Con Merckx ha vinto anche Baronchelli Gino Sala it 9 June 1974 16 l'Unità PCI 27 May 2012 With Merckx also won Baronchelli https://web.archive.org/web/20150313015113/http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=%2Farchivio%2Funi_1974_06%2F19740609_0016.pdf 2015-03-13 dead Amongst the other classifications that the race awarded, Roger De Vlaeminck (Brooklyn 1974) won the points classification and José Manuel Fuente of KAS won the mountains classification. KAS finished as the winners of the team points classification. Merckx's victory in the 1974 Giro was his first step in completing the Triple Crown of Cycling–winning the Giro d'Italia, the Tour de France, and the World Championship road race in one calendar year–becoming the first rider ever to do so. Teams List of teams and cyclists in the 1974 Giro d'Italia Fourteen teams were invited by the race organizers to participate in the 1974 edition of the Giro d'Italia In total, 87 riders were from Italy, while the remaining 53 riders came from: Belgium (20), Spain (11), Switzerland (7), Germany (6), Colombia (2), Denmark (2), Luxembourg (1), the Netherlands (1), New Zealand (1), Norway (1), and Sweden (1).Giro d'Italia – 1974 Competitors per Country https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1974/startlist/competitors-per-country ProCyclingStats https://web.archive.org/web/20250524123249/https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1974/startlist/competitors-per-country 24 May 2025 13 October 2016 Each team sent a squad of ten riders, which meant that the race started with a peloton of 140 cyclists.http://bikeraceinfo.com/giro/giro1974.html 1974 Giro d'Italia Bike Race Info Bill and Carol McGann Dog Ear Publishing 2012-07-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20131016085300/http://bikeraceinfo.com/giro/giro1974.html 2013-10-16 dead Of those starting, 36 were riding the Giro d'Italia for the first time.Giro d'Italia – 1974 Debutants https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1974/startlist/debutants ProCyclingStats https://web.archive.org/web/20250524123158/https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1974/startlist/debutants 24 May 2025 13 October 2016 The average age of riders was 27 years,Giro d'Italia – 1974 Peloton averages https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1974/startlist/peloton-averages ProCyclingStats https://web.archive.org/web/20250524123306/https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1974/startlist/peloton-averages 24 May 2025 13 October 2016 ranging from 20–year–old Gianbattista Baronchelli (Scic) to 34–year–old Victor Van Schil (Molteni 1974).Giro d'Italia – 1974 Youngest and Oldest competitors https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1974/startlist/youngest-oldest ProCyclingStats https://web.archive.org/web/20250524123506/https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1974/startlist/youngest-oldest 24 May 2025 13 October 2016 The team with the youngest average rider age was Jollj Ceramica (24), while the oldest was Bianchi (28).Giro d'Italia – 1974 Youngest Team https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1974/teams/youngest-team ProCyclingStats https://web.archive.org/web/20250524123751/https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1974/teams/youngest-team 24 May 2025 13 October 2016 From those that started, 96 made it to the finish in Milan. The teams entering the race were: 22em Bianchi Brooklyn 1974 Dreherforte Filcas Filotex Jollj Ceramica KAS Magniflex Molteni 1974 Ovest Rokado Sammontana Scic Vibor Zonca Pre-race favorites Reigning champion and four-time winner Eddy Merckx (Molteni 1974) returned to the race in 1974 to defend his crown and to claim fifth victory and join the likes of Alfredo Binda and Fausto Coppi who also had five Giro victories.http://doc.rero.ch/record/106178/files/1974-05-15.pdf Fuente et les Italiens contre Merckx Fuente and the Italians against Merckx fr L'Impartial 15 May 1974 19 https://web.archive.org/web/20191022031515/http://doc.rero.ch/record/106178/files/1974-05-15.pdf 22 October 2019 RERO He arrived to the race the day before after racing in the Four Days of Dunkirk. http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,11/articleid,1500_02_1974_0111_0011_21157993/ Una corsa che ritrova entusiasmo Giuliano Califano A race that finds enthusiasm it 15 May 1974 11 La Stampa Editrice La Stampa 27 May 2012 live https://web.archive.org/web/20150924041930/http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,11/articleid,1500_02_1974_0111_0011_21157993/ 24 September 2015 Merckx came into the Giro d'Italia after not having won a single spring classic for the first time since 1965. In March, he was forced to take a rest from cycling due to a respiratory ailment. http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,11/articleid,1500_02_1974_0110_0011_21157570/ A meta corsa vedrete Merckx Giuliano Califano "In mid-race you will see Merckx" it 14 May 1974 11 Stampa Sera Editrice La Stampa 27 May 2012 live https://web.archive.org/web/20150703021623/http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,11/articleid,1500_02_1974_0110_0011_21157570/ 3 July 2015 Merckx gradually returned to racing after beating the illness in late March, and writer Giuliano Califano stated that several experts found him to be in great form coming into the Giro. La Stampa writer Gianni Pignata felt Merckx's form and his poor performances in the early season would provide motivation for this race. http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,17/articleid,0016_01_1974_0105_0017_21484002/ Se non ci fosse Merckx Gianni Pignata If there is no Merckx it 14 May 1974 17 La Stampa Editrice La Stampa 27 May 2012 live https://web.archive.org/web/20150703002340/http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,17/articleid,0016_01_1974_0105_0017_21484002/ 3 July 2015 In particular, he referenced Merckx's poor sprinting in the early season and how the Giro was his first race longer than seven stages this season. Merckx himself told a radiohost "After my long illness, I am now in an increasing form and I estimate myself already for 80 hundred of my means," before the race started.http://doc.rero.ch/record/266525/files/1974-05-16.pdf Merckx ä Radio Vatican : " Je m'estime ä 80 pour cent de mes moyens " Merckx at Vatican Radio: "I estimate myself at 80 per cent of my means » fr La Liberté 16 May 1974 27 https://web.archive.org/web/20191022030859/http://doc.rero.ch/record/266525/files/1974-05-16.pdf 22 October 2019 RERO José Manuel Fuente (Kas) was thought to have entered the Giro in good form after winning the Vuelta a España weeks earlier. http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,11/articleid,1500_02_1974_0111_0011_21157993/ E noi faremo di tutto perché si illogico Maurizio Caravella "And we will do everything because it illogical" it 15 May 1974 11 Stampa Sera Editrice La Stampa 27 May 2012 live https://web.archive.org/web/20150924041930/http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,11/articleid,1500_02_1974_0111_0011_21157993/ 24 September 2015 Pignata commented that Fuente would provide Merckx a stiff opposition through his ability to attack in the mountains, but his poor time trialing ability was his weakness. l'Unita interviewed several of the riders and many named Merckx as the favorite to take the victory.http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1974_05/19740516_0008.pdf Hanno firmato i loro pronostici it 16 May 1974 8 l'Unità PCI 27 May 2012 The signed their predictions https://web.archive.org/web/20150702141221/http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=%2Farchivio%2Funi_1974_05%2F19740516_0008.pdf 2015-07-02 dead The third main contender to win the race named by the media was reigning world champion Felice Gimondi (Bianchi). Gimondi was viewed to have a strong team for support which included former world champion and sprinter Marino Basso, Antoine Houbrechts, and Martín Emilio Rodríguez, among others. Gimondi downplayed his chances stating that he was not 20 year-old anymore and "... it takes me a long time to get into action." Scic's Gianbattista Baronchelli, Tour de l'Avenir winner Giovanni Battaglin (Jolly Ceramica), and Francesco Moser (Filcas) as three young riders who have the potential to become stars during the race.http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1974_05/19740516_0007.pdf La promessa di una grande corsa e di un nuovo ciclismo Gino Sala it 16 May 1974 7 l'Unità PCI 27 May 2012 The promise of a great race and a new cycling https://web.archive.org/web/20150702141526/http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=%2Farchivio%2Funi_1974_05%2F19740516_0007.pdf 2015-07-02 dead http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1974/05/16/MD19740516-019.pdf Archived copy 2015-07-02 live https://web.archive.org/web/20150702162251/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1974/05/16/MD19740516-019.pdf 2015-07-02 Despite suffering an accident early in the season, Pignata believed Battaglin's participation in the Tour de Romandie provided a great lead-up into the Giro. Moser was thought to have a strong season and showed a sprinting prowess as evidenced by his second place in Paris–Roubaix. Pignata ultimately concluded that these younger riders should not be cautious during the race as it would play into the hands of Merckx, who then would only have to react to Fuente's attacks. Amid rumors of not participating, Luis Ocaña confirmed his absence due to bronchitis three days prior to the start. http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,17/articleid,0016_01_1974_0105_0017_21484002/ Ocana ha confermato il suo no al Giro d'Italia Alfredo Giorgi Ocana confirmed his opposition to the Tour of Italy it 14 May 1974 17 La Stampa Editrice La Stampa 27 May 2012 live https://web.archive.org/web/20150703002340/http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,17/articleid,0016_01_1974_0105_0017_21484002/ 3 July 2015http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010958461:mpeg21:p011 Sport2 Sport2 nl 15 May 1974 11 Het Vrije Volk Delpher 27 May 2017 La Stampa columnist Maurizio Caravella gave Merckx a 60% chance to win, while giving Gimondi, Fuente, and Battaglin at 10% chance and Baronchelli and Moser a 5% chance at victory. http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,21/articleid,0016_01_1974_0107_0021_21485897/ Eddy e fiducioso Felice perplesso Maurizio Caravella it 15 May 1974 21 La Stampa Editrice La Stampa 27 May 2012 live https://web.archive.org/web/20180425163204/http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,21/articleid,0016_01_1974_0107_0021_21485897/ 25 April 2018 The peloton also featured 1971 winner Gösta Pettersson (Magniflex). Route and stages right|thumb|Monte Generoso hosted the end of the 158 km 0 on sixteenth stage.|alt=A mountain in the distance. The route for the 1974 edition of the Giro d'Italia was revealed to the public by race director Vincenzo Torriani on 29 March 1974. http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,21/articleid,1112_01_1974_0068_0021_16384280/ Giro italiano, una sorpresa Italian Giro, a surprise it Gianni Pignata 30 March 1974 21 La Stampa Editrice La Stampa 27 May 2012 live https://web.archive.org/web/20140518065408/http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,21/articleid,1112_01_1974_0068_0021_16384280/ 18 May 2014http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1974_03/19740330_0013.pdf Questo il <<Giro>> 1974 Gino Sala it 30 March 1974 13 l'Unità PCI 27 May 2012 This is the <<Tour>> 1974 https://web.archive.org/web/20150516132239/http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=%2Farchivio%2Funi_1974_03%2F19740330_0013.pdf 2015-05-16 dead It contained one were individual time trial. There were eleven stages containing twenty three categorized climbs, of which four had summit finishes: stage 11a, to Il Cioccio; stage 16, to Monte Generoso; stage 18, to Borgo Valsugana; and stage 20, to Tre Cime di Lavaredo.http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1974_03/19740330_0013.pdf Le Montagne it 30 March 1974 13 l'Unità PCI 27 May 2012 The Mountains https://web.archive.org/web/20150516132239/http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=%2Farchivio%2Funi_1974_03%2F19740330_0013.pdf 2015-05-16 dead http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1974_05/19740516_0009.pdf Le 23 montagne e l'altimetria it 16 May 1974 9 l'Unità PCI 27 May 2012 The 23 mountains and altitude https://web.archive.org/web/20150313015731/http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=%2Farchivio%2Funi_1974_05%2F19740516_0009.pdf 2015-03-13 dead In total the race route contained 26.78 km 0 on of official climbing across the twenty-three climbs. The organizers chose to include two rest days, in Capri and Sanremo.http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1974_05/19740516_0009.pdf Le 22 giornate di corsa it 16 May 1974 9 l'Unità PCI 27 May 2012 The 22 days of racing https://web.archive.org/web/20150313015731/http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=%2Farchivio%2Funi_1974_05%2F19740516_0009.pdf 2015-03-13 dead When compared to the previous year's race, the race was 200 km 0 on longer, lacked a prologue, and had the same number of rest days and individual time trials. In addition, this race contained two more stages, as well as one more set of half stages. In Italy, the race was televised daily in thirty-minute segments at during the evening on the second channel of RAI. http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,11/articleid,1500_02_1974_0111_0011_21157993/ Snobbato alla tv Snubbed on TV it 15 May 1974 11 La Stampa Editrice La Stampa 27 May 2012 live https://web.archive.org/web/20150924041930/http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,11/articleid,1500_02_1974_0111_0011_21157993/ 24 September 2015 The race, however, was still to be broadcast normally over radio. Upon the release of the route in March, La Stampa writer Gianni Pignata believed that the first leg of the split eleventh stage, to Il Cioccio, along with stages 20 and 21, which featured eight total climbs in the Dolomites, would be decisive in determining the race's winner. Pignata believed this edition of the Giro d'Italia was geared towards climbers. He added that if a rider wanted to best Merckx, he would need to make his move earlier in the race and not wait for the Dolomites, as Merckx would likely be in top form by then. http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,11/articleid,1500_02_1974_0111_0011_21157993/ Fuente gia in fuga all'inizio Gianni Pignata Fuenta already beginning fleeing it 15 May 1974 11 La Stampa Editrice La Stampa 27 May 2012 live https://web.archive.org/web/20150924041930/http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,11/articleid,1500_02_1974_0111_0011_21157993/ 24 September 2015 After looking over the race route, Italian rider Basso stated that there were few opportunities for sprinters to try and win a stage. Two-time winner Gimondi felt the race started off hard and agreed with Pignata and Basso, in that the race favored climbers and lacked chances for sprint finishes. http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,21/articleid,1112_01_1974_0068_0021_16384280/ Duro l'inizio dice Gimondi "Tough start says Gimondi" it Gianni Pignata 30 March 1974 21 La Stampa Editrice La Stampa 27 May 2012 live https://web.archive.org/web/20140518065408/http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,21/articleid,1112_01_1974_0068_0021_16384280/ 18 May 2014 He stated that the route suited the riding styles of Ocaña, Merckx, and Jose Manuel Fuente. In addition, Gimondi criticized Torriani for placing a rest day in after the third day of racing, stating that there was no justification for it there. The route did not enter the high mountains until 27 May, which was thought to work against Fuente's chances to win the race and take advantage of Merckx's unknown condition. + Stage characteristics and resultsStageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner 1 16 May Vatican City (Vatican City) to Formia 164 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Wilfried Reybrouck BEL 2 17 May Formia to Pompei 121 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Patrick Sercu BEL 3 18 May Pompei to Sorrento 137 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) José Manuel Fuente ESP 194519 May Rest day 4 20 May Sorrento to Sapri 208 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Roger De Vlaeminck BEL 5 21 May Sapri to Taranto 215 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Piermattia Gavazzi ITA 6 22 May Taranto to Foggia 206 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Franco Bitossi ITA 7 23 May Foggia to Chieti 257 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Ugo Colombo ITA 8 24 May Chieti to Macerata 150 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Franco Bitossi ITA 9 25 May Macerata to Carpegna 191 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) José Manuel Fuente ESP 1945 10 26 May Carpegna to Modena 205 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Patrick Sercu BEL 11a 27 May Modena to Il Ciocco 153 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) José Manuel Fuente ESP 1945 11b Il Ciocco to Forte dei Marmi 62 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Patrick Sercu BEL 12 28 May Forte dei Marmi to Forte dei Marmi 40 km 0 on 20px|link= Individual time trial Eddy Merckx BEL 13 29 May Forte dei Marmi to Pietra Ligure 231 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Enrico Paolini ITA 14 30 May Pietra Ligure to Sanremo 189 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Giuseppe Perletto ITA 15 31 May Sanremo to Valenza 206 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Ercole Gualazzini ITA1 June Rest day 16 2 June Valenza to Monte Generoso 158 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) José Manuel Fuente ESP 1945 17 3 June Como to Iseo 158 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Santiago Lazcano ESP 1945 18 4 June Iseo to Sella Valsugana 190 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Franco Bitossi ITA 19 5 June Borgo Valsugana to Pordenone 146 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Enrico Paolini ITA 20 6 June Pordenone to Tre Cime di Lavaredo 163 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) José Manuel Fuente ESP 1945 21 7 June Misurina to Bassano del Grappa 194 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Eddy Merckx BEL 22 8 June Bassano del Grappa to Milan 257 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Marino Basso ITA Total 4001 km 0 on Race overview The first day of racing was gearing up to finish with a bunch sprint, when neo-professional cyclist Wilfried Reybrouck attacked with 400 meters to go. Reybrouck managed to hold off the chasing sprinters Roger De Vlaeminck and Basso, among others to win the stage. A strike had been rumored to happen on the race route near Naples, which caused the riders to stick together and not attack. The pack of riders finished together, with Belgian Patrick Sercu taking the stage victory. The third stage featured a late climb of Mount Faito, where José Manuel Fuente attacked ten kilometers from the summit and rode 25 kilometers solo to the finish. http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,19/articleid,0016_01_1974_0110_0019_16399324/ Fuente da una scossa al Giro Gianni Pignata Fuente by a jolt at the Tour it 19 May 1974 19 La Stampa Editrice La Stampa 27 May 2017 live https://web.archive.org/web/20180425163204/http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,19/articleid,0016_01_1974_0110_0019_16399324/ 25 April 2018 Merckx, Baronchelli, Gimondi, Moser, and other general classification hopefuls remained behind and attacked each other within the group until the finish. The group finished 33 seconds after Fuente, but Merckx, who had been dropped, lost 42 seconds to Fuente, along with some other riders. Race leader Reybrouck lost the lead to Fuente upon finishing thirty minutes behind and ultimately being eliminated from the race because he finished outside the time limit. This was the first time a rider had gone from leading the race to being disqualified after the next stage in the race's history. The following stage was interrupted 102 kilometers into the day for five minutes because of a strike conducted in response to a dam built. http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,19/articleid,0016_01_1974_0111_0019_16399397/ Per Merckx e Fuente spinte proibite Gianni Pignata For Merckx and Fuente forbidden pushes it 22 May 1974 19 La Stampa Editrice La Stampa 27 May 2017 live https://web.archive.org/web/20180425163204/http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,19/articleid,0016_01_1974_0111_0019_16399397/ 25 April 2018 Pierino Gavazzi won the first stage of his career upon beating the likes of De Vlaeminck and Franco Bitossi. During the sprint, José Gonzales Linares and Jos Huysmans led out their teammates respective teammates Fuente and Merckx, but were found guilty of illegally boosting their teammates during the sprint. The four riders were fined 50,000 lire each and relegated to 37th position on the stage. The sixth leg had little action until the final twenty kilometers, when the headwinds picked up and splintered the peloton into several groups just hundreds of meters apart.http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,19/articleid,0016_01_1974_0112_0021_21575868/ Solita volata: tocca a Bitossi Gianni Pignata it 23 May 1974 La Stampa Editrice La Stampa 27 May 2017 live https://web.archive.org/web/20180425163205/http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,19/articleid,0016_01_1974_0112_0021_21575868/ 25 April 2018 Giacinto Santambrogio made a move closer to the finish line and rode solo until Bitossi joined him. Eventually Bitossi dropped Santambrogio and then held off the charging sprinters in order to win the day, which was his 100th career victory. Ugo Colombo won the race's seventh leg after telling race leader Fuente he was riding up the road to greet some family - as is custom - although none of his family lived anywhere near the region.http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,17/articleid,0016_01_1974_0113_0017_16400301/ La beffa di Colombo a Fuente Gianni Pignata The mockery of Colombo at Fuente it 24 May 1974 La Stampa Editrice La Stampa 27 May 2017 live https://web.archive.org/web/20180425163204/http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,17/articleid,0016_01_1974_0113_0017_16400301/ 25 April 2018https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1974/05/25/page_012.pdf Bitossi: <<Bis>> In Volata Oggi Il Carpegna Gino Sala it 25 May 1974 12 l'Unità PCI 27 May 2012 Bitossi: <<Bis>> Flying Today Il Carpegna https://web.archive.org/web/20200605221037/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1974/05/25/page_012.pdf 5 June 2020 Colombo was allowed a maximum advantage of around thirteen minutes before the peloton closed the gap to within one minute. The race for second place brought out the general classification contenders as there was a slight incline near the end of the stage. In particular, Francesco Moser, Merckx, and De Vlaeminck attacked several times and Fuente could not counter, allowing the riders to gain seven seconds on the race lead. The eighth leg of the race was a rather flat stage that featured heavy winds throughout the stage. During the stage a dog ran in the road and caused a reaction in the peloton, but no injuries or falls were reported. As the main field rode under the kilometer to go banner, they had just caught the leading rider Zilioli who had made a last ditch solo effort to win the stage. Merckx opened up the sprint as the group made the final bend into the final 200 meters. His wheel skidded out and forced him to ride and graze the barriers, which hindered several sprinters who had been using his slipstream. Bitossi and Martín Emilio Rodríguez (Bianchi) contested the sprint the best, with Bitossi taking the day after coming of Rodríguez' wheel. Doping There were doping controls. http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,21/articleid,0016_01_1974_0107_0021_21485897/ Nuovo metodo per scoprire i doping segreti dei ciclisti A new method to discover the secret doping of cyclists it 16 May 1974 21 La Stampa Editrice La Stampa 27 May 2012 live https://web.archive.org/web/20180425163204/http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,21/articleid,0016_01_1974_0107_0021_21485897/ 25 April 2018 Classification leadership right|thumb|alt=A picture of three mountain.|The Tre Cime di Lavaredo was the Cima Coppi for the 1974 running of the Giro d'Italia. There were three main individual classifications contested in the 1974 Giro d'Italia, as well as a team competition. Three of them awarded jerseys to their leaders. The general classification was the most important and was calculated by adding each rider's finishing times on each stage.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 The rider with the lowest cumulative time was the winner of the general classification and was considered the overall winner of the Giro. The rider leading the classification wore a pink jersey to signify the classification's leadership. The second classification was the points classification. Riders received points for finishing in the top positions in a stage finish, with first place getting the most points, and lower placings getting successively fewer points. The rider leading this classification wore a purple (or cyclamen) jersey. The mountains classification was the third classification and for the first time in Giro history its leader was denoted by the green jersey.van den Akker 2023 92 In this ranking, points were won by reaching the summit of a climb ahead of other cyclists. Each climb was ranked as either first, second or third category, with more points available for higher category climbs. Most stages of the race included one or more categorized climbs, in which points were awarded to the riders that reached the summit first. The Cima Coppi, the race's highest point of elevation, awarded more points than the other first category climbs. The Cima Coppi for this Giro was the Tre Cime di Lavaredo. The first rider to cross the Tre Cime di Lavaredo was Spanish rider José Manuel Fuente. The final classification, the team classification, awarded no jersey to its leaders. This was calculated by adding together points earned by each rider on the team during each stage through the intermediate sprints, the categorized climbs, stage finishes, etc. The team with the most points led the classification.van den Akker 2023 81 There were other minor classifications within the race, including the neo-professional competition. The classification was determined in the same way as the general classification, but considering only neo-professional cyclists (in their first three years of professional racing).van den Akker 2023 65 Another 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://www.grandtourstatistics.nl/giro.php?jaar=1974 grandtourstatistics.nl Information about the Giro d'Italia of 1974 8 December 2025 Stage WinnerGeneral classification25px|link=|alt=Points classification25px|link=|alt=Mountains classification25px|link=|alt=Intermediate sprints classificationTeam classification 1 Wilfried Reybrouck Wilfried Reybrouck Wilfried Reybrouck not awarded Tullio Rossi Filcas 2 Patrick Sercu Roger De Vlaeminck ? Brooklyn 3 José Manuel Fuente José Manuel Fuente José Manuel Fuente ? 4 Roger De Vlaeminck Brooklyn 5 Pierino Gavazzi 6 Franco Bitossi 7 Ugo Colombo 8 Franco Bitossi 9 José Manuel Fuente 10 Patrick Sercu Marcello Osler 11a José Manuel Fuente ? 11b Patrick Sercu Brooklyn 12 Eddy Merckx 13 Enrico Paolini 14 Giuseppe Perletto Eddy Merckx 15 Ercole Gualazzini 16 José Manuel Fuente 17 Santiago Lazcano ? 18 Franco Bitossi Brooklyn 19 Enrico Paolini ? 20 José Manuel Fuente Kas-Kaskol 21 Marino Basso 22 Gianni Motta Final Eddy Merckx Roger De Vlaeminck José Manuel Fuente Marcello Osler Kas-Kaskol Final standings Legendvan den Akker 2023 109   20px|alt=Pink jersey   Denotes the winner of the General classification   20px|alt=Purple jersey   Denotes the winner of the Points classification   20px|alt=Green jersey   Denotes the winner of the Mountains classification General classification + Final general classification (1–10)Rank NameTeamTime 1 Eddy Merckx BEL 20px|alt=Pink jersey Molteni 113h 08' 13" 2 Gianbattista Baronchelli ITA Scic + 12" 3 Felice Gimondi ITA Bianchi + 33" 4 Tino Conti ITA Zonca + 2' 14" 5 José Manuel Fuente ESP 1945 20px|alt=Green jersey KAS + 3' 22" 6 Giovanni Battaglin ITA Jolly Ceramica + 4' 22" 7 Francesco Moser ITA Filcas + 6' 17" 8 Vicente López Carril ESP 1945 KAS + 10' 28" 9 Franco Bitossi ITA Scic + 16' 05" 10 Gösta Pettersson SWE Magniflex + 17' 08" Points classification +Final points classification (1–5)http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1975_05/19750513_0012.pdf Statistiche, episodi, curiosità, del Giro d'Italia di ieri e di oggi it 13 May 1975 12 l'Unità PCI 27 May 2012 Statistics, episodes, curiosity, the Tour of Italy of yesterday and today https://web.archive.org/web/20150331235442/http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=%2Farchivio%2Funi_1975_05%2F19750513_0012.pdf 2015-03-31 dead RiderTeamPoints 1 Roger De Vlaeminck BEL 20px|alt=A purple jersey Brooklyn 295 2 Franco Bitossi ITA Scic 209 3 José Manuel Fuente ESP 1945 20px|alt=Green jersey KAS 171 4 Eddy Merckx BEL 20px|alt=Pink jersey Molteni 161 5 Francesco Moser ITA Filcas 152 Mountains classification +Final mountains classification (1–10)http://streaming.ajgirona.org/pandora/cgi-bin/Pandora.exe?xslt=show_pdf;publication=Sitios%20de%20Gerona,%20Los;sort_publication=sitios.de.gerona.los;day=09;month=06;year=1974;page=020;id=0001349737;filename=19740609;collection=pages;url_high=pages/Sitios%20de%20Gerona,%20Los/1974/197406/19740609/19740609020.pdf Merckx, vencedor, y Fuenta, quinto clasificado ca 9 June 1974 20 Diari de Girona Diari de Girona Media, S.L. 27 May 2012 Merckx, winner, and Fuenta fifth-placed https://web.archive.org/web/20150313020642/http://streaming.ajgirona.org/pandora/cgi-bin/Pandora.exe?xslt=show_pdf%3Bpublication%3DSitios%20de%20Gerona%2C%20Los%3Bsort_publication%3Dsitios.de.gerona.los%3Bday%3D09%3Bmonth%3D06%3Byear%3D1974%3Bpage%3D020%3Bid%3D0001349737%3Bfilename%3D19740609%3Bcollection%3Dpages%3Burl_high%3Dpages%2FSitios%20de%20Gerona%2C%20Los%2F1974%2F197406%2F19740609%2F19740609020.pdf 13 March 2015 deadRiderTeamPoints 1 José Manuel Fuente ESP 1945 20px|alt=Green jersey KAS 510 2 Eddy Merckx BEL 20px|alt=Pink jersey Molteni 330 3 Santiago Lazcano ESP 1945 KAS 230 4 Giuseppe Perletto ITA Sammontana 160 5 Gianbattista Baronchelli ITA Scic 120 6 Tino Conti ITA Zonca 1007 José-Luis Uribezubia ESP 1945 KAS 80 Franco Bitossi ITA Scic Vicente López Carril ESP 1945 KAS 10 Gonzalo Aja ESP 1945 KAS 70 Neo-professional classification +Final neo-professional classification (1–5)RiderTeamTime 1 Gianbattista Baronchelli ITA Scic 113h 08' 25" 2 Claudio Bortolotto ITA Filcas + 1h 19' 22" 3 Johann Ruch GER Rokado + 1h 26' 24" 4 Rafael Antonio Niño COL Jolly Ceramica + 1h 28' 46" 5 Simone Fraccaro ITA Filcas + 1h 52' 48" Traguardi tricolori classification +Final traguardi tricolori classification (1–5)RiderTeamPoints 1 Marcello Osler ITA Sammontana 210 2 Wilmo Francioni ITA Sammontana 100 3 Ercole Gualazzini ITA Brooklyn 80 4 Pietro Campagnari ITA Dreherforte 70 Giuseppe Perletto ITA Sammontana Roger De Vlaeminck BEL 20px|alt=A purple jersey Brooklyn Team classification +Final team classification (1–5)TeamPoints 1 KAS 5,915 2 Brooklyn 5,151 3 Scic 3,821 4 Molteni 2,938 5 Jolly Ceramica 2,734 Aftermath This victory in the race gave Merckx five career victories at the Giro d'Italia, equaling the record of Binda and Coppi. In July, Merckx entered the Tour de France.http://www.bikeraceinfo.com/tdf/tdf1974.html 1974 Tour de France Bike Race Info Bill and Carol McGann Dog Ear Publishing 2012-07-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402164734/http://bikeraceinfo.com/tdf/tdf1974.html 2 April 2015 live He emerged victorious, winning eight stages en route to his fifth career Tour victory, again equaling the record for career Tour victories.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1974/07/22/MD19740722-019.pdf Clasificaciones oficiales 22 July 1974 19 es Official classifications El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 20 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20150630020216/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1974/07/22/MD19740722-019.pdf 30 June 2015 live He won the Tour by a margin of eight minutes and four seconds over the second-place finisher and thus became the only cyclist to win the Giro and Tour in the same year three times in a career. In August, he won the men's road race at the 1974 UCI Road World Championships and became the first rider to achieve the Triple Crown of Cycling, which consists of winning two Grand Tour races and the men's road race at the UCI Road World Championships in a calendar year.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1974/08/26/MD19740826-023.pdf Merckx logro su tercer titulo mundial batiendo a Poulidor 26 August 1974 23 es Merckx achieving his third world title beating Poulidor El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 20 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20150630020705/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1974/08/26/MD19740826-023.pdf 30 June 2015 livehttp://www.cyclingnews.com/features/gallery-eddy-merckx-turns-70 Gallery: Eddy Merckx turns 70 Cycling News 16 March 2012 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 19 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150630015848/http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/gallery-eddy-merckx-turns-70 30 June 2015 live For his career successes in the Giro d'Italia, Merckx became the first rider inducted into the race's Hall of Fame in 2012.http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/03/news/giro-ditalia-hall-of-fame-inducts-eddy-merckx-as-its-first-member_209438 Giro d'Italia Hall of Fame inducts Eddy Merckx as its first member 15 March 2012 VeloNews.com VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc 14 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150630014658/http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/03/news/giro-ditalia-hall-of-fame-inducts-eddy-merckx-as-its-first-member_209438 30 June 2015 livehttp://www.cyclingnews.com/news/merckx-inducted-into-giro-ditalia-hall-of-fame Merckx inducted into Giro d'Italia Hall of Fame Cycling News 16 March 2012 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 13 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20120626210151/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/merckx-inducted-into-giro-ditalia-hall-of-fame 26 June 2012 live When being inducted, Merckx was given the modern-day trophy with the winners engraved until 1974, the last year he won the race. Doping There was no positive doping test in the Giro of 1974.van den Akker 2023 53 References Citations 30em Bibliography van den Akker Pieter Giro d'Italia, Rules and Statistics 2023 979-8863173719 1974 Giro d'Italia 1 11b 12 22 G Giro d'Italia Category:Giro d'Italia by year Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia Category:1974 Super Prestige Pernod