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By Barry Boyce, CyclingRevealed Historian
GdI May 20 - June 11, 1967 |
3,572 Km |
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Finishers: 70 |
Average Speed: 35.339 km/h |
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Gimondi and Anquetil: a Great Rivalry
Felice Gimondi (Ita) started 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: Starting in 1967 the Points Classification leader was given a distinctive Red Jersey.
SPECIAL NOTE: a young Eddy Merckx raced in his first Giro. Merckx scored two stage wins, finished 9th overall and 2nd in the Points Competition.
Teams:
The thirteen teams that took part in the race were:
- Bic-Hutchinson
- Willem II-Gazelle
- Germanvox-Wega
- Kas-Kaskol
- Max Meyer
- Peugeot-BP-Michelin
- Romeo Smiths-Plume Sports
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- Molteni
- Filotex
- Mainetti
- Salvarani
- Vittadello
- Salamini-Luxor TV
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Classification Leadership:
There would be two leader’s jerseys during the 1967 Giro d'Italia:
The leader of the General Classification wore the Maglia Rosa (Pink Jersey)  |
The leader of the Points Classification wore a Maglia Rosso (Red Jersey)  |
The Mountain Classification leader scored points for reaching the summit of a categorized climb ahead of other cyclists. No special Jersey was awarded.
Race Summary:
Stage 6: The stage saw an overnight ferry transfer from Naples on mainland Italy to the Island of Sicily (Palermo) for two stages.
Stage 7: After the sixth stage's finish the race entourage took a five hour train to Catania for stage 7. The seventh stage hosted a summit-finish on Mount Etna (1,892 meters). Media speculated that the stage would be a pivotal battle in the GC. However, tired riders rode at a slow pace because of the long transfers imposed by Giro race director Vincenzo Torriani. The stage results were decided in the final three kilometers.
Stage 12: a young Belgian rider named Eddy Merckx earned his first Giro stage win. Merckx won on the famous climb of the Block Haus della Majella.
Stage 19: the uphill finish to Tre Cime di Lavaredo had to be cancelled for irregularities. The controversy stemmed from the high number of riders getting pushed up the climb by the Italian tifosi (cycling fans). Stage winner Felice Gimondi was one of those riders.
Stage 19 (Cima Coppi): The Cima Coppi of 1967 Giro d’Italia, the Tre Cime di Lavaredo, came on the 19th stage. The brutal stage ended at the summit of the climb. The nasty weather made the stage even tougher. The rain of the day turned to snow near the summit of the climb. Wladimiro Panizza (Vitadello) was 3 minutes ahead of the peloton as the climb began. On the steepest slope (14% to 18%) with 2 km to go the chasing riders started hanging on the team cars. After catching Panizza Felice Gimondi (Salvarani) slipped by and won the stage and the Cima Coppi. A furious race director Vincenzo Torriani could not let the flagrant violation of the rules stand and annulled the stage.
Stage 20: Jacques Anquetil (Fra) provided Gimondi with the inspiration to excel. Anquetil took the race lead on the mountain stage 20 (Flazarego, Pordoi, Rolle, Brocon), just three stages from the finish in Milan. The Frenchman finished 7th on the stage and gained over 6 minutes on his main rival Gimondi.
Stage 21: the Italian fought back the next day on the climb of the Tonale. At the finish in Tirano Gimondi finished 4th on the stage and took back 3’59” on the race leader. He took the Maglia Rosa off Anquetil’s back..
SPECIAL NOTE: Controversy arose because of the unusual circumstances surrounding Anquetil's time loss on the twenty-first stage. The outcome of the stage seemed strange when all the Italian riders were working against him.
Stage 22b: Felice Gimondi held onto the race lead and rode into Milan for the 1967 Giro d’Italia victory.
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) |
Stg 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-Mt. Etna, 169 km |
Franco Bitossi (Ita) |
Michele Dancelli (Ita) |
Stg 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) |
Stg 12 Caserta-Block Haus/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 Riccione-Lido degli Estensi, 94 km |
Eddy Merckx (Bel) |
Jose Perez-Frances (Spa) |
Stg 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) |
Stg 19 Udine-Tre Cm Lavaredo, 170 km |
Stage time results annulled * |
Silvano Schiavon (Ita) |
Stg 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) |
Stg 22a Tirano-Madonna Ghisallo, 137 km |
Aurelio Gonzales (Spa) |
Felice Gimondi (Ita) |
Stg 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 Classification |
Dino Zandegu (Ita) |
General Classification:
Final General Classification |
Rank |
Rider |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Felice GIMONDI (Ita) |
Salvarani |
101h05'34" |
2 |
Franco Balmamion (Ita) |
Molteni |
+3'36" |
3 |
Jacques Anquetil (Fra) |
Bic-Hutchinson |
+3'45" |
4 |
Vittorio Adorni (Ita) |
Salamini-Luxor TV |
+4'33" |
5 |
José Perez-Frances (Spa) |
Kas Kaskol |
+5'17" |
6 |
Gianni Motta (Ita) |
Molteni |
+6'21" |
7 |
Lucien Aimar (Fra) |
Bic-Hutchinson |
+7'25" |
8 |
Francisco Gabica (Spa) |
Kas Kaskol |
+9'43" |
9 |
Eddy Merckx (Bel) |
Peugeot-Michelin-BP |
+11'41" |
10 |
Eusebio Velez (Spa) |
Kas Kaskol |
+15'00" |
11 |
Aurelio Gonzales (Spa) |
Kas Kaskol |
+20'23" |
12 |
Silvano Schiavon (Ita) |
Vittadello |
+20'34" |
13 |
Antonio Gomez del Moral (Spa) |
Kas Kaskol |
+25'17" |
14 |
Marcello Mugnaini (Ita) |
Filotex |
+25'49" |
15 |
Franco Bitossi (Ita) |
Filotex |
+34'43" |
16 |
Aldo Moser (Ita) |
Vittadello |
+35'10" |
17 |
Carlos Echevarria (Spa) |
Kas Kaskol |
+43'34" |
18 |
Dino Zandegu (Ita) |
Salvarani |
+45'04" |
19 |
Roberto Poggiali (Ita) |
Salvarani |
+50'40" |
20 |
Lino Carletto (Ita) |
Salamini-Luxor TV |
+51'14" |
21 |
Renzo Fontona (Ita) |
Max Meyer |
+51'26" |
22 |
Wladimiro Panizza (Ita) |
Vittadello |
+53'03" |
23 |
Vicente Lopez-Carril (Spa) |
Kas Kaskol |
+55'34" |
24 |
Imerio Massignan (Ita) |
Salamini-Luxor TV |
+58'32" |
25 |
Rolf Maurer (Sui) |
Filotex |
+1h05'38" |
26 |
Claudio Michelotto (Ita) |
Max Meyer |
+1h13'31" |
27 |
Flaviano Vicentini (Ita) |
Vittadello |
+1h19'15" |
28 |
Frans Brands (Bel) |
Romeo Smiths-Plume Sports |
+1h23'19" |
29 |
René Binggeli (Sui) |
Max Meyer |
+1h31'31" |
30 |
Giancarlo Polidori (Ita) |
Vittadello |
+1h32'53" |
31 |
Lino Farisato (Ita) |
Mainetti |
+1h39'57" |
32 |
Pietro Guerra (Ita) |
Salamini-Luxor TV |
+1h42'39" |
33 |
Adriano Passuello (Ita) |
Molteni |
+1h44'28" |
34 |
Giancarlo Cucchietti (Ita) |
Max Meyer |
+1h47'22" |
35 |
Luciano Galbo (Ita) |
Max Meyer |
+1h51'14" |
36 |
Giancarlo Ferretti (Ita) |
Salvarani |
+1h52'31" |
37 |
Henri Rabaute (Fra) |
Peugeot-Michelin-BP |
+1h52'52" |
38 |
Luciano Armani (Ita) |
Salamini-Luxor TV |
+1h53'05" |
39 |
Ferdinand Bracke (Bel) |
Peugeot-Michelin-BP |
+1h59'10" |
40 |
Guido Neri (Ita) |
Max Meyer |
+2h03'44" |
41 |
Willy Planckaert (Bel) |
Romeo Smiths-Plume Sports |
+2h05'45" |
42 |
Georges Vandenberghe (Bel) |
Romeo Smiths-Plume Sports |
+2h06'08" |
43 |
Remo Stefanoni (Ita) |
Max Meyer |
+2h11'55" |
44 |
Bruno Mealli (Ita) |
Salamini-Luxor TV |
+2h11'55" |
45 |
Sebastian Elorza (Spa) |
Kas Kaskol |
+2h12'31" |
46 |
Franco Bodrero (Ita) |
Molteni |
+2h12'51" |
47 |
Jacques De Boever (Bel) |
Romeo Smiths-Plume Sports |
+2h13'57" |
48 |
Alberto Della-Torre (Ita) |
Filotex |
+2h13'41" |
49 |
Carlo Chiappano (Ita) |
Salvarani |
+2h16'01" |
50 |
Manuel-Martin Pinera (Spa) |
Kas Kaskol |
+2h16'59" |
51 |
Emilio Casalini (Ita) |
Salamini-Luxor TV |
+2h20'36" |
52 |
Mario Anni (Ita) |
Molteni |
+2h21'31" |
53 |
Mino Denti (Ita) |
Salamini-Luxor TV |
+2h24'38" |
54 |
Lorenzo Carminati (Ita) |
Germanvox-Wega |
+2h25'28" |
55 |
Vittorio Chiarini (Ita) |
Filotex |
+2h26'23" |
56 |
Renzo Baldan (Ita) |
Vittadello |
+2h29'02" |
57 |
Giorgio Favaro (Ita) |
Filotex |
+2h32'18" |
58 |
Giovanni De Franceschi (Ita) |
Mainetti |
+2h34'28" |
59 |
Antonio Albonetti (Ita) |
Salamini-Luxor TV |
+2h34'59" |
60 |
Albert Van Vlierberghe (Bel) |
Romeo Smiths-Plume Sports |
+2h40'31" |
61 |
Eraldo Bocci (Ita) |
Germanvox-Wega |
+2h41'57" |
62 |
Jean-Claude Daunat (Fra) |
Peugeot-Michelin-BP |
+2h42'02" |
63 |
Mario Di Toro (Ita) |
Germanvox-Wega |
+3h02'05" |
64 |
Severino Andreoli (Ita) |
Vittadello |
+3h03'58" |
65 |
Adriano Durante (Ita) |
Salvarani |
+3h09'59" |
66 |
Jean Milesi (Ita) |
Bic-Hutchinson |
+3h11'53" |
67 |
Italo Mazzacurati (Ita) |
Salvarani |
+3h15'12" |
68 |
Tommaso De Pra (Ita) |
Molteni |
+3h24'21" |
69 |
Giuseppe Grassi (Ita) |
Filotex |
+3h25'09" |
70 |
Lucillo Lievore (Ita) |
Mainetti |
+3h28'30" |
Final Mountains Classification |
Rank |
Rider |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Aurelio González (Spa) |
Kas Kaskol |
460 |
2 |
Lucien Aimar (Fra) |
Bic-Hutchinson |
90 |
3t |
Franco Bitossi (Ita) |
Salvarani |
80
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Eddy Merckx (Bel) |
Peugeot-Michelin-BP |
Felice Gimondi (Ita) |
Salvarani |
Vittorio Adorni (Ita) |
Salvarani |
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Wladimiro Panizza (Ita) |
Vittadello |
70 |
Final Points Classification |
Rank |
Rider |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Dino Zandegu (Ita) |
Salvarani |
180 |
2 |
Eddy Merckx (Bel) |
Peugeot |
164 |
3 |
Willy Planckaert (Bel) |
Romeo Smiths-Plume Sports |
150 |
4 |
Vittorio Adorni (Ita) |
Salvarani |
102 |
5 |
José Pérez Frances (Spa) |
Kas Kaskol |
89 |
GdI 1968
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