1964_Giro_d'Italia
1964 Giro d'Italia
Cycling race
The 1964 Giro d'Italia was the 47th running of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tour races. The Giro started in Bolzano, on 16 May, with a 173 km (107.5 mi) mass-start stage and concluded back in Milan, on 7 June, with a 146 km (90.7 mi) leg. A total of 130 riders from 13 teams entered the 22-stage race, which was won by Frenchman Jacques Anquetil of the Saint-Raphaël team. The second and third places were taken by Italian riders Italo Zilioli and Guido De Rosso, respectively.[1]
Quick Facts Race details, Dates ...
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| Dates | 16 May - 7 June 1964 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 4,119 km (2,559 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 115h 10' 27" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A total of 13 teams were invited to participate in the 1964 Giro d'Italia.[2] Each team sent a squad of ten riders, so the Giro began with a peloton of 130 cyclists.[2] Out of the 130 riders that started this edition of the Giro d'Italia, a total of 97 riders made it to the finish in Milan.[3]
The 13 teams that took part in the race were:[2]
The race route was revealed to the public on 31 March 1964 by race director Vincenzo Torriani.[4][5][6]
More information Stage, Date ...
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 May | Bolzano to Riva del Garda | 173 km (107 mi) |  |
Plain stage |  Vittorio Adorni (ITA) | |
| 2 | 17 May | Riva del Garda to Brescia | 146 km (91 mi) | |
Plain stage | Michele Dancelli (ITA) | |
| 3 | 18 May | Brescia to San Pellegrino Terme | 193 km (120 mi) |  |
Stage with mountain(s) | Franco Bitossi (ITA) | |
| 4 | 19 May | San Pellegrino Terme to Parma | 189 km (117 mi) | |
Plain stage | Vito Taccone (ITA) | |
| 5 | 20 May | Parma to Busseto | 50 km (31 mi) |  |
Individual time trial |  Jacques Anquetil (FRA) | |
| 6 | 21 May | Parma to Verona | 100 km (62 mi) | |
Plain stage | Vendramino Bariviera (ITA) | |
| 7 | 22 May | Verona to Lavarone | 168 km (104 mi) | |
Stage with mountain(s) |  Angelino Soler (ESP) | |
| 8 | 23 May | Lavarone to Pedavena | 183 km (114 mi) | |
Stage with mountain(s) | Marcello Mugnaini (ITA) | |
| 9 | 24 May | Feltre to Marina di Ravenna | 260 km (162 mi) | |
Plain stage | Pietro Zoppas (ITA) | |
| 10 | 25 May | Marina di Ravenna to City of San Marino (San Marino) | 135 km (84 mi) | |
Stage with mountain(s) |  Rolf Maurer (SUI) | |
| 11 | 26 May | Rimini to San Benedetto del Tronto | 185 km (115 mi) | |
Plain stage | Raffaele Marcoli (ITA) | |
| 12 | 27 May | San Benedetto del Tronto to Roccaraso | 257 km (160 mi) | |
Stage with mountain(s) |  Walter Boucquet (BEL) | |
| 13 | 28 May | Roccaraso to Caserta | 188 km (117 mi) | |
Plain stage | Giorgio Zancanaro (ITA) | |
| 14 | 29 May | Caserta to Castel Gandolfo | 210 km (130 mi) | |
Plain stage | Vittorio Adorni (ITA) | |
| 15 | 30 May | Rome to Montepulciano | 214 km (133 mi) | |
Stage with mountain(s) | Nino Defilippis (ITA) | |
| 16 | 31 May | Montepulciano to Livorno | 199 km (124 mi) | |
Plain stage | Franco Bitossi (ITA) | |
| 17 | 1 June | Livorno to Santa Margherita Ligure | 210 km (130 mi) | |
Plain stage | Franco Bitossi (ITA) | |
| 2 June | Rest day | ||||||
| 18 | 3 June | Santa Margherita Ligure to Alessandria | 205 km (127 mi) | |
Stage with mountain(s) | Bruno Mealli (ITA) | |
| 19 | 4 June | Alessandria to Cuneo | 205 km (127 mi) | |
Plain stage |  Cees Lute (NED) | |
| 20 | 5 June | Cuneo to Pinerolo | 254 km (158 mi) | |
Stage with mountain(s) | Franco Bitossi (ITA) | |
| 21 | 6 June | Turin to Biella | 200 km (124 mi) | |
Stage with mountain(s) | Gianni Motta (ITA) | |
| 22 | 7 June | Biella to Milan | 146 km (91 mi) | |
Plain stage |  Willi Altig (FRG) | |
| Total | 4,119 km (2,559 mi) | ||||||
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One jersey was worn during the 1963 Giro d'Italia. The leader of the general classification – calculated by adding the stage finish times of each rider – wore a pink jersey. This classification is the most important of the race, and its winner is considered as the winner of the Giro.[8]
The mountains classification leader. The climbs were ranked in first and second categories. In this ranking, points were won by reaching the summit of a climb ahead of other cyclists. There were two categories of mountains. The first category awarded 50, 30, and 20 points and the second distributed 30, 20, and 10 points.[9] Although no jersey was awarded, there was also one classification for the teams, in which the teams were awarded points for their rider's performance during the stages.[8]
More information Stage, Winner ...
| Stage | Winner | General classification |
Mountains classification | Team classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vittorio Adorni | Vittorio Adorni | not awarded | ? |
| 2 | Michele Dancelli | Michele Dancelli | ||
| 3 | Franco Bitossi | Enzo Moser | Antonio Gomez del Moral | Molteni |
| 4 | Vito Taccone | Salvarani | ||
| 5 | Jacques Anquetil | Jacques Anquetil | ||
| 6 | Mino Bariviera | |||
| 7 | Angelino Soler | |||
| 8 | Marcello Mugnaini | |||
| 9 | Pietro Zoppas | Vito Taccone | ||
| 10 | Rolf Maurer | |||
| 11 | Raffaele Marcoli | |||
| 12 | Walter Boucquet | Saint-Raphaël | ||
| 13 | Giorgio Zancanaro | Carpano | ||
| 14 | Vittorio Adorni | |||
| 15 | Nino Defilippis | |||
| 16 | Franco Bitossi | |||
| 17 | Franco Bitossi | |||
| 18 | Bruno Mealli | |||
| 19 | Cees Lute | Saint-Raphaël | ||
| 20 | Franco Bitossi | Franco Bitossi | ||
| 21 | Gianni Motta | |||
| 22 | Willi Altig | |||
| Final | Jacques Anquetil | Franco Bitossi | Saint-Raphaël | |
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General classification
More information Rank, Name ...
| Rank | Name | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Jacques Anquetil (FRA)  |
Saint-Raphaël | 115h 10' 27" |
| 2 | Italo Zilioli (ITA) |
Carpano | + 1' 22" |
| 3 | Guido De Rosso (ITA) |
Molteni | + 1' 31" |
| 4 | Vittorio Adorni (ITA) |
Salvarani | + 2' 22" |
| 5 | Gianni Motta (ITA) |
Molteni | + 2' 38" |
| 6 | Renzo Fontona (ITA) |
Ignis | + 3' 30" |
| 7 | Marcello Mugnaini (ITA) |
Lygie | + 5' 05" |
| 8 | Franco Balmamion (ITA) |
Cynar | + 6' 00" |
| 9 | Rolf Maurer (SUI) |
Cynar | + 7' 47" |
| 10 | Franco Bitossi (ITA) |
Springoil-Fuchs | + 9' 20" |
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Mountains classification
More information Name, Team ...
| Name | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franco Bitossi (ITA) |
Springoil-Fuchs | 200 |
| 2 | Antonio Gomez del Moral (ESP) |
Ignis | 140 |
| 3 | Franco Balmamion (ITA) |
Cynar | 110 |
| Vito Taccone (ITA) |
Salvarani | ||
| 5 | Italo Zilioli (ITA) |
Carpano | 70 |
| 6 | Enzo Moser (ITA) |
Lygie | 50 |
| Aldo Moser (ITA) |
Lygie | ||
| Arnaldo Pambianco (ITA) |
Salvarani | ||
| 9 | Guido De Rosso (ITA) |
Molteni | 40 |
| 10 | Bruno Peretti (ITA) |
Legnano | 30 |
| Roberto Poggiali (ITA) |
Ignis | ||
| Giorgio Zancanaro (ITA) |
Carpano | ||
| Nino Defilippis (ITA) |
Ibac | ||
| Salvador Honrubia (ESP) |
Cite | ||
| Michele Dancelli (ITA) |
Molteni | ||
| Louis Rostollan (FRA) |
Saint-Raphaël | ||
| Gianni Motta (ITA) |
Molteni |
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Traguardi tricolori classification
More information Name, Team ...
| Name | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raffaele Marcoli (ITA) |
Legnano | 100 |
| 2 | Silvano Ciampi (ITA) |
Springoil-Fuchs | 50 |
| 3 | Italo Zilioli (ITA) |
Carpano | 40 |
| Willi Altig (FRG) |
Saint-Raphaël | ||
| 5 | Antonio Franchi (ITA) |
Salvarani | 33 |
| 6 | Luigi Mele (ITA) |
Gazzola | 30 |
| Salvador Honrubia (ESP) |
Cite | ||
| 8 | Antonio Bailetti (ITA) |
Carpano | 25 |
| Guy Ignolin (FRA) |
Saint-Raphaël | ||
| Arnaldo Pambianco (ITA) |
Salvarani |
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Teams classification
More information Team, Points ...
| Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint-Raphaël | 2945 |
| 2 | Springoil-Fuchs | 2620 |
| 3 | Salvarani | 2480 |
| 4 | Carpano | 2470 |
| 5 | Molteni | 2150 |
| 6 | Cynar | 2075 |
| 7 | Lygie | 1885 |
| 8 | Ignis | 1820 |
| 9 | Flandria Romeo | 1750 |
| 10 | Ibac | 1360 |
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Citations
- "Terminó el "Giro" con la victoria de Jacques Anquetil" [The "Tour" finished with the victory of Jacques Anquetil] (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 8 June 1964. p. 8. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 March 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- "Riconosceteli da questi numeri" [Riconosceteli from these numbers]. Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 16 May 1964. p. 3. Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- Bill and Carol McGann. "1964 Giro d'Italia". Bike Race Info. Dog Ear Publishing. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
- Attilio Camoriano (1 April 1964). "Favoriti gli scalatori" [Climbers favored] (PDF). l'Unità (in Italian). PCI. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 April 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- Sergio Neri (1 April 1964). "Un Giro da gran <<bagarre>>" [A Giro da grande <<bagarre>>]. Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). pp. 1, 2, & 10. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- "Se Inicia Hoy Con la etapa Bolzano-Riva de Garda" [It Starts Today With the Bolzano-Riva de Garda stage] (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 16 May 1964. p. 10. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- "Ecco il Giro!" [Here the Tour!]. Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 16 May 1964. p. 3. Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- Laura Weislo (13 May 2008). "Giro d'Italia classifications demystified". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 8 May 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- "G. P. Montagna Terme di St. Vincent" [G. P. Mountains Ends in St. Vincent]. Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 19 May 1964. p. 9. Archived from the original on 12 March 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- "Tutte le cifre del Giro" [All figures of the Tour]. Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 8 June 1964. p. 14. Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- "classifica finale" [final classification] (PDF). l'Unità (in Italian). PCI. 8 June 1964. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-03-12. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
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