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By Barry Boyce, CyclingRevealed Historian |
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Gimondi and Anquetil: a Great Rivalry
Felice Gimondi start the 50th edition of the Giro d’Italia with bronchitis. He struggled with a fast early pace of the Giro, “I had problems staying with the main challenges early in the race,” said Gimondi.
SPECIAL NOTE: Stage 19 the uphill finish to Tre Cime di Lavaredo was annulled for a irregularities. The controversy stemmed from the high number of riders being pushed up the climb. Stage winner Felice Gimondi was one of those riders.
Jacques Anquetil (Fra) provided Gimondi the inspiration to excel. Anquetil took the race lead on the four-mountain stage 20, just three stages from the finish in Milan. The Frenchman finished 7th on the stage and gained over 6 minutes on Gimondi. But the Italian fought back the next day on the climb of the Tonale. At the finish in Tirano Gimondi had taken back over 4 minutes and took the Maglia Rosa off Anquetil’s back.
Felice Gimondi held onto the race lead and rode into Milan for the 1967 Giro d’Italia victory.
SPECIAL NOTE: a young Eddy Merckx raced in his first Giro. Merckx scored 2 stage wins, finished 9th overall and 2nd in the Points Competition.
SPECIAL NOTE: Starting in 1967 the Points Classification leader was give a Red Jersey.
Stage and Distance |
Stage Winner |
Race Leader |
Stage 1 Treviglio-Alessandria, 135 km |
Giorgio Zancanaro (Ita) |
Giorgio Zancanaro (Ita) |
Stage 2 Alessandria-La Spezia, 223 km |
Antonio Gomez del Moral (Spa) |
Ant. Gomez del Moral (Spa) |
Stage 3 La Spezia-Prato, 205 km |
Michele Dancelli (Ita) |
Ant. Gomez del Moral (Spa) |
Stage 4 Firenze-Chianciano Terme, 155 km |
Dino Zandegu (Ita) |
Ant. Gomez del Moral (Spa) |
Stage 5 Rome-Napoli, 220 km |
Willy Planckaert (Bel) |
Michele Dancelli (Ita) |
Stage 6 Circuit de Palermo, 63 km |
Rudi Altig (Ger) |
Michele Dancelli (Ita) |
Stage 7 Catania-Etna, 169 km |
Franco Bitossi (Ita) |
Michele Dancelli (Ita) |
Stage 8 Reggio d'Calabria-Cosenza, 218 km |
Jean Stablinski (Fra) |
Jose Perez-Frances (Spa) |
Stage 9 Cosenza-Tarento, 242 km |
Albert Van Vlierberghe (Bel) |
Jose Perez-Frances (Spa) |
Stage 10 Bari-Potenza, 145 km |
Willy Planckaert (Bel) |
Jose Perez-Frances (Spa) |
Stage 11 Potenza-Salerno, 160 km |
Rudi Altig (Ger) |
Jose Perez-Frances (Spa) |
Stage 12 Caserta-Blck Haus della Majella, 220 km |
Eddy Merckx (Bel) |
Jose Perez-Frances (Spa) |
Stage 13 Chieti-Riccione, 253 km |
Georges Vandenberghe (Bel) |
Jose Perez-Frances (Spa) |
Stage 14 Ricione-Lido degli Estensi, 94 km |
Eddy Merckx (Bel) |
Jose Perez-Frances (Spa) |
Stage 15 Lido degli Estensi-Mantova, 164 km |
Michele Dancelli (Ita) |
Jose Perez-Frances (Spa) |
Stage 16 Mantova-Verona, 45 km ITT |
Ole Ritter (Den) |
Jacques Anquetil (Fra) |
Stage 17 Verona-Vicenza, 140 km |
Francisco Gabica (Spa) |
Silvano Schiavon (Ita) |
Stage 18 Vicenza-Udine, 169 km |
Dino Zandegu (Ita) |
Silvano Schiavon (Ita) |
Stage 19 Udine-Tre Cm Lavaredo, 170 km |
Felice Gimondi (Ita) |
Silvano Schiavon (Ita) |
Stage 20 Cortina d'Ampezzo-Trto, 235 km |
Vittorio Adorni (Ita) |
Jacques Anquetil (Fra) |
Stage 21 Trente-Tirano, 153 km |
Marcello Mugnaini (Ita) |
Felice Gimondi (Ita) |
Stage 22a Tirano-Madonna Ghisallo, 137 km |
Aurelio Gonzales (Spa) |
Felice Gimondi (Ita) |
Stage 22b Madonna Ghisallo-Milan, 68 km |
Willy Planckaert (Bel) |
 Felice Gimondi (Ita)
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Mountain Classification |
Aurelio Gonzales (Spa) |
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Points Jersey |
 Dino Zandegu (Ita)
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GdI May 20 - June 11, 1967 |
| 3,572 Km |
1. Felice GIMONDI (Ita) 101h05'34" |
| 2. Franco Balmamion (Ita) +3'36" |
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Jacques Anquetil (Fra) +3'45" |
| Starters: 130 |
| Finishers: 70 |
| Average Speed: 35.339 km/h |
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