1994 Giro d'Italia

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1994 Giro d'Italia
Race details
Dates22 May – 12 June 1994
Stages22, including one split stage
Distance3,730 km (2,318 mi)
Winning time100h 41' 21"
Results
Jersey pink.svg WinnerFlag of Russia.svg  Evgeni Berzin  (RUS) (Gewiss–Ballan)
  SecondFlag of Italy.svg  Marco Pantani  (ITA) (Carrera Jeans–Tassoni)
  ThirdFlag of Spain.svg  Miguel Induráin  (ESP) (Banesto)
Jersey violet.svg PointsFlag of Uzbekistan.svg  Djamolidine Abdoujaparov  (UZB) (Team Polti–Vaporetto)
Jersey green.svg MountainsFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Pascal Richard  (SUI) (GB–MG Maglificio)
Jersey white.svg YouthFlag of Russia.svg  Evgeni Berzin  (RUS) (Gewiss–Ballan)
Jersey blue.svg IntergiroFlag of Uzbekistan.svg  Djamolidine Abdoujaparov  (UZB) (Team Polti–Vaporetto)
  Team Carrera Jeans–Tassoni
  Team points Team Polti–Vaporetto
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The 1994 Giro d'Italia was the 77th edition of the race. The Giro started off in Bologna on 22 May with a short 86 km (53.4 mi) stage. The race came to a close on 12 June with a flat stage that stretched 198 km (123.0 mi) from Turin to Milan. Seventeen teams entered the race, which was won by Evgeni Berzin of the Gewiss–Ballan team. Second and third respectively were the Italian Marco Pantani and the Spanish rider, Miguel Induráin.

Contents

Berzin first gained the race lead after the fourth stage where he attacked on the final climb to win the day. The race's overall classification was first headed by Endrio Leoni who won the Giro's opening road stage. However, Leoni lost the lead later that day during the afternoon individual time trial to Armand de Las Cuevas. De Las Cuevas held the lead for a single stage before losing it to Moreno Argentin who won the race's second stage. Argentin held the general classification lead for two stages, before Berzin took it after stage 4. After gaining the lead, Berzin began to build upon his advantage after winning the stage 8 and 18 individual time trials and maintaining good form throughout the mountains.

Berzin became the first Russian to win the Giro d'Italia. Berzin also won the young rider classification for the best rider aged 25 or under in the general classification. In the race's other classifications, Swiss rider Pascal Richard won the mountains classification, and Djamolidine Abdoujaparov of Team Polti–Vaporetto was the winner of the points and intergiro classifications. Carrera Jeans–Tassoni finished as the winners of the team classification, which ranked each of the seventeen teams contesting the race by lowest cumulative time. Team Polti–Vaporetto finished as the winners of the team points classification, where the teams' riders are awarded points for placing within the top twenty in each stage.

Teams

A total of 18 teams were invited to participate in the 1994 Giro d'Italia, [1] of which 17 participated. Each team sent a squad of nine riders, so the Giro began with a peloton of 153 cyclists. [1] Italy had the most riders participating with 80, while Germany (12) was the only country representation by more than 10 riders. [2] Of these, 37 were riding the Giro d'Italia for the first time. [3] The average age of riders was 27.95 years, [4] ranging from 21–year–old Heinrich Trumheller (Castorama) to 36–year–old Bruno Leali (Brescialat–Ceramiche Refin). [5] The team with the youngest average rider age was Lampre–Panaria (26), while the oldest was Brescialat–Ceramiche Refin (30). [6] The presentation of the teams – where each team's roster and manager were introduced in front the media and local dignitaries – took place on 22 May, in the courtyard of the Bologna. [7] Of the riders that started this edition of the Giro d'Italia, a total of 99 riders made it to the finish in Milan. [8]

The teams entering the race were: [9]

Pre-race favorites

The starting peloton included 1993 winner, Miguel Induráin, who came into the race having only raced twenty days during the season according to author Bill McGann. [8] In addition, there were reports surfacing before the race that Indurain's knee was troubling him. [10] The race did not feature Tony Rominger, who elected to ride the Vuelta a España instead. [10] El País writer Carlos Arribas felt that Evgeni Berzin had a strong spring with his victory in Liège–Bastogne–Liège and second-place finish in the Tour of the Basque Country. [10] Arribas felt that Russian Pavel Tonkov, who had won the young rider classification the previous two years, would challenge for the victory as his normal team leader, Maurizio Fondriest, was absent from the race due to injury. [10] [11] [12]

Avui's Adrian R. Huber believed that Djamolidine Abdoujaparov, Adriano Baffi, and Fabio Baldato had a great chance to win a stage in the race. [13] Notable sprinter Mario Cipollini did not participate in the race as he was still recovering from injuries sustained in the second stage at the Vuelta a España. [13]

Route and stages

The 204 km (127 mi) fourth stage that began in Montesilvano had a summit finish atop Campitello Matese (pictured). Lago del Matese.jpg
The 204 km (127 mi) fourth stage that began in Montesilvano had a summit finish atop Campitello Matese (pictured).

The route for the 1994 Giro d'Italia was unveiled by race director Carmine Castellano on 13 November 13, 1993, in Milan. [14] The race route was leaked to the press before Castellano held the official presentation. [15] It contained three time trial events, all of which were individual. There were ten stages containing high mountains, of which three had summit finishes: stage 4, to Campitello Matese; [16] stage 20, to Les Deux Alpes; [17] and stage 21, to Sestriere. [18] [19] [20] [21] Another stage with a mountain-top finish was stage 18, which consisted of a climbing time trial to the summit of the Passo dello Bocco. [18] [20] [21] [22] In total, the race featured 25,800 m (84,646 ft) of climbing. [1] The organizers chose to include no rest days. When compared to the previous year's race, the race was 28 km (17 mi) longer, contained one less rest day, and one more stage. The race was televised in Italy by Mediaset TV. [23]

There were five stages that began or ended outside of Italy. [18] Stage 12 ended in the Slovenian city Kranj and served as the start for the race's thirteenth stage. [18] Stage 13 ended at Lienz in Austria, and the fourteenth began there. [18] The Giro's mountainous stage 20 ended on the slopes of Les Deux Alpes, and the penultimate stage began on the mountain the next day. [18]

Stage characteristics and results [7] [18] [24] [25] [26]
StageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner
1a22 May Bologna to Bologna 86 km (53 mi)Plainstage.svgPlain stageFlag of Italy.svg  Endrio Leoni  (ITA)
1b Bologna 7 km (4 mi)Time Trial.svg Individual time trial Flag of France.svg  Armand de Las Cuevas  (FRA)
223 May Bologna to Osimo 232 km (144 mi)Mountainstage.svgStage with mountain(s)Flag of Italy.svg  Moreno Argentin  (ITA)
324 May Osimo to Loreto Aprutino 185 km (115 mi)Mountainstage.svgStage with mountain(s)Flag of Italy.svg  Gianni Bugno  (ITA)
425 May Montesilvano to Campitello Matese 204 km (127 mi)Mountainstage.svgStage with mountain(s)Flag of Russia.svg  Evgeni Berzin  (RUS)
526 May Campobasso to Melfi 158 km (98 mi)Plainstage.svgPlain stageFlag of Italy.svg  Endrio Leoni  (ITA)
627 May Potenza to Caserta 215 km (134 mi)Plainstage.svgPlain stageFlag of Italy.svg  Marco Saligari  (ITA)
728 May Fiuggi to Fiuggi 119 km (74 mi)Mountainstage.svgStage with mountain(s)Flag of Spain.svg  Laudelino Cubino  (ESP)
829 May Grosseto to Follonica 44 km (27 mi)Time Trial.svg Individual time trial Flag of Russia.svg  Evgeni Berzin  (RUS)
930 May Castiglione della Pescaia to Pontedera 153 km (95 mi)Plainstage.svgPlain stageFlag of Slovakia.svg  Ján Svorada  (SVK)
1031 May Marostica to Marostica 115 km (71 mi)Plainstage.svgPlain stageFlag of Uzbekistan.svg  Djamolidine Abdoujaparov  (UZB)
111 June Marostica to Bibione 165 km (103 mi)Plainstage.svgPlain stageFlag of Slovakia.svg  Ján Svorada  (SVK)
122 June Bibione to Kranj (Slovenia)204 km (127 mi)Mountainstage.svgStage with mountain(s)Flag of Italy.svg  Andrea Ferrigato  (ITA)
133 June Kranj (Slovenia) to Lienz (Austria)231 km (144 mi)Mountainstage.svgStage with mountain(s)Flag of Italy.svg  Michele Bartoli  (ITA)
144 June Lienz (Austria) to Merano 235 km (146 mi)Mountainstage.svgStage with mountain(s)Flag of Italy.svg  Marco Pantani  (ITA)
155 June Merano to Aprica 195 km (121 mi)Mountainstage.svgStage with mountain(s)Flag of Italy.svg  Marco Pantani  (ITA)
166 June Sondrio to Stradella 220 km (137 mi)Plainstage.svgPlain stageFlag of Italy.svg  Maximilian Sciandri  (ITA)
177 June Santa Maria della Versa to Lavagna 190 km (118 mi)Plainstage.svgPlain stageFlag of Slovakia.svg  Ján Svorada  (SVK)
188 June Chiavari to Passo del Bocco35 km (22 mi)Mountain Time Trial Stage.svg Individual time trial Flag of Russia.svg  Evgeni Berzin  (RUS)
199 June Lavagna to Bra 212 km (132 mi)Plainstage.svgPlain stageFlag of Italy.svg  Massimo Ghirotto  (ITA)
2010 June Cuneo to Les Deux Alpes (France)206 km (128 mi)Mountainstage.svgStage with mountain(s)Flag of Ukraine.svg  Vladimir Poulnikov  (UKR)
2111 June Les Deux Alpes (France) to Sestriere 121 km (75 mi)Mountainstage.svgStage with mountain(s)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Pascal Richard  (SUI)
2212 June Turin to Milan 198 km (123 mi)Plainstage.svgPlain stageFlag of Italy.svg  Stefano Zanini  (ITA)
Total3,730 km (2,318 mi)

Race overview

Marco Pantani won two consecutive stages at the 1994 Giro d'Italia. Marco Pantani.jpg
Marco Pantani won two consecutive stages at the 1994 Giro d'Italia.

This edition of the Giro began with a split stage, with the morning leg consisting of a 86 km (53 mi) flat route and the afternoon part being a 7 km (4 mi) flat individual time trial. [8] [27] Italian Endrio Leoni won the morning stage by means of a sprint finish where the speeds were so high the peloton split in the final kilometer. [8] [27] Armand de Las Cuevas won the afternoon time trial by two seconds over Evgeni Berzin and in the process took the overall lead away from Leoni. [27] Stage two featured an uphill finish into the city of Osimo. [8] Moreno Argentin attacked close to the line and was able to distance himself from the rest of the peloton and win the stage, while also taking the lead of the race. [8] [28] Gianni Bugno failed several times to get away from the peloton before finally breaking free on the climb into Loreto Amprutino to win the third stage. [8] [29]

Stage 4 featured the race's first summit finish, with a final climb to the top of Campitello Matese. [8] [30] While on the climb, Evgeni Berzin attacked and made his way up to the top in first place. [8] [30] Due to his efforts, Berzin gained the overall lead of the race. [8] [30] The next two stages, 5 and 6, both came down to sprint finishes that were won by Endrio Leoni and Marco Saligari, respectively. [31] [32] The race's seventh stage saw the Spaniard Laudelino Cubino outsprint his fellow breakaway members for the stage victory. [33] Stage 8 was a 44 km (27 mi) individual time trial that stretched from Grosseto to Follonica. [8] [34] The race leader Evgeni Berzin dominated the time trial as he won the stage by over a minute than the second-place finisher, which also allowed him to extend his lead in the general classification. [8] [34]

The next three stages of the race were all primarily flat, had no real impact on the overall standings, and all concluded with a bunch sprint. Ján Svorada won stage nine and then stage eleven after dodging a crash that marred the stage's finish. [35] [36] Djamolidine Abdoujaparov out-sprinted the rest of the field to win the race's tenth stage. [37] The Giro's twelfth stage featured a few categorized climbs as the race made its way into Slovenia for the stage's finish in Kranj. [38] Despite the climbs, the stage ended with a field sprint that was won by Andrea Ferrigato. [38] Italian Michele Bartoli won the race's undulating thirteenth stage by being a part of the stage's initial breakaway and then attacking later on and soloing to the stage's conclusion in Lienz, Austria. [39]

As the Giro left Austria, the race began to enter the Dolomites during stage fourteen. [8] [40] The eventual stage winner Marco Pantani was in a chasing group on the final climb of the stage, the Passo di Monte Giovo. [8] [40] He attacked, bridged the gap to the leading group, and left them behind to claim his first professional victory of his career. [8] [40] The next stage saw Pantani win again after he rode away from the attack group on the last climb of the Valico di Santa Cristina and he then soloed to the finish in Aprica. [8] [41] Pantani's efforts on the day moved him up to second overall in the race. [8] [41] The race's sixteenth stage took a break from the mountains with the stage being primarily fled, which ultimately led to the sprint finish that was won by Italian Maximilian Sciandri. [42] Ján Svorada won the next day's stage after attacking from the breakaway group in the closing seconds. [43]

Evgeni Berzin won three stages and the general classification. Evgueni BERZIN.jpg
Evgeni Berzin won three stages and the general classification.

The Giro's eighteenth stage was a 35 km (22 mi) individual time trial that stretched from Chiavari to the summit finish on the Passo del Bocco. [8] [44] The race leader Evgeni Berzin won the stage by twenty seconds over Miguel Induráin. [8] [44] Stage 19 saw the day of racing come down to a sprint finish that was won by Massimo Ghirotto. [45] The twentieth stage saw the Giro race through the Alps and up to the summit of Les Deux Alpes for the stage finish. [8] [46] The lead group up Les Deux Alpes contained the likes of Evgeni Berzin, Marco Pantani, and Miguel Induráin who had attacked each other multiple times but to no avail. [8] [46] The trio was later joined by Vladimir Poulnikov and Nelson Rodríguez who both eventually left them to go on for the stage win. [8] [46] Poulkinov edged out Rodriguez to the stage win atop the mountain. [8] [46] The penultimate stage of the Giro saw a summit finish atop the Sestriere. [8] [47] The stage saw snow and chilling temperatures which led to the general classification contenders sticking together, while Pascal Richard went on to win the summit finish and solidify his lead atop the mountains classification. [8] [47] The Giro's final stage came down to a sprint finish that was won by Stefano Zanini as Evgeni Berzin won the Giro d'Italia. [8] [48]

Success in stages was limited to eleven of the competing teams, six of which achieved multiple stage victories, while four individual riders won multiple stages. The riders that won more than once were Endrio Leoni in stages 1a [27] and 5, [31] Evgeni Berzin in stages 4, [30] 8, [34] and 18, [44] Ján Svorada in stages 9, [35] 11, [36] and 17, [43] and Marco Pantani in stages 14 [40] and 15. [41] Jolly Componibili-Cage won two stages with Leoni. Gewiss–Ballan won multiple stages, with Moreno Argentin in stage 2 [28] and three stages with Berzin. Team Polti–Vaporetto won two stages, with Gianni Bugno in stage 3 [29] and Djamolidine Abdoujaparov in stage 10. [37] GB–MG Maglificio won three stages, with Marco Saligari in stage 6, [32] Maximilian Sciandri in stage 16, [42] and Pascal Richard in stage 21. [47] Lampre–Panaria won three stages with Ján Svorada. ZG Mobili–Selle Italia won two stages, with Andrea Ferrigato in stage 12 [38] and Massimo Ghirotto in stage 19. [45] Carrera Jeans–Tassoni also won multiple stages, with Marco Pantani in winning two stages and Vladimir Poulnikov in stage 20. [46]

Castorama, Kelme–Avianca–Gios, Mercatone Uno–Medeghini, and Navigare–Blue Storm each won one stage apiece. Castorama rider Armand de Las Cuevas won stage 1b individual time trial, [27] Kelme-Avianca-Gios's Laudelino Cubino won stage 7, [33] Mercatone Uno-Medeghini rider Michele Bartoli won stage 13, [39] and Navigare-Blue Storm's Stefano Zanini stage 22 by means of a sprint finish. [48]

Doping

Despite not testing positive during the race or season, the Gewiss–Ballan team has since been speculated to have executed a systematic doping program that utilized EPO throughout the 1994 season. [8] [49] The team achieved several victories in stage races and one-day races during the year, including a sweep of the podium at La Flèche Wallonne weeks before the start of the Giro. [8] [49] Team doctor Michele Ferrari was banned for life from sports in 2012 by United States Anti-Doping Agency for distribution of performance-enhancing drugs to several of his clients. [50]

Classification leadership

A sample of the 48 hairpin turns near the top of the eastern ramp of the Stelvio Pass, the Cima Coppi (highest elevation point) of the 1994 Giro. Passo dello stelvio.jpg
A sample of the 48 hairpin turns near the top of the eastern ramp of the Stelvio Pass, the Cima Coppi (highest elevation point) of the 1994 Giro.

Five different jerseys were worn during the 1994 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. [1] The time bonuses for the 1994 Giro were twelve seconds for first, eight for second, and four seconds for third. [1] This classification is the most important of the race, and its winner is considered as the winner of the Giro. [51]

For the points classification, which awarded a purple (or cyclamen) jersey to its leader, [1] cyclists were given points for finishing a stage in the top 15; additional points could also be won in intermediate sprints. The green jersey was awarded to the mountains classification leader. [1] 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. The Cima Coppi , the race's highest point of elevation, awarded more points than the other first category climbs. [51] The Cima Coppi for this Giro was the Stelvio Pass. [1] The first rider to cross the Stelvio was Italian Franco Vona. The white jersey was worn by the leader of young rider classification, a ranking decided the same way as the general classification, but only riders born after 1 January 1970 were eligible for it. [1] [51] [52] The intergiro classification was marked by a blue jersey. [1] [51] The calculation for the intergiro is similar to that of the general classification, in each stage there is a midway point that the riders pass through a point and where their time is stopped. As the race goes on, their times compiled and the person with the lowest time is the leader of the intergiro classification and wears the blue jersey. [51] The first three riders to cross the intergiro line in each stage would receive a six, four, and two second time bonus, respectively. [1] 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. [51]

The rows in the following table correspond to the jerseys awarded after that stage was run.

Classification leadership by stage [25]
StageWinner General classification
Jersey pink.svg		 Points classification
Jersey violet.svg		 Mountains classification
Jersey green.svg		 Young rider classification
Jersey white.svg		 Team classification
1a Endrio Leoni Endrio Leoni Endrio Leoni not awarded Michele Bartoli Jolly Componibili-Cage
1b Armand de Las Cuevas Armand de Las Cuevas Armand de Las Cuevas Evgeni Berzin Mercatone Uno–Medeghini
2 Moreno Argentin Moreno Argentin Evgeni Berzin Michele Coppolillo Gewiss–Ballan
3 Gianni Bugno
4 Evgeni Berzin Evgeni Berzin Team Polti–Vaporetto
5 Endrio Leoni
6 Marco Saligari
7 Laudelino Cubino
8 Evgeni Berzin Gewiss–Ballan
9 Ján Svorada
10 Djamolidine Abdoujaparov
11 Ján Svorada
12 Andrea Ferrigato
13 Michele Bartoli Castorama
14 Marco Pantani Pascal Richard GB–MG Maglificio
15 Marco Pantani Carrera Jeans–Vagabond
16 Maximilian Sciandri Djamolidine Abdoujaparov
17 Ján Svorada
18 Evgeni Berzin Evgeni Berzin
19 Massimo Ghirotto
20 Vladimir Poulnikov
21 Pascal Richard
22 Stefano Zanini Djamolidine Abdoujaparov
Final Evgeni Berzin Djamolidine Abdoujaparov Pascal Richard Evgeni Berzin Carrera Jeans–Tassoni

Final standings

Legend
   Jersey pink.svg   Denotes the winner of the General classification    Jersey green.svg   Denotes the winner of the Mountains classification
   Jersey violet.svg   Denotes the winner of the Points classification    Jersey white.svg   Denotes the winner of the Young rider classification
   Jersey blue.svg   Denotes the winner of the Intergiro classification

General classification

Final general classification (1–10) [48] [52]
RiderTeamTime
1Flag of Russia.svg  Evgeni Berzin  (RUS) Jersey pink.svg Jersey white.svg Gewiss–Ballan 100h 41' 21"
2Flag of Italy.svg  Marco Pantani  (ITA) Carrera Jeans–Tassoni + 2' 51"
3Flag of Spain.svg  Miguel Induráin  (ESP) Banesto + 3' 23"
4Flag of Russia.svg  Pavel Tonkov  (RUS) Lampre–Panaria + 11' 16"
5Flag of Italy.svg  Claudio Chiappucci  (ITA) Carrera Jeans–Tassoni + 11' 52"
6Flag of Colombia.svg  Nelson Rodríguez  (COL)ZG Mobili–Selle Italia+ 13' 17"
7Flag of Italy.svg  Massimo Podenzana  (ITA) Navigare–Blue Storm + 14' 35"
8Flag of Italy.svg  Gianni Bugno  (ITA) Team Polti–Vaporetto + 15' 26"
9Flag of France.svg  Armand de Las Cuevas  (FRA) Castorama + 15' 35"
10Flag of the United States.svg  Andrew Hampsten  (USA) Motorola + 17' 21"

Points classification

Final points classification (1–10) [48] [52]
RiderTeamPoints
1Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Djamolidine Abdoujaparov  (UZB) Jersey violet.svg Jersey blue.svg Team Polti–Vaporetto 202
2Flag of Russia.svg  Evgeni Berzin  (RUS) Jersey pink.svg Jersey white.svg Gewiss–Ballan 182
3Flag of Italy.svg  Gianni Bugno  (ITA) Team Polti–Vaporetto 148
4Flag of Spain.svg  Miguel Induráin  (ESP) Banesto 132
5Flag of Italy.svg  Stefano Zanini  (ITA) Navigare–Blue Storm
6Flag of Italy.svg  Marco Pantani  (ITA) Carrera Jeans–Tassoni 114
7Flag of Italy.svg  Fabiano Fontanelli  (ITA)ZG Mobili–Selle Italia113
8Flag of France.svg  Armand de Las Cuevas  (FRA) Castorama 110
9Flag of Italy.svg  Giovanni Lombardi  (ITA) Lampre–Panaria 107
10Flag of Italy.svg  Claudio Chiappucci  (ITA) Carrera Jeans–Tassoni 102

Mountains classification

Final general classification (1–5) [48]
RiderTeamPoints
1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Pascal Richard  (SUI) Jersey green.svg GB–MG Maglificio 78
2Flag of Italy.svg Michele Coppolillo (ITA) Navigare–Blue Storm 58
3Flag of Italy.svg  Marco Pantani  (ITA) Carrera Jeans–Tassoni 44
4Flag of Colombia.svg  Nelson Rodríguez  (COL)ZG Mobili–Selle Italia24
5Flag of Russia.svg  Evgeni Berzin  (RUS) Jersey pink.svg Jersey white.svg Gewiss–Ballan 20

Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10) [48]
RiderTeamTime
1Flag of Russia.svg  Evgeni Berzin  (RUS) Jersey white.svg Jersey pink.svg Gewiss–Ballan 100h 41' 21"
2Flag of Italy.svg  Marco Pantani  (ITA) Carrera Jeans–Tassoni + 2' 51"
3Flag of Italy.svg  Wladimir Belli  (ITA) Lampre–Panaria + 19' 36"
4Flag of Austria.svg  Georg Totschnig  (AUT) Team Polti–Vaporetto + 20' 04"
5Flag of Italy.svg  Davide Rebellin  (ITA) GB–MG Maglificio + 34' 46"
6Flag of Italy.svg  Francesco Casagrande  (ITA) Mercatone Uno–Medeghini + 45' 32"
7Flag of Italy.svg  Giuseppe Guerini  (ITA) Navigare–Blue Storm + 1h 11' 27"
8Flag of Italy.svg  Michele Bartoli  (ITA) Mercatone Uno–Medeghini + 1h 33' 11"
9Flag of Spain.svg  José Luis Arrieta  (ESP) Banesto + 2h 00' 41"
10Flag of Italy.svg  Paolo Fornaciari  (ITA) Mercatone Uno–Medeghini + 2h 19' 35"

Intergiro classification

Final intergiro classification (1–3) [8]
RiderTeamTime
1Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Djamolidine Abdoujaparov  (UZB) Jersey blue.svg Jersey violet.svg Team Polti–Vaporetto 62h 00' 39"
2Flag of Russia.svg  Evgeni Berzin  (RUS) Jersey pink.svg Jersey white.svg Gewiss–Ballan + 44"
3Flag of Italy.svg  Fabiano Fontanelli  (ITA)ZG Mobili–Selle Italia+ 1' 50"

Team classification

Final team classification (1–10) [48]
TeamTime
1 Carrera Jeans–Tassoni 302h 25' 45"
2 Team Polti–Vaporetto + 24' 55"
3 Lampre–Panaria + 24' 56"
4 Gewiss–Ballan + 36' 21"
5 GB–MG Maglificio + 41' 23"
6 Castorama + 1h 29' 22"
7 Kelme–Avianca–Gios + 1h 40' 39"
8 Banesto + 1h 51' 13"
9 Navigare–Blue Storm + 1h 52' 46"
10ZG Mobili–Selle Italia+ 2h 02' 57"

Team points classification

Final team points classification (1–10)
TeamPoints
1 Team Polti–Vaporetto 543
2 GB–MG Maglificio 504
3 Lampre–Panaria 446
4 Carrera Jeans–Tassoni 388
5 Navigare–Blue Storm 375
6ZG Mobili–Selle Italia363
7 Gewiss–Ballan 358
8 Mercatone Uno–Medeghini 321
9 Castorama 242
10Brescialat-Ceramiche Refin223

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The 1984 Giro d'Italia was the 67th running of the Giro. It started in Lucca, on 17 May, with a 5 km (3.1 mi) prologue and concluded in Verona, on 10 June, with a 42 km (26.1 mi) individual time trial. A total of 171 riders from nineteen teams entered the 22-stage race, that was won by Italian Francesco Moser of the Gis Gelati–Tuc Lu team. The second and third places were taken by Frenchman Laurent Fignon and Italian Moreno Argentin, respectively.

The 1985 Giro d'Italia was the 68th running of the Giro. It started in Palermo, on 16 May, with a 6.6 km (4.1 mi) prologue and concluded in Lucca, on 9 June, with a 48 km (29.8 mi) 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 La Vie Claire team. The second and third places were taken by Italian Francesco Moser and American Greg LeMond, respectively.

The 1981 Giro d'Italia was the 64th running of the Giro. It started in Brescia, on 13 May, with a 6.6 km (4.1 mi) prologue and concluded in Verona, on 7 June, with a 42 km (26.1 mi) individual time trial. A total of 130 riders from thirteen teams entered the 22-stage race, that was won by Italian Giovanni Battaglin of the Inoxpran team. The second and third places were taken by Swede Tommy Prim and Italian Giuseppe Saronni, respectively.

The 1991 Giro d'Italia was the 74th edition of the race. It began on May 26 with a mass-start stage that began and ended in the Italian city of Olbia. The race came to a close in Milan on June 16. Twenty teams entered the race, which was won by the Italian Franco Chioccioli of the Del Tongo-MG Boys Maglificio team. Second and third respectively were the Italians Claudio Chiappucci and Massimiliano Lelli.

The 1990 Giro d'Italia was the 73rd edition of the race. It started off in Bari on May 18 with a 13 km (8.1 mi) individual time trial. The race came to a close with a mass-start stage that began and ended in Milan on June 6. Twenty-two teams entered the race, which was won by the Italian Gianni Bugno of the Château d'Ax–Salotti team. Second and third respectively were the Frenchman Charly Mottet and the Italian rider, Marco Giovannetti. Bugno wore the pink jersey as leader in the general classification from the first to the last stage.

The 1983 Giro d'Italia was the 66th running of the Giro. It started in Brescia, on 12 May, with an 8 km (5.0 mi) prologue and concluded in Udine, on 5 June, with a 40 km (24.9 mi) individual time trial. A total of 162 riders from eighteen teams entered the 22-stage race, that was won by Italian Giuseppe Saronni of the Del Tongo-Colnago team. The second and third places were taken by Italian Roberto Visentini and Spaniard Alberto Fernández, respectively.

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 (0.6 mi) prologue and concluded in Merano, on 2 June, with a 108.6 km (67.5 mi) 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 Carrera Jeans–Vagabond team. The second and third places were taken by Italian riders Giuseppe Saronni and Francesco Moser, respectively.

The 1979 Giro d'Italia was the 62nd running of the Giro, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It started in Florence, on 17 May, with an 8 km (5.0 mi) prologue and concluded in Milan, on 6 June, with a 44 km (27.3 mi) individual time trial. A total of 130 riders from thirteen teams entered the 19-stage race, that was won by Italian Giuseppe Saronni of the Scic-Bottecchia team. The second and third places were taken by Italian Francesco Moser and Swede Bernt Johansson, respectively.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1987 Giro d'Italia</span> Cycling race

The 1987 Giro d'Italia was the 70th edition of the bicycle race. It began on 21 May with a 4 km (2.5 mi) prologue in San Remo, and concluded on 13 June with a 32 km (19.9 mi) individual time trial in Saint-Vincent. A total of 180 riders from 20 teams entered the 22-stage, 3,915 km (2,433 mi)-long race, which was won by Irishman Stephen Roche of the Carrera Jeans–Vagabond team. Second and third places were taken by British rider Robert Millar and Dutchman Erik Breukink, respectively. It was the second time in the history of the Giro that the podium was occupied solely by non-Italian riders. Roche's victory in the 1987 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 second rider ever to do so.

The 1992 Giro d'Italia was the 75th edition of the race. It started off in Genoa on 24 May with an 8 km (5.0 mi) individual time trial. The race concluded in Milan with an 66 km (41.0 mi) individual time trial on 14 June. Twenty teams entered the race, which was won by the Spaniard Miguel Induráin of the Banesto team. Second and third respectively were the Italians Claudio Chiappucci and Franco Chioccioli. Indurain's victory in the 1992 Giro was his first step in completing the Giro – Tour double – winning the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France in one calendar year – becoming the sixth rider to accomplish this feat, with the first being Fausto Coppi in 1949.

The 1993 Giro d'Italia,, was the 76th edition of the race. It started off in Porto Azzurro on 23 May with a split stage, with the first leg being a mass-start stage and the latter an individual time trial. The race ended on 13 June with a stage that stretched 166 km (103.1 mi) from Biella to Milan. Twenty teams entered the race, which was won by Miguel Induráin of the Banesto team. Second and third respectively were the Latvian Piotr Ugrumov and the Italian rider, Claudio Chiappucci. Indurain's victory in the 1993 Giro was his first step in completing the Giro – Tour double – winning the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France in one calendar year – becoming the first rider to repeat this feat in consecutive years.

The 1995 Giro d'Italia took place in May and June 1995. It was the 78th edition of the event. The Giro began on 13 May with a stage that began in Perugia and ended Terni. The race came to a close on 4 June with a stage that ended in the Italian city of Milan. The race was won by the Swiss Tony Rominger of the Mapei–GB–Latexco team. Second and third were the Russian rider Evgeni Berzin and Latvian rider Piotr Ugrumov.

The 1996 Giro d'Italia was the 79th edition of the Giro. It began on May 18 with a mass-start stage that began and ended in the Greek capital Athens. The race came to a close on June 9 with a mass-start stage that ended in the Italian city of Milan. Eighteen teams entered the race that was won by the Russian Pavel Tonkov of the Panaria–Vinavil team. Second and third were the Italian rider Enrico Zaina and Spanish rider Abraham Olano.

The 1997 Giro d'Italia was the 80th edition of the Giro. It began on 17 May with a mass-start stage that began and ended in Venice. The race came to a close on 8 June with a mass-start stage that ended in the Italian city of Milan. Eighteen teams entered the race that was won by the Italian Ivan Gotti of the Saeco–Estro team. Second and third were the Russian rider Pavel Tonkov and Italian Giuseppe Guerini.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1910 Giro d'Italia</span> Cycling race

The 1910 Giro d'Italia was the second edition of the Giro d'Italia, a Grand Tour organized and sponsored by the newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport. The race began on 18 May in Milan with a stage that stretched 388 km (241 mi) to Udine, finishing back in Milan on 5 June after a 277.5 km (172 mi) stage and a total distance covered of 2,987.4 km (1,856 mi). The race was won by the Italian rider Carlo Galetti of the Atala-Continental team, with fellow Italians Eberardo Pavesi and Luigi Ganna coming in second and third respectively.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1911 Giro d'Italia</span> Cycling race

The 1911 Giro d'Italia was the third edition of the Giro d'Italia, a Grand Tour set up and sponsored by the newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport. The race began on 18 May in Rome with a stage that stretched 394.1 km (245 mi) to Florence. It was composed of twelve stages that covered a total distance of 3,530.3 km (2,194 mi). The race came to a close back in Rome on 6 June after a 266.9 km (166 mi) stage. The race was won by the Italian rider Carlo Galetti of the Bianchi team. Second and third respectively were the Italian riders Giovanni Rossignoli and Giovanni Gerbi.

The Giro d'Italia is an annual stage race bicycle race primarily held in Italy, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. The race was first organized in 1909 to increase sales of the newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport; however it is currently run by RCS Sport. The race has been held annually since its first edition in 1909, except when it was stopped for the two world wars. As the Giro gained prominence and popularity the race was lengthened, and the peloton expanded from primarily Italian participation to riders from all over the world.

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