1985 Giro d'Italia

1985 Giro d'Italia 16 May – 9 June 1985 22 + Prologue, including one split stage 3998.6 km 105h 46' 51" Bernard Hinault FRA LVC 1985 pink Francesco Moser ITA Gis Gelati-Trentino Vacanze Greg LeMond USA LVC 1985 Johan van der Velde NED Vini Ricordi-Pinarello violet José Luis Navarro ESP Gemeaz Cusin-Zor green Alberto Volpi ITA Sammontana-Bianchi white Urs Freuler SUI Atala-Ofmega-Campagnolo Alpilatte-Olmo-Cierre 1984 1986 The 1985 Giro d'Italia was the 68th running of the Giro. It started in Palermo, on 16 May, with a 6.6 km 1 on prologue and concluded in Lucca, on 9 June, with a 48 km 1 on individual time trial. A total of 180 riders from twenty teams entered the 22-stage race, that was won by Frenchman Bernard Hinault of the LVC 1985 team. The second and third places were taken by Italian Francesco Moser and American Greg LeMond, respectively. Moser led the race for the first two days after winning the opening prologue. He lost the lead to Giuseppe Saronni after his team won the stage three team time trial. Upon conclusion of the event's fourth stage, Roberto Visentini won sufficient time to take the race leader's maglia rosa (en pink jersey) from Saronni. Visentini held the jersey for a total of eight days of racing, during which the race traversed the Dolomites, before losing it to Hinault after the stage 12 time trial. Hinault then successfully defended his lead through the Alps, all the way to the race's finish. Amongst the other classifications that the race awarded, Johan van der Velde of Vini Ricordi-Pinarello won the points classification, José Luis Navarro of Gemeaz Cusin-Zor won the mountains classification, and Sammontana-Bianchi's Alberto Volpi completed the Giro as the best neo-professional in the general classification, finishing tenth overall. Alpilatte-Olmo-Cierre 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 1985 Giro d'Italia right|thumb|The team presentation ceremony took place on 15 May at the Verona Arena in Verona.|alt=The outside of a stone amphitheater. A total of twenty teams were invited to participate in the 1985 Giro d'Italia,http://elpais.com/diario/1985/05/16/deportes/485042414_850215.html Hinault, Lemond, Arroyo y Lejarreta, la alternativa 'extranjera' en el Giro es 16 May 1985 El País Ediciones El País Luis Gómez 27 May 2012 Hinault, Lemond, Arroyo and Lejarreta, the 'foreign' alternative in the Giro https://web.archive.org/web/20150309010427/http://elpais.com/diario/1985/05/16/deportes/485042414_850215.html 9 March 2015 live six of which were based outside of Italy.Mario Fossati http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1985/05/15/giro-arena-anche-il-ciclismo-riparte-da.html Giro e Arena Anche il ciclismo riparte da Verona it 15 June 1985 La Repubblica Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso 27 May 2012 Giro and Arena Cycling also starts from Verona 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 Verona Arena on 15 May.Gian Paolo Ormezzano http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,25/articleid,1003_01_1985_0099_0025_13883825/ Parte un Giro d'Italia senza copione it 16 May 1985 25 La Stampa Editrice La Stampa 27 May 2012 Part of a Tour of Italy unscripted The starting riders came from a total of 18 different countries; Italy (94), Switzerland (21), and the United States all had 10 or more riders.Giro d'Italia – 1985 Competitors per Country https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1985/startlist/competitors-per-country ProCyclingStats https://web.archive.org/web/20250522135959/https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1985/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 180 cyclists.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/20141217090148/http://bikeraceinfo.com/giro/giro1985.html 17 December 2014 liveGian Paolo Ormezzano http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,26/articleid,1003_01_1985_0098_0026_13884312/ Il Giro da Verona cerca il <<suo>> Verona it 15 May 1985 26 La Stampa Editrice La Stampa 27 May 2012 The ride from <<his>> Verona Of those starting, 78 were riding the Giro d'Italia for the first time.Giro d'Italia – 1985 Debutants https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1985/startlist/debutants ProCyclingStats https://web.archive.org/web/20250522140200/https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1985/startlist/debutants 22 May 2025 13 October 2016 The average age of riders was 26.61 years,Giro d'Italia – 1985 Peloton averages https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1985/startlist/peloton-averages ProCyclingStats https://web.archive.org/web/20250522140304/https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1985/startlist/peloton-averages 22 May 2025 13 October 2016 ranging from 20–year–old Juan Carlos Castillo (Varta-Café de Colombia) to 39–year–old Wladimiro Panizza (Ariostea).Giro d'Italia – 1985 Youngest and Oldest competitors https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1985/startlist/youngest-oldest ProCyclingStats https://web.archive.org/web/20250522140605/https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1985/startlist/youngest-oldest 22 May 2025 13 October 2016 The team with the youngest average rider age was Gemeaz Cusin-Zor (23), while the oldest was Supermercati Brianzoli (29).Giro d'Italia – 1985 Youngest Team https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1985/teams/youngest-team ProCyclingStats https://web.archive.org/web/20250522140432/https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1985/teams/youngest-team 22 May 2025 13 October 2016 From the riders that began this edition, 135 made it to the finish in Lucca.http://www.museociclismo.it/content/corse/corsa/5119-Giro-d%27Italia/edizioni/68/5140-classifica.html 68a edizione Giro d'Italia (1985) it Paul Mannini Il Museo del Ciclismo 22 June 2012 70th edition Giro d'Italia (1987) https://web.archive.org/web/20150309050026/http://www.museociclismo.it/content/corse/corsa/5119-Giro-d%27Italia/edizioni/68/5140-classifica.html 9 March 2015 live The teams entering the race were:http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,26/articleid,1003_01_1985_0098_0026_13884312/ Quasi metà stranieri it 15 May 1985 26 La Stampa Editrice La Stampa 27 May 2012 Almost half foreigners 22em Ariostea Alpilatte-Olmo-Cierre Atala-Ofmega-Campagnolo CAR 1985 Cilo-Aufina Del Tongo-Colnago Dromedario-Laminox Gemeaz Cusin-Zor Gis Gelati-Trentino Vacanze LVC 1985 Maggi Mobili-Fanini Malvor-Bottecchia Murella-Rossin Varta-Café de Colombia Sammontana-Bianchi Santini-Conti-Galli MOT 1985 Skil-Sem Supermercati Brianzoli Vini Ricordi-Pinarello Pre-race favorites The starting peloton did include the 1984 winner, Francesco Moser.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1985/05/16/MD19850516-024.pdf Javier Dalmases El "Giro" No Quiere Volver A Ser Lo Que Fue es 16 May 1985 24 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF The "Giro" Does Not Want to Be What It Was https://web.archive.org/web/20150308234600/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1985/05/16/MD19850516-024.pdf 8 March 2015 livehttp://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1985/05/16/MD19850516-025.pdf Etapas, Kilometraje Y Perfiles es 16 May 1985 25 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Stages, Kilometers, and Profiles https://web.archive.org/web/20150308234701/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1985/05/16/MD19850516-025.pdf 8 March 2015 live Two–time champion Bernard Hinault entered the race with a strong supporting LVC 1985 team as he sought a third overall victory.Barry Ryan https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/greg-lemond-and-the-1986-giro-ditalia-its-all-extremely-complicated-here/ Greg LeMond and the 1986 Giro d'Italia: 'It's all extremely complicated here' 15 May 2020 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 13 May 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200515122633/https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/greg-lemond-and-the-1986-giro-ditalia-its-all-extremely-complicated-here/ 15 May 2020 live Author Bill McGann believed that going into the race Hinault was "the world's most potent racing machine" and that Moser would have to ride very well in order to repeat as champion. Mario Fossati of La Repubblica named Moser, Saronni, Hinault, and Greg LeMond as contenders for the overall crown. LeMond rode the Giro d'Italia for the first time this edition. Spanish rider Marino Lejarreta decided not to race the Vuelta a España in favor of racing the Giro. Luis Gómez, of El Pais, believed Lejarreta to be in top form going into the race and that he could challenge for the overall victory. Javier Dalmases, an El Mundo sportswriter, believed that there was no clear favorite for the race. Prominent French rider Laurent Fignon did not participate in the race due to an inflamed Achilles tendon. Route and stages right|thumb|The Gran Sasso d'Italia hosted the end of the 195 km 0 on fourteenth stage.|alt=A mountain in the distance. The route for the 1985 edition of the Giro d'Italia was revealed to the public by head organizer Vincenzo Torriani on 16 February 1985.https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1985/02/17/page_017.pdf Sarà un Giro gagliardo, con tanto sale e pepe it 17 February 1985 Gino Sala 17 l'Unità PCI 27 May 2012 PDF It will be a vigorous Giro, with much salt and pepper https://web.archive.org/web/20191023203517/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1985/02/17/page_017.pdf 23 October 2019 live Carlo Gobbo http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,23/articleid,1000_01_1985_0036_0035_13842051/ Giro d'Italia in Valle con 2 tappe decisive it 17 February 1985 23 La Stampa Editrice La Stampa 27 May 2012 Tour of Italy in the Valley with two decisive stageshttp://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1985/02/17/MD19850217-049.pdf El "Giro-85" Quiere a Fignon es 17 February 1985 49 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF The "Giro-85" Want to Fignon https://web.archive.org/web/20150119024316/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1985/02/17/MD19850217-049.pdf 19 January 2015 live Covering a total of 3998.6 km on, it included four time trials (three individual and one for teams), and eleven stages with categorized climbs that awarded mountains classification points.https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1985/05/14/page_004.pdf ...e tutte le salite it 13 May 1985 12 l'Unità PCI 27 May 2012 PDF ... and all the climbs https://web.archive.org/web/20191023203123/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1985/05/14/page_004.pdf 23 October 2019 live Three of these eleven stages had summit finishes: stage 4, to Selva di Val Gardena; stage 14, to Gran Sasso d'Italia; and stage 20, to Valnontey di Cogne. The organizers chose to include two rest days. When compared to the previous year's race, the race was 190.6 km 0 on longer and contained the same number of time trials and rest days. In addition, this race contained the same number of stages, but one more set of half stages. Luis Gómez, an El Pais writer, believed that the route was designed to benefit the Italian participants, with there being three individual time trials, the team time trial being flat, and most stages being primarily flat. El Mundo writer Javier Dalmases believed that the route was purposefully less mountainous so that an Italian would win the race, citing that this route favored the likes of Giuseppe Saronni or Moreno Argentin. La Stampa'''s Gian Paolo Ormezzano thought overall easiness of the course — the few mountains and summit finishes — added some mystery as to who could win. +Stage characteristics and winnersStageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinnerP16 MayVerona 6.6 km 0 on22px|link=|alt=Individual time trial Francesco Moser ITA117 MayVerona to Busto Arsizio 218 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Urs Freuler SUI218 MayBusto Arsizio to Milan 38 km 0 on22px|link=|alt=Team time trialDel Tongo-Colnago319 MayMilan to Pinzolo 190 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Giuseppe Saronni ITA420 MayPinzolo to Selva di Val Gardena 237 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Hubert Seiz SUI521 MaySelva di Val Gardena to Vittorio Veneto 225 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Emanuele Bombini ITAPagnin N Roberto Pagnin was the original winner of stage 5 but was later relegated to second place.http://elpais.com/diario/1985/05/22/deportes/485560808_850215.html Los favoritos del Giro se toman una tregua en la quinta etapa es 22 May 1985 El País Ediciones El País Agence France-Presse 27 May 2012 Giro favorites truce taken in the fifth stage https://web.archive.org/web/20150309020256/http://elpais.com/diario/1985/05/22/deportes/485560808_850215.html 9 March 2015 livehttp://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1985/05/22/MD19850522-034.pdf "Bombini", en el "Giro" es 22 May 1985 34 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF "Bombini", in the "Giro" https://web.archive.org/web/20150309000542/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1985/05/22/MD19850522-034.pdf 9 March 2015 live622 MayVittorio Veneto to Cervia 237 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Frank Hoste BEL723 MayCervia to Jesi 185 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Orlando Maini ITA24 May Rest day8a25 MayFoggia to Foggia 45 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Stefano Allocchio ITAGiriSprint N Stage 8A used the "Giri-sprint" format, which was used 5 times in the 1980s. This stage was held on a circuit of 5 km, which the riders rode 9 times. The first time that the riders crossed the finish, the first three riders received a small time bonus (3, 2 and 1 seconds), while the ninth time the time bonus was 10, 7, 5 and 3 seconds, and there was a special prize for the rider who received the most time bonus. In stage 8A, this special prize was won by Anderson.van den Akker 2023 408bFoggia to Matera 167 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Acácio da Silva POR926 MayMatera to Crotone 237 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Paolo Rosola ITA1027 MayCrotone to Paola 203 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Acácio da Silva POR1128 MayPaola to Salerno 240 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Stefano Allocchio ITA1229 MayCapua to Maddaloni 38 km 0 on22px|link=|alt=Individual time trial Bernard Hinault FRA1330 MayMaddaloni to Frosinone 154 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Urs Freuler SUI1431 MayFrosinone to Gran Sasso d'Italia 195 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Franco Chioccioli ITA151 JuneL'Aquila to Perugia 208 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Ron Kiefel USA162 JunePerugia to Cecina 217 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Giuseppe Saronni ITA173 JuneCecina to Modena 248 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Daniel Gisiger SUI4 June Rest day185 JuneMonza to Domodossola 128 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Paolo Rosola ITA196 JuneDomodossola to Saint-Vincent 247 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Francesco Moser ITA207 JuneSaint-Vincent to Valnontey di Cogne 58 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Andrew Hampsten USA218 JuneSaint-Vincent to Genoa 229 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Urs Freuler SUI229 JuneLido di Camaiore to Lucca 48 km 0 on22px|link=|alt=Individual time trial Francesco Moser ITA Total 3998.6 km 0 on Race overview left|thumb|alt=A man sweating and wearing a cycling jersey while being surrounded by several people.|Francesco Moser (pictured here at the Amstel Gold Race in 1978) came into the Giro as a favorite to repeat as champion. He finished in second place overall and won three stages. The event began with a 6.6 km 1 on prologue around the city of Verona.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1985/05/17/MD19850517-028.pdf Moser, siempre de rosa en verona es 17 May 1985 28 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Moser, always rose in Verona https://web.archive.org/web/20150308235025/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1985/05/17/MD19850517-028.pdf 8 March 2015 live The brief time trial leg was won by Francesco Moser, who finished seven seconds faster than the second placed rider. The following day was the first mass-start stage of the race, which culminated in a bunch sprint that was won by Atala-Ofmega-Campagnolo's Urs Freuler.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1985/05/18/MD19850518-029.pdf Freuler, en apretado "sprint" es 18 May 1985 29 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Freuler, in tight "sprint" https://web.archive.org/web/20150308235705/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1985/05/18/MD19850518-029.pdf 8 March 2015 live The second stage was a team time trial that stretched 38 km 1 on.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1985/05/19/MD19850519-041.pdf Saronni, nuevo "maglia rosa" es 19 May 1985 41 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Saronni, new "maglia rosa" https://web.archive.org/web/20150308235831/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1985/05/19/MD19850519-041.pdf 8 March 2015 live Del Tongo-Colnago won the leg and their rider, Giuseppe Saronni, earned enough of an advantage to take race lead and don the race leader's maglia rosa (en pink jersey). The third stage saw Saronni expand upon his lead by winning the leg after out-sprinting the rest of the leading group.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1985/05/20/MD19850520-051.pdf Saronni bonifica su liderato es 20 May 1985 51 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Saronni reclamation of liderato https://web.archive.org/web/20150308235933/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1985/05/20/MD19850520-051.pdf 8 March 2015 live The fourth stage took the race into the Dolomites, as well as featuring a summit finish on Selva di Val Gardena. Spanish rider Marino Lejarreta attacked with around 15 km 1 on to go and only Roberto Visentini, Bernard Hinault, Hubert Saiz, and Gianbattista Baronchelli were able to mark his move.http://elpais.com/diario/1985/05/21/deportes/485474406_850215.html Visentini, nuevo líder, y Lejarreta, tercero en la general del Giro es 21 May 1985 El País Ediciones El País Agence France-Presse 27 May 2012 Visentini, new leader, and Lejarreta third overall in the Giro https://web.archive.org/web/20150309015610/http://elpais.com/diario/1985/05/21/deportes/485474406_850215.html 9 March 2015 live The group of five stayed together to the finish as Saiz took the stage victory by edging out Hinault.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1985/05/21/MD19850521-025.pdf Marino Lejarreta rompio el "Giro" es 21 May 1985 25 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Lejarreta Marino broke the "Giro" https://web.archive.org/web/20150309000403/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1985/05/21/MD19850521-025.pdf 9 March 2015 live Visentini took the race lead after Saronni finished over four minutes behind, while another Italian favorite Francesco Moser finished two minutes behind. The route went through more mountains in the fifth stage. With large amounts of rain, the peloton made a truce and the stage saw few attacks. A three-man breakaway formed with around twelve kilometers to go. The riders stayed together and all sprinted for the stage win, which was originally won by Roberto Pagnin; however, due to his non-linear sprint line that interfered with the two other riders, he was relegated to second place and the original second-place finisher, Emanuele Bombini, was promoted and declared winner. The next day of racing ended with a bunch sprint won by Frank Hoste, but a crash with two kilometers to go from the finish saw general classification contenders Visentini and Saronni, as well as others, lose twenty seconds.http://elpais.com/diario/1985/05/23/deportes/485647210_850215.html Visentini perdió 20 segundos es 23 May 1985 El País Ediciones El País Agence France-Presse 27 May 2012 Visentini lost 20 seconds https://web.archive.org/web/20150309021914/http://elpais.com/diario/1985/05/23/deportes/485647210_850215.html 9 March 2015 livehttp://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1985/05/23/MD19850523-028.pdf Hoste presento su tarjeta de velocista en el "Giro" es 23 May 1985 28 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Hoste presented his card sprinter in the "Giro" https://web.archive.org/web/20150309000629/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1985/05/23/MD19850523-028.pdf 9 March 2015 live The seventh stage saw a six-man breakaway survive and finish ahead of the peloton by almost two minutes as Orlando Maini won the day.http://elpais.com/diario/1985/05/24/deportes/485733609_850215.html Arroyo pierde 17 minutos en la séptima etapa del Giro es 24 May 1985 El País Ediciones El País Agence France-Presse 27 May 2012 Arroyo lost 17 minutes in the seventh stage of the Giro https://web.archive.org/web/20150309022756/http://elpais.com/diario/1985/05/24/deportes/485733609_850215.html 9 March 2015 livehttp://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1985/05/24/MD19850524-026.pdf Arroyo empeza atacando y acabo perdiendo 17' es 24 May 1985 26 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Arroyo begins attacking and losing just '17 https://web.archive.org/web/20150309000745/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1985/05/24/MD19850524-026.pdf 9 March 2015 live The first part of the eighth stage was only 45 km, and the riders rode 50.1 km/h on average, setting a new record for a non-time trial stage in the Giro, which was only broken in 2020.van den Akker 2023 45 upright|thumb|alt=A cyclist holding a trophy.|Bernard Hinault (pictured here at the 1978 Tour de France) won a single stage, in addition to the general classification. The twelfth stage of the race was 38 km 1 on individual time trial.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1985/05/30/MD19850530-030.pdf El Bernard Hinault de los mejores tiempos es 30 May 1985 30 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF The Bernard Hinault of the best times https://web.archive.org/web/20150309002151/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1985/05/30/MD19850530-030.pdf 9 March 2015 live Hinault won the stage by fifty-three seconds over Moser. Hinault's time gains were enough to give him the race lead by a minute and fourteen seconds. The thirteenth stage saw Freuler win his second stage of the race by virtue of a sprint finish.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1985/05/31/MD19850531-030.pdf Freuler sigue siendo el rey es 31 May 1985 30 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Freuler is still king https://web.archive.org/web/20150309002309/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1985/05/31/MD19850531-030.pdf 9 March 2015 live Italian Franco Chioccioli won the mountainous fourteenth leg of the event after attacking on the descent of the third climb of the day.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1985/06/01/MD19850601-030.pdf Chioccioli: Un rodador gano el la cima es 1 June 1985 30 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Chioccioli: A Wheeler won the top https://web.archive.org/web/20150309002918/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1985/06/01/MD19850601-030.pdf 9 March 2015 livehttp://elpais.com/diario/1985/06/01/deportes/486424811_850215.html "El Giro es una farsa", según el italiano Beccia es 1 June 1985 El País Ediciones El País EFE 27 May 2012 "The Giro is a farce," the Italian Beccia https://web.archive.org/web/20150309031321/http://elpais.com/diario/1985/06/01/deportes/486424811_850215.html 9 March 2015 live The following day of racing began with a twenty-man breakaway forming off the front of the peloton; however, all but one rider was caught with ten kilometers remaining.https://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 With under five kilometers left, another four-man attack group formed, of which MOT 1985's Ron Kiefel survived. Kiefel caught the lone remaining rider in front and went on to win the stage as the peloton crossed the line three seconds behind.http://elpais.com/diario/1985/06/02/deportes/486511208_850215.html Primer triunfo estadounidense en el Giro es 2 June 1985 El País Ediciones El País EFE 27 May 2012 First American victory in the Giro https://web.archive.org/web/20150309031530/http://elpais.com/diario/1985/06/02/deportes/486511208_850215.html 9 March 2015 livehttp://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1985/06/02/MD19850602-044.pdf Kiefel: Un Americano en Perugia es 2 June 1985 44 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Kiefel: An American in Perugia https://web.archive.org/web/20150309003102/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1985/06/02/MD19850602-044.pdf 9 March 2015 live This was the first stage victory by an American in the history of the Giro d'Italia. The sixteenth stage saw the day of racing end with a field sprint which was won by Saronni.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1985/06/03/MD19850603-038.pdf Saronni, en un extraño "sprint" es 3 June 1985 38 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Saronni, in a strange "sprint" https://web.archive.org/web/20150309003321/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1985/06/03/MD19850603-038.pdf 9 March 2015 live Race leader Hinault and his team, LVC 1985, allowed a breakaway to get almost a twenty-minute advantage over the peloton during the race's seventeenth stage, before other general classification contenders' teams stepped in to help with the chase. The attack group reached the finish line around ten minutes faster than the peloton. Swiss rider Daniel Gisiger won the stage ahead of Giovanni Mantovani.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1985/06/04/MD19850604-019.pdf Navarro, nuevo "rey" de la montaña es 4 June 1985 19 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Navarro, new "king" of the mountain https://web.archive.org/web/20150309003446/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1985/06/04/MD19850604-019.pdf 9 March 2015 live Paolo Rosola won his second stage of the event as the eighteenth stage resulted in a bunch sprint.http://elpais.com/diario/1985/06/06/deportes/486856812_850215.html Giro. es 6 June 1985 El País Ediciones El País Agence France-Presse 27 May 2012 Giro. https://web.archive.org/web/20150309033911/http://elpais.com/diario/1985/06/06/deportes/486856812_850215.html 9 March 2015 livehttp://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1985/06/06/MD19850606-038.pdf Esta vex fue Rosola el mas rapido es 6 June 1985 38 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF This vex was Rosola the fastest https://web.archive.org/web/20150309003907/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1985/06/06/MD19850606-038.pdf 9 March 2015 live The following day's race route was altered the night before by Torriani, which removed six kilometers off the climb of Great St Bernard Pass, while it still contained the full climb of the Cima Coppi, the Simplon Pass.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1985/06/07/MD19850607-037.pdf Moser, veinte segundos mas cerca de Hinault es 7 June 1985 37 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Moser, twenty seconds closer Hinault https://web.archive.org/web/20150309003956/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1985/06/07/MD19850607-037.pdf 9 March 2015 live The stage saw a large group of fifty-three riders cross the finish line together, with Moser at the head, taking his second stage victory of the event. Former race leader Visentini, after losing a significant amount of time during the stage 16 individual time trial, abandoned the race during the nineteenth stage.Jean Michel Forest http://streaming.ajgirona.org/pandora/cgi-bin/Pandora.exe?xslt=show_pdf;publication=Avui;sort_publication=avui;day=07;month=06;year=1985;page=034;id=0002830848;filename=19850607;collection=pages;url_high=pages/Avui/1985/198506/19850607/19850607034.pdf Navarro venc a la muntanya i Moser guanya vint segons ca 7 June 1985 34 Avui Hermes Comunicacions S.A. 27 May 2012 Navarro came to the mountain and Moser won twenty seconds 2 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402122507/http://streaming.ajgirona.org/pandora/cgi-bin/Pandora.exe?xslt=show_pdf%3Bpublication%3DAvui%3Bsort_publication%3Davui%3Bday%3D07%3Bmonth%3D06%3Byear%3D1985%3Bpage%3D034%3Bid%3D0002830848%3Bfilename%3D19850607%3Bcollection%3Dpages%3Burl_high%3Dpages%2FAvui%2F1985%2F198506%2F19850607%2F19850607034.pdf dead Stage 20 was a brief 58 km 0 on that featured a seventeen kilometer ascent to finish the leg. La Vie Claire drove a hard pace throughout the stage and fractured the peloton in the process. American Andrew Hampsten attacked with around nineteen kilometers to go and won the stage by a minute over the second-place finisher.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1985/06/08/MD19850608-037.pdf Hampstean: Segunda victoria norte americana es 8 June 1985 37 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Hampsten: Second North American victory https://web.archive.org/web/20150309004053/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1985/06/08/MD19850608-037.pdf 9 March 2015 live The penultimate stage of the race was culminated with a field sprint, which was won by Freuler.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1985/06/09/MD19850609-043.pdf Freuler, tercer podio es 9 June 1985 43 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Freuler, third podium https://web.archive.org/web/20150309004214/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1985/06/09/MD19850609-043.pdf 9 March 2015 livehttps://elpais.com/diario/1985/06/09/deportes/487116008_850215.html Giro. es 9 June 1985 El País Ediciones El País Agence France-Presse 27 May 2012 Giro. The final stage of the race was a 48 km 0 on individual time trial that stretched from Lido di Camaiore to Lucca.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1985/06/10/MD19850610-034.pdf Hinault: Tres Vidas En Rosa es 10 June 1985 34 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Hinault: Three Lives In Pink https://web.archive.org/web/20150309004528/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1985/06/10/MD19850610-034.pdf 9 March 2015 live Moser was able to win the stage by seven seconds on race leader Hinault, which was not enough to overcome Hinault and take first. This meant Hinault won his third Giro d'Italia. Six riders achieved multiple stage victories: Freuler (stages 1, 13, and 21), Moser (prologue and stages 19 and 22), da Silva (stages 8b and 10),http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1985/05/26/MD19850526-035.pdf El rey de la montaña, al sprint es 26 May 1985 35 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF The King of the Mountain, the sprint https://web.archive.org/web/20150309001056/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1985/05/26/MD19850526-035.pdf 9 March 2015 livehttp://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1985/05/28/MD19850528-028.pdf Marino tuvo a Moser en las cuerdas es 28 May 1985 28 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Marino had to Moser on the ropes https://web.archive.org/web/20150309001631/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1985/05/28/MD19850528-028.pdf 9 March 2015 live Allocchio (stages 8a and 11),http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1985/05/29/MD19850529-030.pdf Allocchio, mas rapido que Saronni y Freuler es 29 May 1985 30 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Allocchio, quick que mas y Saronni Freuler https://web.archive.org/web/20150309002031/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1985/05/29/MD19850529-030.pdf 9 March 2015 live Saronni (stages 3 and 16), and Rosola (stages 9 and 18).http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1985/05/27/MD19850527-026.pdf Rosola: A la tercera fue la vencida es 27 May 1985 26 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Rosola: The Third time lucky https://web.archive.org/web/20150309001248/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1985/05/27/MD19850527-026.pdf 9 March 2015 livehttp://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1985/05/27/MD19850527-027.pdf Rosola: A la tercera fue la vencida es 27 May 1985 27 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Rosola: The Third time lucky https://web.archive.org/web/20150309001358/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1985/05/27/MD19850527-027.pdf 9 March 2015 live Stage wins were achieved by nine of the twenty competing squads, six of which won multiple stages. Del Tongo-Colnago collected a total of five wins through the team time trial, Saronni, Bombini (stage 5), and Hoste (stage 6). Atala-Ofmega-Campagnolo amassed a total of four stage wins through Freuler and Gisiger (stage 17). Malvor-Bottecchia also secured four stage wins through da Silva and Allocchio. Sammontana-Bianchi obtained two stage victories with Rosola. Gis Gelati-Trentino Vacanze collected two stage successes with Moser. 7-Eleven recorded two stage wins with Kiefel (stage 15) and Hampsten (stage 20). Cilo-Aufina, Alpilatte-Olmo-Cierre, and La Vie Claire all won a single stage at the Giro, the first through Seiz (stage 4), the second through Maini (stage 7), and the third by Hinault (stage 12), and the fourth with Chioccioli (stage 14). Classification leadership right|thumb|alt=A picture of a mountain.|The Simplon Pass was the Cima Coppi for the 1985 running of the Giro d'Italia. Four different jerseys were worn during the 1985 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 four 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, with more points available for higher category climbs.van den Akker 2023 89 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 Simplon Pass. The first rider to cross the Simplon Pass was Colombian rider Reynel Montoya. 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=1985 grandtourstatistics.nl Information about the Giro d'Italia of 1985 30 April 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 Francesco Moser Francesco Moser not awarded not awarded not awarded not awarded 1 Urs Freuler Urs Freuler Roberto Calovi Gis Gelati-Trentino Vacanze 2 Del Tongo-Colnago Giuseppe Saronni Del Tongo-Colnago 3 Giuseppe Saronni Giuseppe Saronni Acácio da Silva Alberto Volpi 4 Hubert Seiz Roberto Visentini Johan van der Velde CAR 1985 5 Emanuele BombiniPagnin N 6 Frank Hoste Urs Freuler 7 Orlando Maini Johan van der Velde 8a Stefano Allocchio 8b Acácio da Silva 9 Paolo Rosola 10 Acácio da Silva Alpilatte-Olmo-Cierre 11 Stefano Allocchio 12 Bernard Hinault Bernard Hinault Johan van der Velde & Urs Freuler 13 Urs Freuler Urs Freuler 14 Franco Chioccioli Johan van der Velde 15 Ron Kiefel 16 Giuseppe Saronni 17 Daniel Gisiger José Luis Navarro Del Tongo-Colnago 18 Paolo Rosola 19 Francesco Moser 20 Andrew Hampsten Alpilatte-Olmo-Cierre 21 Urs Freuler 22 Francesco Moser Final Bernard Hinault Johan van der Velde José Luis Navarro Alberto Volpi Alpilatte-Olmo-Cierre 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 Bernard Hinault FRA 20px|alt=Pink jersey LVC 1985 105h 46' 51" 2 Francesco Moser ITA Gis Gelati-Trentino Vacanze + 1' 08" 3 Greg LeMond USA LVC 1985 + 2' 55" 4 Tommy Prim SWE Sammontana-Bianchi + 4' 53" 5 Marino Lejarreta ESP Alpilatte-Olmo-Cierre + 6' 30" 6 Gianbattista Baronchelli ITA Supermercati Brianzoli + 6' 32" 7 Silvano Contini ITA Ariostea + 7' 22" 8 Michael Wilson AUS Alpilatte-Olmo-Cierre + 7' 38" 9 Franco Chioccioli ITA Maggi Mobili-Fanini + 8' 33" 10 Alberto Volpi ITA 20px|alt=A white jersey Sammontana-Bianchi + 10' 31" Points classification + Final points classification (1–5)RiderTeamPoints 1 Johan van der Velde NED 20px|alt=A purple jersey CAR 1985 195 2 Urs Freuler SUI Atala 1985 172 3 Francesco Moser ITA Gis Gelati-Trentino Vacanze 140 4 Frank Hoste BEL Del Tongo 126 5 Franco Chioccioli ITA Maggi Mobili-Fanini 122 Mountains classification + Final mountains classification (1–5)RiderTeamPoints 1 José Luis Navarro ESP 20px|alt=Green jersey Gemeaz Cusin-Zor 54 2 Reynel Montoya COL Varta-Café de Colombia 47 3 Rafael Acevedo COL Varta-Café de Colombia 38 4 Acácio da Silva POR Malvor-Bottecchia 32 5 Andrew Hampsten USA MOT 1985 30 Young rider classification + Final young rider's classification (1–5)RiderTeamTime 1 Alberto Volpi ITA 20px|alt=A white jersey Sammontana-Bianchi 105h 57' 22" 2 Marco Giovannetti ITA Ariostea + 3' 59" 3 José Luis Navarro ESP 20px|alt=Green jersey Gemeaz Cusin-Zor + 10' 19" 4 Andrew Hampsten USA MOT 1985 + 10' 52" 5 Luca Rota ITA Murella-Rossin + 15' 47" Team classification + Final team classification (1–3)TeamTime 1 Alpilatte-Olmo-Cierre 315h 47' 32" 2 Del Tongo-Colnago + 4' 44" 3 LVC 1985 + 5' 29" Minor classifications There were a few minor classifications: The Premio dell'Agonismo, an intermediate sprints classification,van den Akker 2023 99 won by Eric Heiden. The Classifica del passista, a secondary intermediate sprints classification,van den Akker 2023 107 won by Paolo Rosola. The FIAT Uno'' classification, where rider scored points by reaching the flag of the last kilometer first,van den Akker 2023 105 won by Marino Lejarreta. A combination classification,van den Akker 2023 104 won by Urs Freuler. A time trial classification, calculated by summing the individual times in all time trials,van den Akker 2023 106 won by Bernard Hinault. References Footnotes N Citations 30em Bibliography van den Akker Pieter Giro d'Italia, Rules and Statistics 2023 979-8863173719 1985 Giro d'Italia P 10 11 22 Category:Giro d'Italia by year Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia Category:May 1985 sports events in Europe Category:June 1985 sports events in Europe Category:1985 Super Prestige Pernod International