1986 Giro d'Italia

1986 Giro d'Italia 12 May – 2 June 1986 22 + Prologue 3858.6 km 102h 33' 55" Roberto Visentini ITA CAR 1986b pink Giuseppe Saronni ITA Del Tongo-Colnago Francesco Moser ITA Supermercati Brianzoli-Essebi Guido Bontempi ITA Carrera Jeans violet Pedro Muñoz ESP Fagor green Marco Giovannetti ITA Gis Gelati-Oece white Supermercati Brianzoli-Essebi 1985 1987 The 1986 Giro d'Italia was the 69th running of the Giro d'Italia. The cycling race started in Palermo, on 12 May, with a 1 km 1 on prologue and concluded in Merano, on 2 June, with a 108.6 km 1 on mass-start stage. A total of 171 riders from nineteen teams entered the 22-stage race, that was won by Italian Roberto Visentini of the CAR 1986b team. The second and third places were taken by Italian riders Giuseppe Saronni and Francesco Moser, respectively. Swiss rider Urs Freuler was the first rider to wear the race leader's maglia rosa (en pink jersey). The race lead was passed between five riders across the first five days of racing. Saronni gained the overall lead after the conclusion of the sixth stage and maintained an advantage through the fifteenth day of racing. As the race crossed several Alpine passes in the sixteenth stage, Visentini gained the race lead due to his strong performance on the stage. Visentini then defended the race lead until the race's conclusion on 2 June. Amongst the other classifications that the race awarded, Guido Bontempi of CAR 1986b won the points classification, Pedro Muñoz of Fagor won the mountains classification, and Gis Gelati-Oece's Marco Giovannetti completed the Giro as the best neo-professional in the general classification, finishing eighth overall. Supermercati Brianzoli finishing as the winners of the team classification, ranking each of the twenty teams contesting the race by lowest cumulative time. Teams List of teams and cyclists in the 1986 Giro d'Italia right|thumb|The team presentation ceremony took place on 11 May at the Palazzo dei Normanni in Palermo.|alt=The outside of a stone building. Twenty-two teams were invited by the race organizers to participate in the 1986 edition of the Giro d'Italia.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1986/05/15/MD19860515-032.pdf "Beppe" Saronni, Nuevo Lider Del "Giro" es 15 May 1986 32 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF "Beppe" Saronni, New Leader of the "Tour" https://web.archive.org/web/20141224031119/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1986/05/15/MD19860515-032.pdf 24 December 2014 live The presentation of the teams – where each team's roster and manager are introduced in front the media and local dignitaries – took place at the Palazzo dei Normanni on 11 May.Gino Sala http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1986_05/19860511_0022.pdf&query= Giovani leoni all'assalto di un Giro senza mattatore it 11 May 1986 22 l'Unità PCI 27 May 2012 PDF Young lions assault of a showman without Giro https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230456/http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1986_05/19860511_0022.pdf&query= 2016-03-03 dead The starting riders came from a total of 19 different countries; Italy (103), the Netherlands (13), and Switzerland (10) all had 10 or more riders.Giro d'Italia – 1986 Competitors per Country https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1986/startlist/competitors-per-country ProCyclingStats https://web.archive.org/web/20250522133944/https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1986/startlist/competitors-per-country 22 May 2025 13 October 2016 Each team sent a squad of nine riders, which meant that the race started with a peloton of 171 cyclists.http://bikeraceinfo.com/giro/giro1986.html 1986 Giro d'Italia Bike Race Info Dog Ear Publishing Bill and Carol McGann 2012-08-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20141215043438/http://bikeraceinfo.com/giro/giro1986.html 15 December 2014 live Of those starting, 58 were riding the Giro d'Italia for the first time.Giro d'Italia – 1986 Debutants https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1986/startlist/debutants ProCyclingStats https://web.archive.org/web/20250522134403/https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1986/startlist/debutants 22 May 2025 13 October 2016 The average age of riders was 26.46 years,Giro d'Italia – 1986 Peloton averages https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1986/startlist/peloton-averages ProCyclingStats https://web.archive.org/web/20250522134600/https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1986/startlist/peloton-averages 22 May 2025 13 October 2016 ranging from 20–year–old Roy Knickman (LVC 1986) to 37–year–old Hennie Kuiper (Skala-Skil).Giro d'Italia – 1986 Youngest and Oldest competitors https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1986/startlist/youngest-oldest ProCyclingStats https://web.archive.org/web/20250522134926/https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1986/startlist/youngest-oldest 22 May 2025 13 October 2016 The team with the youngest average rider age was Magniflex-Centroscarpa (23), while the oldest was Supermercati Brianzoli-Essebi (29).Giro d'Italia – 1986 Youngest Team https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1986/teams/youngest-team ProCyclingStats https://web.archive.org/web/20250522135247/https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1986/teams/youngest-team 22 May 2025 13 October 2016 From those that started, 143 of them reached the finish line in Merano. The teams entering the race were: 22em Ariostea-Gres Atala-Ofmega CAR 1986b Cilo-Aufina-Gemeaz Cusin Del Tongo-Colnago Dromedario-Laminox-Fibok Ecoflam-Jollyscarpe-BFB Bruc. Fagor Gis Gelati-Oece LVC 1986 Magniflex-Centroscarpa Malvor-Bottecchia-Vaporella Murella-Fanini Panasonic 1986 Sammontana-Bianchi Santini-Cierre Skala-Skil Supermercati Brianzoli-Essebi Vini Ricordi-Pinarello Pre-race favorites The starting peloton did not include the 1985 winner, Bernard Hinault.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1986/05/12/MD19860512-047.pdf El "Giro" No Quiere ser Descafeinado es 12 May 1986 47 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF The "Giro" No wants to be Decaffeinated https://web.archive.org/web/20141224215209/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1986/05/12/MD19860512-047.pdf 24 December 2014 live An El Mundo Deportivo writer believed LeMond, Moser, and Saronni to be the favorites to win the overall crown. In addition, the writer felt that Pedro Muñoz had the best chances to win the race, out of all the Spanish riders entering the event. Atala-Ofmega sports director Franco Criblori believed that Saronni's results would depend on what form he could maintain in the mountains. In addition, Criblori thought Dutchman Johan van der Velde and Swiss rider Niki Rüttimann were two foreigners to consider for a high place in the general classification.http://doc.rero.ch/record/109816/files/1986-05-12.pdf Une course ouverte An open course fr L'Impartial 12 May 1986 13 https://web.archive.org/web/20191027163750/http://doc.rero.ch/record/109816/files/1986-05-12.pdf 27 October 2019 live RERO Route and stages right|thumb|Foppolo hosted the end of the 143 km 0 on sixteenth stage and the start of the 186 km 0 on seventeenth stage.|alt=A mountain in the distance. The route for the 1986 edition of the Giro d'Italia was revealed to the public on television by head organizer Vincenzo Torriani on 8 February 1986.Gian Paolo Ormezzano http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,21/articleid,0988_01_1986_0033_0021_23163893/ Stavolta un Giro con salite vere? it 8 February 1986 21 La Stampa Editrice La Stampa 27 May 2012 This time the Giro climbs true?Gino Sala http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1986_02/19860209_0023.pdf&query= Giro, dalla Sicilia alle Alpi it 9 February 1986 23 l'Unità PCI 27 May 2012 PDF Tour, from Sicily to the Alps https://web.archive.org/web/20160304022735/http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1986_02/19860209_0023.pdf&query= 2016-03-04 dead Gian Paolo Ormezzano http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,27/articleid,0988_01_1986_0034_0027_23169646/anews,true/ Con le salite ma senza metropoli it 9 February 1986 27 La Stampa Editrice La Stampa 27 May 2012 With the climbs but without metropolis It contained four time trials, three of which were individual and one of which was a team event. There were twelve stages containing categorized climbs, of which three had summit finishes: stage 14, to Sauze d'Oulx; stage 16, to Foppolo; and stage 19, to Peio. The organizers chose to include no rest days. Torriani did not want to interfere with the World Cup being held in Mexico. When compared to the previous year's race, the race was 140 km 0 on shorter, contained two less rest days, and the same number of time trials.http://bikeraceinfo.com/giro/giro1985.html 1985 Giro d'Italia Bike Race Info Dog Ear Publishing Bill and Carol McGann 2012-08-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20140317050637/http://bikeraceinfo.com/giro/giro1985.html 17 March 2014 live In addition, this race contained the same number of stages, but one less set of half stages. l'Unita writer Gino Sala believed the route to be more challenging than the routes within the past few years. He criticized the route for the stage three team time trial for going over dangerous roads. Author Bill McGann believed Torriani designed the route to be relatively flat in order to increase the likelihood of Italian riders Giuseppe Saronni and Francesco Moser winning the race. Five-time champion Eddy Merckx believed the route to be "decapitated." +Stage characteristics and winnersStageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinnerP12 MayPalermo 1 km 0 on22px|link=|alt=Individual time trial Urs Freuler SUI1Palermo to Sciacca 140 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Sergio Santimaria ITA213 MaySciacca to Catania 259 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Jean-Paul van Poppel NED314 MayCatania to Taormina 50 km 0 on22px|link=|alt=Team time trialDel Tongo-Colnago415 MayVilla San Giovanni to Nicotera 115 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Gianbattista Baronchelli ITA516 MayNicotera to Cosenza 194 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Greg LeMond USA617 MayCosenza to Potenza 251 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Roberto Visentini ITA718 MayPotenza to Baia Domizia 257 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Guido Bontempi ITA819 MayCellole to Avezzano 160 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Franco Chioccioli ITA920 MayAvezzano to Rieti 172 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Acácio da Silva POR1021 MayRieti to Pesaro 238 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Guido Bontempi ITA1122 MayPesaro to Castiglione del Lago 207 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Guido Bontempi ITA1223 MaySinalunga to Siena 46 km 0 on22px|link=|alt=Individual time trial Lech Piasecki POL1324 MaySiena to Sarzana 175 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Jean-Paul van Poppel NED1425 MaySavona to Sauze d'Oulx 236 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Martin Earley IRL1526 MaySauze d'Oulx to Erba 260 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Dag Erik Pedersen NOR1627 MayErba to Foppolo 143 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Pedro Muñoz ESP1728 MayFoppolo to Piacenza 186 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Guido Bontempi ITA1829 MayPiacenza to Cremona 36 km 0 on22px|link=|alt=Individual time trial Francesco Moser ITA1930 MayCremona to Peio 211 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Johan van der Velde NED2031 MayPeio to Bassano del Grappa 179 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Guido Bontempi ITA211 JuneBassano del Grappa to Bolzano 234 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Acácio da Silva POR222 JuneMerano to Merano 108.6 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Eric Van Lancker BEL Total 3858.6 km 0 on Race overview right|thumb|alt=A man in a suit with a yellow lanyard.|Dutch rider Jean-Paul van Poppel (pictured here at the 2010 Tour de France) won two stages at the 1986 Giro d'Italia. The Giro began with a 1 km 1 on prologue that navigated through the streets of Palermo, which was won by Urs Freuler by one second over the second-placed finisher.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1986/05/13/MD19860513-034.pdf Santimaria, Primera "Maglia Rosa" es 13 May 1986 34 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Santimaria, First "Pink Jersey" https://web.archive.org/web/20141224030636/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1986/05/13/MD19860513-034.pdf 24 December 2014 live Later that day, the first mass-start stage was raced. The leg was marred by a large crash about 10 km 1 on from the finish which saw Emilio Ravasio sustain heavy injuries and continue to race until the end of the leg. Shortly after the stage, he fell into a coma, only to die two weeks later. Sergio Santimaria won the stage through a field sprint, and, with the time bonus, he earned race leader's maglia rosa (en pink jersey). Stage 2 also culminated with a bunch sprint where Skala-Skil's Jean-Paul van Poppel took the lead with 150 m 1 on left and held on to win, as well as take the overall lead.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1986/05/14/MD19860514-038.pdf Van Poppel, Etapa Y Lider es 14 May 1986 38 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Van Poppel, Stage and Leader https://web.archive.org/web/20141224030925/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1986/05/14/MD19860514-038.pdf 24 December 2014 live The third stage was a team time trial that traveled around Sicily. Del Tongo-Colnago won the time trial by nine seconds over Supermercati Brianzoli-Essebi, which put their rider Giuseppe Saronni into the pink jersey.http://elpais.com/diario/1986/05/15/deportes/516492018_850215.html Giuseppe Saronni, nuevo líder del Giro es 15 May 1986 El País Ediciones El País Agence France-Presse 27 May 2012 Giuseppe Saronni, new leader of the Giro https://web.archive.org/web/20141224045009/http://elpais.com/diario/1986/05/15/deportes/516492018_850215.html 24 December 2014 live Gianbattista Baronchelli rode away on a climb late into the fourth stage and rode by himself to victory, earning the race lead in the process.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1986/05/16/MD19860516-039.pdf Baronchelli ganó la cuarta etapa del Giro es 16 May 1986 39 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Baronchelli won the fourth stage of the Giro https://web.archive.org/web/20141224031457/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1986/05/16/MD19860516-039.pdf 24 December 2014 livehttp://elpais.com/diario/1986/05/16/deportes/516578409_850215.html Giuseppe Saronni, nuevo líder del Giro es 16 May 1986 El País Ediciones El País Agence France-Presse 27 May 2012 Baronchelli won the fourth stage of the Giro https://web.archive.org/web/20141224050359/http://elpais.com/diario/1986/05/16/deportes/516578409_850215.html 24 December 2014 live American Greg LeMond won the fifth stage after attacking a few kilometers from the finish.http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/giro09/?id=/features/2009/american_giro_stage_winners_may09 An American in Italy Peter Hymas 5 May 2009 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 13 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20141022222612/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/giro09/?id=%2Ffeatures%2F2009%2Famerican_giro_stage_winners_may09 22 October 2014 live Saronni led the peloton across the finish line two seconds after LeMond crossed the finish line. In the race's sixth stage, Roberto Visentini won the leg after attacking a few kilometers from the finish.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1986/05/18/MD19860518-045.pdf Saronni, Otra Vez Lider es 18 May 1986 45 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Saronni, Again Leader https://web.archive.org/web/20141224031826/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1986/05/18/MD19860518-045.pdf 24 December 2014 live Saronni regained the race lead after finishing second on the stage and earning a fifteen-second time bonus. The next two stages both resulted in a bunch sprint, with Guido Bontempi winning stage 7 and Franco Chioccioli, stage 8.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1986/05/19/MD19860519-050.pdf Bontempi: Resucito Un Sprinter es 19 May 1986 50 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Bontempi: A Resurrected Sprinter https://web.archive.org/web/20141224032101/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1986/05/19/MD19860519-050.pdf 24 December 2014 livehttp://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1986/05/20/MD19860520-043.pdf Placido Sprint Para Chioccioli es 20 May 1986 43 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Placid Sprint to Chioccioli https://web.archive.org/web/20141224032230/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1986/05/20/MD19860520-043.pdf 24 December 2014 live The ninth stage contained the climbs of Monte Terminillo and La Forca and was considered one of the tougher stages in the race.http://elpais.com/diario/1986/05/21/deportes/517010409_850215.html El portugués Da Silva ganó la novena etapa del Giro es 21 May 1986 El País Ediciones El País Agence France-Presse 27 May 2012 The Portuguese Da Silva won the ninth stage of the Giro https://web.archive.org/web/20141224060046/http://elpais.com/diario/1986/05/21/deportes/517010409_850215.html 24 December 2014 live Malvor-Bottecchia-Vaporella rider Acácio da Silva won the stage as the top of the general classification rankings remained unchanged from the previous days.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1986/05/21/MD19860521-037.pdf Hero, Vandi; Victorioso, Da Silva es 21 May 1986 37 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Hero, Vandi; Victorious, Da Silva https://web.archive.org/web/20141224032408/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1986/05/21/MD19860521-037.pdf 24 December 2014 live The twelfth stage of the race was a 46 km 1 on individual time trial that stretched from Sinalunga to Siena.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1986/05/24/MD19860524-040.pdf Piasecki, El Polaco Que Volo es 24 May 1986 40 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Piasecki, The Polack That Rides https://web.archive.org/web/20141224035738/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1986/05/24/MD19860524-040.pdf 24 December 2014 livehttp://elpais.com/diario/1986/05/24/deportes/517269613_850215.html El polaco Lech Piasecki gana la contra reloj en el Giro es 24 May 1986 El País Ediciones El País Agence France-Presse 27 May 2012 The Polish Lech Piasecki wins the time trial in the Giro https://web.archive.org/web/20141224061340/http://elpais.com/diario/1986/05/24/deportes/517269613_850215.html 24 December 2014 live Lech Piasecki of Del Tongo-Colnago won the stage and was one of five riders to complete the course in under an hour. Due to his strong time on the stage, Saronni increased his advantage over all of his rivals except for Visentini who finished quicker. The next day of racing saw several breakaway groups try to form, but all with no success as the main field finished the stage together with a field sprint that was won by van Poppel.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1986/05/25/MD19860525-045.pdf Van Poppel Le Pudo A Bontempi es 25 May 1986 45 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Van Poppel He Could to Bontempi https://web.archive.org/web/20141224035914/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1986/05/25/MD19860525-045.pdf 24 December 2014 livehttp://elpais.com/diario/1986/05/25/deportes/517356011_850215.html Segundo triunfo del holandés Van Poppel en el Giro es 25 May 1986 El País Ediciones El País Agence France-Presse 27 May 2012 Second win of Dutch Van Poppel in Tour https://web.archive.org/web/20141224162359/http://elpais.com/diario/1986/05/25/deportes/517356011_850215.html 24 December 2014 live The race's fourteenth stage saw the race head back into the mountains, with a summit finish to Sauze d'Oulx.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1986/05/26/MD19860526-048.pdf Para Early La Victoria; El Trabajo, Para Muñoz es 26 May 1986 48 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF For Early La Victoria; Work, For Muñoz https://web.archive.org/web/20141224040231/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1986/05/26/MD19860526-048.pdf 24 December 2014 live As the peloton made its way up the final climb, Pedro Muñoz, Martin Earley, and Stefano Giuliani formed a breakaway group out in front. With about three kilometers left in the stage, Earley attacked and went on to win the stage after riding by himself for the remainder of the stage. Dag Erik Pedersen won the next stage through a bunch sprint.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1986/05/27/MD19860527-040.pdf Ultima Oportunidad Para Pedro Muñoz es 27 May 1986 40 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Last Chance For Pedro Muñoz https://web.archive.org/web/20141224040351/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1986/05/27/MD19860527-040.pdf 24 December 2014 live left|thumb|alt=A man leaning on a bike.|Johan van der Velde (pictured here in August 1982) won one stage at the 1986 Giro d'Italia and came in second in the points classification. The sixteenth stage saw the race travel across several mountain passes in the Alps, with Muñoz winning the stage after attacking on the day's final climb of the day.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1986/05/28/MD19860528-043.pdf Muñoz: El "Condor" De Los Apeninos es 28 May 1986 43 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Muñoz: The "Condor" of the Apennines https://web.archive.org/web/20141224040450/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1986/05/28/MD19860528-043.pdf 24 December 2014 livehttp://elpais.com/diario/1986/05/28/deportes/517615209_850215.html Pedro Muñoz vence en la primera etapa de gran montaña del Giro es 28 May 1986 El País Ediciones El País Agence France-Presse 27 May 2012 Pedro Muñoz wins the first big mountain stage of the Tour https://web.archive.org/web/20141224171953/http://elpais.com/diario/1986/05/28/deportes/517615209_850215.html 24 December 2014 live Visentini, who finished third on the stage, gained enough time on Saronni to take the overall lead from him by over a minute. Bontempi won his fourth stage of the race after out-sprinting the rest of the peloton for the victory the day after.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1986/05/29/MD19860529-040.pdf Cuarto Sprint Para Bontempi es 29 May 1986 40 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Fourth Sprint for Bontempi https://web.archive.org/web/20141224040549/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1986/05/29/MD19860529-040.pdf 24 December 2014 livehttp://elpais.com/diario/1986/05/29/deportes/517701610_850215.html Bontempi gana su cuarta etapa en el Giro es 29 May 1986 El País Ediciones El País Agence France-Presse 27 May 2012 Bontempi wins his fourth stage in the Giro https://web.archive.org/web/20141224172115/http://elpais.com/diario/1986/05/29/deportes/517701610_850215.html 24 December 2014 live The next leg of the race was another individual time trial that was 36 km 0 on in length and very flat. Francesco Moser won the stage by forty-nine seconds over the second placed rider and his time, when coupled with the performance of the other riders, moved him into third overall.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1986/05/30/MD19860530-049.pdf Por Fin, Moser Subio Al Podio! es 30 May 1986 49 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF At Last, Moser podiums! https://web.archive.org/web/20141224041251/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1986/05/30/MD19860530-049.pdf 24 December 2014 livehttp://elpais.com/diario/1986/05/30/deportes/517788008_850215.html Moser gana la contra reloj y Visentini sigue líder del Giro es 30 May 1986 El País Ediciones El País Agence France-Presse 27 May 2012 Moser wins the time trial and Visentini still leads the Giro https://web.archive.org/web/20141224173631/http://elpais.com/diario/1986/05/30/deportes/517788008_850215.html 24 December 2014 live Panasonic 1986 rider Johan van der Velde won the next leg of the race after attacking on a descent before the stage's final climb to Peio.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1986/05/31/MD19860531-051.pdf Van Der Velde Se Llevo Su Tajada es 31 May 1986 51 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Van Der Velde You Wear Your Slice https://web.archive.org/web/20141224041347/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1986/05/31/MD19860531-051.pdf 24 December 2014 livehttp://elpais.com/diario/1986/05/31/deportes/517874423_850215.html Triunfo de Van der Velde en el Giro es 31 May 1986 El País Ediciones El País Agence France-Presse 27 May 2012 Van der Velde triumph in Giro https://web.archive.org/web/20141224173813/http://elpais.com/diario/1986/05/31/deportes/517874423_850215.html 24 December 2014 live The twentieth stage of the race came down to a field sprint that was won by Bontempi.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1986/06/01/MD19860601-051.pdf Hoy, La Ultima Y Decisiva Cita Con La Montaña es 1 June 1986 51 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Today, the last and decisive Date With Mountain https://web.archive.org/web/20141224041455/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1986/06/01/MD19860601-051.pdf 24 December 2014 livehttp://elpais.com/diario/1986/06/01/deportes/517960832_850215.html El Giro, sin cambios es 1 June 1986 El País Ediciones El País Agence France-Presse 27 May 2012 The Giro, unchanged https://web.archive.org/web/20141224180438/http://elpais.com/diario/1986/06/01/deportes/517960832_850215.html 24 December 2014 live The penultimate stage of the race traversed several mountain passes in the Dolomites. Four riders escaped off the front of the peloton, meanwhile the general classification contenders remained together behind the leading group.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1986/06/02/MD19860602-046.pdf Da Silva Evito El Segundo Triunfo De Muñoz es 2 June 1986 46 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Da Silva Avoids the Muñoz's Second Victory https://web.archive.org/web/20141224041647/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1986/06/02/MD19860602-046.pdf 24 December 2014 live As the leading group neared the finish, da Silva attacked and went on to win the stage by seven seconds. The general classification contenders finished together, despite attacks from LeMond. The race's final stage began and ended in Merano and 108.6 km 1 on.http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1986/06/03/pagina-50/1137689/pdf.html# Visentini: La Vida En Rosa es 3 June 1986 50 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Visentini: the Life in Rose https://web.archive.org/web/20140508222727/http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1986/06/03/pagina-50/1137689/pdf.html 8 May 2014 live Belgian Eric Van Lancker won the leg by means of a bunch sprint.http://elpais.com/diario/1986/06/03/deportes/518133623_850215.html Roberto Visentini, vencedor del Giro es 3 June 1986 El País Ediciones El País Agence France-Presse 27 May 2012 Roberto Visentini, winner of the Giro https://web.archive.org/web/20141224180541/http://elpais.com/diario/1986/06/03/deportes/518133623_850215.html 24 December 2014 live Three riders achieved multiple stage victories: Bontempi (stages 7, 10, 11, 17, and 20),http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1986/05/22/MD19860522-038.pdf Segunda Victoria De Bontempi En El Giro es 22 May 1986 38 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Second Victory for Bontempi in The Tour https://web.archive.org/web/20141224035530/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1986/05/22/MD19860522-038.pdf 24 December 2014 livehttp://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1986/05/23/MD19860523-039.pdf Giro: Bontempi, "Again" es 23 May 1986 39 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Tour: Bontempi, "Again" https://web.archive.org/web/20141224035633/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1986/05/23/MD19860523-039.pdf 24 December 2014 live da Silva (stages 9 and 21), and van Poppel (stages 2 and 13). Stage wins were achieved by eleven of the nineteen competing squads, eight of which won multiple stages. Carrera-Vagabond collected a total of six stage wins through two riders, Bontempi and Visentini (stage 6). Del Tongo-Colnago amassed a total of two stage victories through the team time trial and Piasecki (stage 12). Skala-Skil also collected two stage successes with van Poppel. Ariostea–Gres achieved the same feat with individual stage wins from Santimaria (stage 1) and Pedersen (stage 15). Fagor also secured two stage wins through Earley (stage 14) and Muñoz (stage 16). Supermercati Brianzoli-Essebi obtained two stage victories with Baronchelli (stage 4) and Moser (stage 18). Malvor-Bottecchia-Vaporella also collected two stage successes with da Silva. Panasonic-Merckx-Agu recorded two stage victories with van der Velde (stage 19) and Van Lancker (stage 22). Atala-Ofmega, La Vie Claire, and Ecoflam-Jollyscarpe-BFB Bruc. all won a single stage at the Giro, the first through Freuler (prologue), the second through LeMond (stage 5),http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1986/05/17/MD19860517-036.pdf Ataco Visentini, Pero Vencio Lemond es 17 May 1986 36 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Visentini Attacked, But Lemond Overcame https://web.archive.org/web/20141224031614/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1986/05/17/MD19860517-036.pdf 24 December 2014 live and the third by Chioccioli (stage 8). Classification leadership right|thumb|alt=A picture of a mountain.|The Pordoi Pass was the Cima Coppi for the 1986 running of the Giro d'Italia. Four different jerseys were worn during the 1986 Giro d'Italia. The leader of the general classification – calculated by adding the stage finish times of each rider, and allowing time bonuses for the first three finishers on mass-start stages – 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 Time bonuses of 20, 15, 10, and 5 seconds were awarded to each mass-start stage's first four finishers.van den Akker 2023 99 For the points classification, which awarded a purple (or cyclamen) jersey to its leader, cyclists were given points for finishing a stage in the top 15. No points were given at intermediate sprints.van den Akker 2023 85 The green jersey was awarded to the mountains classification leader. 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 (first being the highest), with more points available for higher category climbs. The Cima Coppi, the race's highest point of elevation, awarded more points than the other first category climbs.van den Akker 2023 89The Cima Coppi for this Giro was the Passo Pordoi. The first rider to cross the Pordoi Pass was Spanish rider Pedro Muñoz. The white jersey was worn by the leader of young rider classification, a ranking decided 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 Although no jersey was awarded, there was also one classification for the teams, in which the stage finish times of the best three cyclists per team were added; the leading team was the one with the lowest total time. The rows in the following table correspond to the jerseys awarded after that stage was run. +Classification leadership by stagehttps://www.grandtourstatistics.nl/giro.php?jaar=1986 grandtourstatistics.nl Information about the Giro d'Italia of 1986 11 May 2026 Stage WinnerGeneral classification25px|link=|alt=Pink JerseyPoints classification25px|link=|alt=Purple JerseyMountains classification25px|link=|alt=Green JerseyYoung rider classification25px|link=|alt=White JerseyTeam classification P Urs Freuler Urs Freuler not awarded not awarded not awarded not awarded 1 Sergio Santimaria Sergio Santimaria Urs Freuler Jesper Worre Stefano Allocchio Ariostea-Gres 2 Jean-Paul van Poppel Jean-Paul van Poppel Jean-Paul van Poppel Jean-Paul van Poppel 3 Del Tongo-Colnago Giuseppe Saronni Flavio Giupponi Supermercati Brianzoli-Essebi 4 Gianbattista Baronchelli Gianbattista Baronchelli Johan van der Velde Renato Piccolo 5 Greg LeMond Roberto Visentini 6 Roberto Visentini Giuseppe Saronni Jean-Paul van Poppel Del Tongo-Colnago 7 Guido Bontempi 8 Franco Chioccioli Stefano Colagè Gianni Bugno 9 Acácio da Silva 10 Guido Bontempi 11 Guido Bontempi Guido Bontempi 12 Lech Piasecki 13 Jean-Paul van Poppel 14 Martin Earley Supermercati Brianzoli-Essebi 15 Dag Erik Pedersen 16 Pedro Muñoz Roberto Visentini Marco Giovannetti 17 Guido Bontempi 18 Francesco Moser 19 Johan van der Velde 20 Guido Bontempi 21 Acácio da Silva Pedro Muñoz 22 Eric Van Lancker Final Roberto Visentini Guido Bontempi Pedro Muñoz Marco Giovannetti Supermercati Brianzoli-Essebi Final standings Legendvan den Akker 2023 109   20px|alt=Pink jersey   Denotes the winner of the General classification   20px|alt=Green jersey   Denotes the winner of the Mountains classification   20px|alt=Purple jersey   Denotes the winner of the Points classification   20px|alt=White jersey   Denotes the winner of the Young rider classification General classification + Final general classification (1–10)RankNameTeamTime 1 Roberto Visentini ITA 20px|alt=Pink jersey CAR 1986b 102h 33' 55" 2 Giuseppe Saronni ITA Del Tongo-Colnago + 1' 02" 3 Francesco Moser ITA Supermercati Brianzoli-Essebi + 2' 14" 4 Greg LeMond USA LVC 1986 + 2' 26" 5 Claudio Corti ITA Supermercati Brianzoli-Essebi + 4' 49" 6 Franco Chioccioli ITA Ecoflam-Jollyscarpe-BFB Bruc. + 6' 58" 7 Acácio da Silva POR Malvor-Bottecchia-Vaporella + 7' 12" 8 Marco Giovannetti ITA 20px|alt=A white jersey Gis Gelati-Oece + 8' 03" 9 Niki Rüttimann SUI LVC 1986 + 9' 15" 10 Pedro Muñoz ESP 20px|alt=Green jersey Fagor + 11' 52" Points classification + Final points classification (1–5)http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1987_05/19870518_0021.pdf Le pagelle dello scorso anno it 18 May 1987 21 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2012 PDF The report cards last year https://web.archive.org/web/20150322052711/http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=%2Farchivio%2Funi_1987_05%2F19870518_0021.pdf 2015-03-22 dead RiderTeamPoints 1 Guido Bontempi ITA 20px|alt=A purple jersey CAR 1986b 167 2 Johan van der Velde NED Panasonic 1986 148 3 Paolo Rosola ITA Sammontana-Bianchi 115 4 Stefano Allocchio ITA Malvor-Bottecchia-Vaporella 112 5 Stefano Colagè ITA Dromedario-Laminox-Fibok 110 Mountains classification + Final mountains classification (1–5)RiderTeamPoints 1 Pedro Muñoz ESP 20px|alt=Green jersey Fagor 54 2 Gianni Bugno ITA Atala-Ofmega 35 3 Stefano Giuliani ITA Supermercati Brianzoli-Essebi 32 4 Roberto Visentini ITA 20px|alt=Pink jersey CAR 1986b 26 5 Renato Piccolo ITA Malvor-Bottecchia-Vaporella 16 Martin Earley IRL Fagor Young rider classification + Final young riders classification (1–5)RiderTeamTime 1 Marco Giovannetti ITA 20px|alt=A white jersey Gis Gelati-Oece 102h 41' 58" 2 Stefano Colagè ITA Dromedario-Laminox-Fibok + 7' 58" 3 Primož Čerin YUG Malvor-Bottecchia-Vaporella + 18' 31" 4 Bruno Bulić YUG Magniflex-Centroscarpa + 35' 32" 5 Maurizio Conti ITA Santini-Cierre + 55' 16" Team classification + Final team classification (1–3)TeamTime 1 Supermercati Brianzoli-Essebi 305h 33' 43" 2 CAR 1986b + 22' 47" 3 LVC 1986 + 24' 06" Combination classification +Final combination classification (1–5)RiderTeamPoints 1 Guido Bontempi ITA 20px|alt=A purple jersey CAR 1986b 52 2 Pedro Muñoz ESP 20px|alt=Green jersey Fagor 38 3 Eric Vanderaerden BEL Panasonic 1986 30 4 Roberto Visentini ITA 20px|alt=Pink jersey CAR 1986b 26 5 Acácio da Silva POR Malvor-Bottecchia-Vaporella 25 Premio dell'Agonismo classification +Final premio dell'Agonismo classification (1–5)RiderTeamPoints 1 Dante Morandi ITA Atala-Ofmega 12 2 Mario Noris ITA Atala-Ofmega 11 3 Eric Vanderaerden BEL Panasonic 1986 10 4 Ludo De Keulenaer BEL Panasonic 1986 10 5 Mario Vitali ITA Cilo-Aufina-Gemeaz Cusin 8 Traguardi fiat uno classification +Final traguardi fiat uno classification (1–5)RiderTeamPoints 1 Eric Van Lancker BEL Panasonic 1986 20 2 Roberto Visentini ITA 20px|alt=Pink jersey CAR 1986b 14 3 Greg LeMond USA LVC 1986 12 4 Acácio da Silva POR Malvor-Bottecchia-Vaporella 10 5 Pedro Muñoz ESP 20px|alt=Green jersey Fagor 6 Trofeo del 90 anni classification +Final traguardi trofeo del 90 anni classification (1–5)RiderTeamPoints 1 Teun van Vliet NED Panasonic 1986 21 2 Eric Vanderaerden BEL Panasonic 1986 12 3 Patrizio Gambirasio ITA Santini-Cierre 11 4 Daniele Asti ITA Magniflex-Centroscarpa 10 5 Jesper Worre DEN Santini-Cierre 7 References 30em Bibliography van den Akker Pieter Giro d'Italia, Rules and Statistics 2023 979-8863173719 1986 Giro d'Italia P 11 12 22 1986 Giro d'Italia, 1986 Giro d'Italia, 1986 Category:May 1986 sports events in Europe Category:June 1986 sports events in Europe Category:1986 Super Prestige Pernod International