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By Barry Boyce, CyclingRevealed Historian |
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First Swede to Win the Giro
Gosta Pettersson enjoyed great fitness and became the first rider from Sweden to win the Giro d’Italia.
The penultimate stage 18 from Lienz, Austria to Falcade had Pettersson joining a four rider breakaway with Felice Gimondi, Herman Van Springel, and Francisco Galdos. Gimondi won the stage but the breakaway’s time gain distanced race leader Claudio Michelotto and put Pettersson in the Maglia Rosa. Michelotto abandoned the Giro on stage 19.
The ‘Pride of Sweden’ Gosta Pettersson rode into Vigorelli Velodrome in Milan for the prestigious 1971 Giro d’Italia victory.
Stage and Distance |
Stage Winner |
Race Leader |
Prologue Lecce-Brindisi, 10 km TTT |
SALVARANI |
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Stage 1 Brindisi-Bari, 175 km |
Marino Basso (Ita) |
Marino Basso (Ita) |
Stage 2 Bari-Potenza, 260 km |
Enrico Paolini (Ita) |
Enrico Paolini (Ita) |
Stage 3 Potenza-Benevento, 177 km |
Ercole Gualazzini (Ita) |
Enrico Paolini (Ita) |
Stage 4 Benevento-Pescasseroli, 203 km |
Guerrino Tosello (Ita) |
Enrico Paolini (Ita) |
Stage 5 Pescas.-Gran Sasso d'Italia, 198 km |
Vicente Lopez-Carril (Spa) |
Ugo Colombo (Ita) |
Stage 6 L'Aquila-Orvieto, 163 km |
Domingo Perurena (Ita) |
Ugo Colombo (Ita) |
Stage 7 Orvieto-San Vincenzo, 220 km |
Felice Gimondi (Ita) |
Aldo Moser (Ita) |
Stage 8 S Vincenzo-Casciana Terme, 203 km |
Romeno Tumellero (Ita) |
Claudio Michelotto (Ita) |
Stage 9 Casc Terme-Forte dei Marmi, 141 km |
Marino Basso (Ita) |
Claudio Michelotto (Ita) |
Stage 10 F Marmi-Sestola Pian del Falco, 123 km |
Jose-Manuel Fuente (Spa) |
Claudio Michelotto (Ita) |
Stage 11 Sestola-Mantova/St Lubiam, 199 km |
Marino Basso (Ita) |
Claudio Michelotto (Ita) |
Stage 12 Desenzano del Garda-Salo, 28 km ITT |
Davide Boifava (Ita) |
Claudio Michelotto (Ita) |
Stage 13 Salo-Chiogga, 218 km |
Patrick Sercu (Bel) |
Claudio Michelotto (Ita) |
Stage 14 Chiogga-Bibione, 170 km |
Patrick Sercu (Bel) |
Claudio Michelotto (Ita) |
Stage 15 Bibione-Ljubljana (Slo), 201 km |
Franco Bitossi (Ita) |
Claudio Michelotto (Ita) |
Stage 16 Ljubljana (Slo)-Tarvisio, 100 km |
Dino Zandegu (Ita) |
Claudio Michelotto (Ita) |
Stage 17 Tarvi-Grossglockner (Aut), 206 km |
Franco Vianelli (Ita) |
Claudio Michelotto (Ita) |
Stage 18 Lienz (Aut)-Falcade, 195 km |
Felice Gimondi (Ita) |
Gosta Pettersson (Swe) |
Stage 19 Falcade-Ponte di Legno, 182 km |
Lino Farisato (Ita) |
Gosta Pettersson (Swe) |
Stage 20a Ponte di Legno-Lainate, 185 km |
Giacinto Santambrogio (Ita) |
Gosta Pettersson (Swe) |
Stage 20b Lainate-Milan, 20 km ITT |
Ole Ritter (Den) |
 Gosta Pettersson (Swe)
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Mountain Classification |
José-Manuel Fuente (Spa) |
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Points Classification |
 Marino Basso (Ita)
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GdI May 20 - June 10, 1971 |
| 3,567 Km |
1.Gosta PETTERSSON (Swe) 97h24'03" |
| 2. Herman Van Springel (Bel) +2'04" |
| 3.
Ugo Colombo (Ita) +2'35" |
Starters: 100 |
| Finishers: 75 |
Average Speed: 36.597 km/h |
GdI 1972
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