1966 Giro d'Italia

The 1966 Giro d'Italia was the 49th running of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tour races. The Giro started in Monaco's Monte Carlo, on 18 May, with a 149 km (92.6 mi) stage and concluded in Trieste, on 8 June, with a 172 km (106.9 mi) leg. A total of 100 riders from 13 teams entered the 22-stage race, which was won by Italian Gianni Motta of the Molteni team. The second and third places were taken by Italian Italo Zilioli and Frenchman Jacques Anquetil, respectively.^[1][2][3]

1966 Giro d'Italia

Race details
Dates	18 May - 9 June 1966
Stages	22
Distance	3,976 km (2,471 mi)
Winning time	111h 10' 48"
Results
Winner  Gianni Motta (ITA) (Molteni)   Second  Italo Zilioli (ITA) (Sanson)   Third  Jacques Anquetil (FRA) (Ford)   Points  Gianni Motta (ITA) (Molteni)   Mountains  Franco Bitossi (ITA) (Filotex)   Team Molteni
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The points classification was introduced in this edition.

Teams

A total of 10 teams were invited to participate in the 1966 Giro d'Italia.^[4] Each team sent a squad of ten riders, so the Giro began with a peloton of 100 cyclists.^[4] Out of the 100 riders that started this edition of the Giro d'Italia, a total of 83 riders made it to the finish in Trieste.^[5]

The 10 teams that took part in the race were:^[4][6]

Bianchi–Mobylette Filotex Ford France–Hutchinson[N 1] Legnano–Pirelli Mainetti

Dr. Mann–Grundig Molteni Salvarani Sanson Vittadello

Route and stages

The race route was revealed to the public on 21 February 1966 by race director Vincenzo Torriani.^{[7][8][9][10]} With Monaco hosting the Grande Partenza, it was the second consecutive year, and second time in race history, the race started in a foreign country.^[11]

Stage results^[5]

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
1	18 May	Monte Carlo (Monaco) to Diano Marina	149 km (93 mi)		Stage with mountain(s)	Vito Taccone (ITA)
2	19 May	Imperia to Monesi	60 km (37 mi)		Stage with mountain(s)	Julio Jiménez (ESP)
3	20 May	Diano Marina to Genoa	120 km (75 mi)		Plain stage	Severino Andreoli (ITA)
4	21 May	Genoa to Viareggio	241 km (150 mi)		Stage with mountain(s)	Giovanni Knapp (ITA)
5	22 May	Viareggio to Chianciano Terme	222 km (138 mi)		Plain stage	Vendramino Bariviera (ITA)
6	23 May	Chianciano Terme to Rome	226 km (140 mi)		Plain stage	Raffaele Marcoli (ITA)
7	24 May	Rome to Rocca di Cambio	158 km (98 mi)		Stage with mountain(s)	Rudi Altig (GER)
8	25 May	Rocca di Cambio to Naples	238 km (148 mi)		Plain stage	Marino Basso (ITA)
9	26 May	Naples to Campobasso	210 km (130 mi)		Plain stage	Vincent Denson (GBR)
10	27 May	Campobasso to Giulianova	221 km (137 mi)		Plain stage	Dino Zandegù (ITA)
11	28 May	Giulianova to Cesenatico	229 km (142 mi)		Plain stage	Rudi Altig (GER)
12	29 May	Cesenatico to Reggio Emilia	206 km (128 mi)		Plain stage	Dino Zandegù (ITA)
13	30 May	Parma to Parma	46 km (29 mi)		Individual time trial	Vittorio Adorni (ITA)
	31 May	Rest day
14	1 June	Parma to Arona	267 km (166 mi)		Stage with mountain(s)	Franco Bitossi (ITA)
15	2 June	Arona to Brescia	196 km (122 mi)		Stage with mountain(s)	Julio Jiménez (ESP)
16	3 June	Brescia to Bezzecca	143 km (89 mi)		Stage with mountain(s)	Franco Bitossi (ITA)
17	4 June	Riva del Garda to Levico Terme	239 km (149 mi)		Stage with mountain(s)	Gianni Motta (ITA)
18	5 June	Levico Terme to Bolzano	137 km (85 mi)		Stage with mountain(s)	Michele Dancelli (ITA)
19	6 June	Bolzano to Moena	100 km (62 mi)		Stage with mountain(s)	Gianni Motta (ITA)
20	7 June	Moena to Belluno	215 km (134 mi)		Stage with mountain(s)	Felice Gimondi (ITA)
21	8 June	Belluno to Vittorio Veneto	181 km (112 mi)		Stage with mountain(s)	Pietro Scandelli (ITA)
22	9 June	Vittorio Veneto to Trieste	172 km (107 mi)		Plain stage	Vendramino Bariviera (ITA)
	Total		3,976 km (2,471 mi)

Classification leadership

One jersey was worn during the 1966 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.^[12]

For the points classification, which awarded no jersey to its leader, cyclists were given points for finishing a stage in the top 15.^[13] The classification was also known as the Trofeo Uomo Dreher.^[13] 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. 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.^[12]

Classification leadership by stage

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Team classification
1	Vito Taccone	Vito Taccone	Vito Taccone	not awarded	Bianchi
2	Julio Jiménez	Julio Jiménez	Felice Gimondi	Julio Jiménez	Ford France
3	Severino Andreoli
4	Giovanni Knapp		Gianni Motta		Vittadello
5	Vendramino Bariviera		Vito Taccone
6	Raffaele Marcoli
7	Rudi Altig				Molteni
8	Marino Basso
9	Vincent Denson		Gianni Motta		Ford France
10	Dino Zandegù		Vito Taccone
11	Rudi Altig		Rudi Altig		Molteni
12	Dino Zandegù
13	Vittorio Adorni	Vittorio Adorni
14	Franco Bitossi
15	Julio Jiménez	Gianni Motta	Gianni Motta
16	Franco Bitossi
17	Gianni Motta
18	Michele Dancelli
19	Gianni Motta
20	Felice Gimondi			Franco Bitossi
21	Pietro Scandelli
22	Vendramino Bariviera
Final		Gianni Motta	Gianni Motta	Franco Bitossi	Molteni

Final standings

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)^[5][14]

Rank	Name	Team	Time
1	Gianni Motta (ITA)	Molteni	111h 10' 48"
2	Italo Zilioli (ITA)	Sanson	+ 3' 57"
3	Jacques Anquetil (FRA)	Ford France	+ 4' 40"
4	Julio Jiménez (ESP)	Ford France	+ 5' 44"
5	Felice Gimondi (ITA)	Salvarani	+ 6' 47"
6	Franco Balmamion (ITA)	Sanson	+ 7' 27"
7	Vittorio Adorni (ITA)	Salvarani	+ 8' 00"
8	Franco Bitossi (ITA)	Filotex	+ 9' 24"
9	Vito Taccone (ITA)	Vittadello	+ 11' 42"
10	Rolf Maurer (SUI)	Filotex	+ 20' 28"

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10)^[5][14]

Rank	Name	Team	Points
1	Franco Bitossi (ITA)	Filotex	490
2	Julio Jiménez (ESP)	Ford France	320
3	Gianni Motta (ITA)	Molteni	160
4	Italo Zilioli (ITA)	Sanson	150
5	Silvano Schiavon (ITA)	Legnano	120
6	Ambrogio Portalupi (ITA)	Vittadello	110
7	Graziano Battistini (ITA)	Vittadello	80
	Marcello Mugnaini (ITA)	Filotex
9	Rudi Altig (FRG)	Molteni	70
10	Flaviano Vicentini (ITA)	Legnano	60
	Jacques Anquetil (FRA)	Ford France

Points classification

Final points classification (1–10)^[5][14]

Rank	Name	Team	Points
1	Gianni Motta (ITA)	Molteni	228
2	Rudi Altig (FRG)	Molteni	162
3	Vito Taccone (ITA)	Vittadello	152
4	Franco Bitossi (ITA)	Filotex	147
5	Dino Zandegù (ITA)	Bianchi	134
6	Jacques Anquetil (FRA)	Ford France	133
7	Felice Gimondi (ITA)	Salvarani	130
8	Jos Huysmans (BEL)	Mann	119
9	Italo Zilioli (ITA)	Sanson	114
10	Vittorio Adorni (ITA)	Salvarani	106
	Michele Dancelli (ITA)	Molteni

Teams classification

Final team classification (1–10)^[14]

Rank	Team	Points
1	Molteni	3276
2	Ford France	2469
3	Filotex	1752
4	Sanson	1732
5	Bianchi	1722
6	Vittadello	1623
7	Salvarani	1496
8	Mann	1242
9	Mainetti	921
10	Legnano	777