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By Barry Boyce, CyclingRevealed Historian
GdI May 17 - June 07, 1975 |
3,963 Km |
Starters: 100x (90: Moltini withdrawal *)
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Finishers: 70 |
Average Speed: 35.535 km/h |
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A Stelvio Showdown
The 1975 Giro d'Italia was the 58th running of Italy’s Grand Tour.
An Italian version of the 1956 Tour de France’s Roger Walkowiak, little known Fausto Bertoglio fought “tooth and nail” to hold his race lead until the end.
Teams:
The ten teams entering the race were:
- Molteni (late withdrawal) *
- Bianchi-Campagnolo
- Brooklyn
- Furzi-FT
- Frisol-GBC
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- Kas-Kaskol
- SCIC
- Jolly Ceramica
- Magniflex
- Zonca
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Each team sent a squad of ten riders. A tenth team was invited but Eddy Merckx's Molteni team dropped out at the last minute.*
Race Summary:
Stage 4 to 20- Belgian Roger de Vlaeminck had seven stage wins (stg. 4, 6, 7b, 10, 11, 18, 20).
Stage 13- Italian Giovanni Battaglin took the race lead after the stage 13 Individual Time Trial. He beat race leader Francisco Galdos by 3’03” to inherit the Maglia Rosa.
Stage 14- The next day Fausto Bertoglio took the race lead after the 28 km Mountain Time Trial. He beat Battaglin by 1’48” and put on the Maglia Rosa.
Stage 15 to 21- Bertoglio and his Jolly Ceramica teammates controlled the race until the unusual final stage, which finished on the climb of the Passo del Stelvio.
Stage 21- Spanish climber trialed Bertoglio by 41” as the final stage began. On the Stelvio Galdos attacked multiple times, but Bertoglio answered every time. Galdos won the stage and the Cima Coppi, but with a stubborn race leader glued to his wheel. Bertoglio retained the Maglia Rosa. He gained the biggest win of his career with the 1975 Giro d’Italia victory!!!
Stage 21 (Cima Coppi): The 1975 Cima Coppi came on the final stage (21) that ended on the summit of the Passo Stelvio. At the start of the last stage in Alleghe Francisco Galdos trailed race leader Fausto Bertoglio by only 41 seconds. Before the finish on the Stelvio there was little action on either the San Pellegrino or the Passo di Costalunga. When the Stelvio final started Galdos launched multiple attacks, but Bertoglio was able to match him every time. Bertoglio attacked near the summit, this time Galdos chased him down. The duo crossed the line together. Galdos won the stage and the Cima Coppi. Bertoglio won the Giro!
Stage and Distance |
Stage Winner |
Race Leader |
Stage 1 Milan-Florano Modenese, 177 km |
Knut Knudsen (Nor) |
Knut Knudsen (Nor) |
Stage 2 Modena-Ancona, 249 km |
Patrick Sercu (Bel) |
Knut Knudsen (Nor) |
Stage 3 Ancona-Prati di Tivo, 175 km |
Giovanni Battaglin (Ita) |
Giovanni Battaglin (Ita) |
Stage 4 Teramo-Campobasso, 258 km |
Roger De Vlaeminck (Bel) |
Francisco Galdos (Spa) |
Stage 5 Campobasso-Bari, 224 km |
Rik Van Linden (Bel) |
Francisco Galdos (Spa) |
Stage 6 Bari-Castrovillari, 213 km |
Roger De Vlaeminck (Bel) |
Francisco Galdos (Spa) |
Stage 7a Castrovillari-Padula, 123 km |
Domingo Perurena (Ita) |
Francisco Galdos (Spa) |
Stage 7b Padula-Potenza, 80 km |
Roger De Vlaeminck (Bel) |
Francisco Galdos (Spa) |
Stage 8 Potenza-Sorrento, 220 km |
Marcello Osler (Ita) |
Francisco Galdos (Spa) |
Stage 9 Sorrento-Frosinone, 222 km |
Enrico Paolini (Ita) |
Francisco Galdos (Spa) |
Stage 10 Frosinone-Tivoli, 176 km |
Roger De Vlaeminck (Bel) |
Francisco Galdos (Spa) |
Stage 11 Rome-Orvieto, 158 km |
Roger De Vlaeminck (Bel) |
Francisco Galdos (Spa) |
Stage 12 Chianciano-Forte dei Marmi, 232 km |
Patrick Sercu (Bel) |
Francisco Galdos (Spa) |
Stage 13 Forte dei Marmi, 38 km ITT |
Giovanni Battaglin (Ita) |
Giovanni Battaglin (Ita) |
Stage 14 Il Ciocco, 13 km ITT |
Fausto Bertoglio (Ita) |
Fausto Bertoglio (Ita) |
Stage 15 Il Ciocco-Arenzano, 203 km |
Franco Bitossi (Ita) |
Fausto Bertoglio (Ita) |
Stage 16 Arenzano-Orta, 193 km |
Fabrizio Fabbri (Ita) |
Fausto Bertoglio (Ita) |
Stage 17a Omegna-Portoglio, 167 km |
Patrick Sercu (Bel) |
Fausto Bertoglio (Ita) |
Stage 17b Pontoglio-La Maddalena, 46 km |
Wladimiro Panizza (Ita) |
Fausto Bertoglio (Ita) |
Stage 18 Brescia-Balsega di Pine, 223 km |
Roger De Vlaeminck (Bel) |
Fausto Bertoglio (Ita) |
Stage 19 Balsega di Pine-Pordenone, 175 km |
Martin Rodriguez (Col) |
Fausto Bertoglio (Ita) |
Stage 20 Pordenone-Alleghe, 197 km |
Roger De Vlaeminck (Bel) |
Fausto Bertoglio (Ita) |
Stage 21 Alleghe-Passo del Stelvio, 186 km |
Francisco Galdos (Spa) |
 Fausto Bertoglio (Ita)
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Mountain Classification (tie) |
 Francisco Galdos (Spa)
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Mountain Classification (tie) |
Andres Oliva (Spa) |
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Points Classification |
 Roger De Vlaeminck (Bel) |
General Classification:
Final General Classification |
Rank |
Rider |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Fausto BERTOGLIO (Ita)  |
Jolly Ceramica |
111h31'34" |
2 |
Francisco Galdos (Spa) |
Kas-Kaskol |
+41" |
3 |
Felice Gimondi (Ita) |
Bianchi-Campagnolo |
+6'18" |
4 |
Roger De Vlaeminck (Bel) |
Brooklyn |
+7'39" |
5 |
Giuseppe Perletto (Ita) |
Magniflex |
+8'00" |
6 |
Wladimiro Panizza (Ita) |
Brooklyn |
+8'13" |
7 |
Walter Riccomi (Ita) |
SCIC |
+10'32" |
8 |
Constantino 'Tino' Conti (Ita) |
Furzi-FT |
+13'40" |
9 |
Miguel-Maria Lasa (Spa) |
Kas-Kaskol |
+14'48" |
10 |
Gianbattista Baronchelli (Ita) |
SCIC |
+14'48" |
11 |
Davide Boifava (Ita) |
Furzi-FT |
+20'17" |
12 |
Fabrizio Fabbri (Ita) |
Bianchi-Campagnolo |
+21'19" |
13 |
Roland Salm (Sui) |
Zonca-Santini |
+31'05" |
14 |
Andres Oliva (Spa) |
Kas-Kaskol |
+31'06" |
15 |
Giacinto Santambrogio (Ita) |
Bianchi-Campagnolo |
+35'42" |
16 |
Giovanni Cavalcanti (Ita) |
Bianchi-Campagnolo |
+36'57" |
17 |
Giancarlo Bellini (Ita) |
Brooklyn |
+36'58" |
18 |
Giovanni Battaglin (Ita) |
Jolly Ceramica |
+37'58" |
19 |
Louis Pfenninger (Sui) |
Zonca-Santini |
+44'38" |
20 |
Marcello Bergamo (Ita) |
Jolly Ceramica |
+47'45" |
21 |
Luciano Conati (Ita) |
SCIC |
+48'07" |
22 |
Vicente Lopez-Carril (Spa) |
Kas-Kaskol |
+50'11" |
23 |
Luciano Borgognoni (Ita) |
Zonca-Santini |
+50'13" |
24 |
Sebastian Pozo (Spa) |
Kas-Kaskol |
+52'22" |
25 |
Antoon Houbrechts (Bel) |
Bianchi-Campagnolo |
+55'24" |
26 |
Franco Bitossi (Ita) |
SCIC |
+58'47" |
27 |
Donato Giuliani (Ita) |
Jolly Ceramica |
+58'59" |
28 |
Primo Mori (Ita) |
SCIC |
+1h07'12" |
29 |
Alfredo Chinetti (Ita) |
Furzi-FT |
+1h13'40" |
30 |
Adriano Pella (Ita) |
Zonca-Santini |
+1h18'46" |
31 |
Ottavio Crepaldi (Ita) |
Magniflex |
+1h19'31" |
32 |
Simone Fraccaro (Ita) |
Bianchi-Campagnolo |
+1h20'51" |
33 |
Emilio-Martin Rodriguez (Col) |
Bianchi-Campagnolo |
+1h20'55" |
34 |
Glauco Santoni (Ita) |
Magniflex |
+1h22'33" |
35 |
Renato Laghi (Ita) |
SCIC |
+1h25'54" |
36 |
Giancarlo Polidori (Ita) |
Furzi-FT |
+1h27'00" |
37 |
Attilio Rota (Ita) |
SCIC |
+1h27'48" |
38 |
Marcello Osler (Ita) |
Brooklyn |
+1h30'30" |
39 |
Italo Zilioli (Ita) |
Magniflex |
+1h31'55" |
40 |
Armando Lora (Ita) |
Magniflex |
+1h34'26" |
41 |
Domingo Perurena (Spa) |
Kas-Kaskol |
+1h36'17" |
42 |
Knut Knudsen (Nor) |
Jolly Ceramica |
+1h39'05" |
43 |
Enrico Paolini (Ita) |
SCIC |
+1h44'36" |
44 |
Celestino Vercelli (Ita) |
SCIC |
+1h46'05" |
45 |
Mario Lanzafame (Ita) |
Furzi-FT |
+1h46'49" |
46 |
Enrico Guadrini (Ita) |
Zonca-Santini |
+1h50'23" |
47 |
Valerio Lualdi (Ita) |
Brooklyn |
+1h55'58" |
48 |
Pasquale Pugliese (Ita) |
Zonca-Santini |
+1h57'14" |
49 |
Arturo Pecchielan (Ita) |
Furzi-FT |
+1h58'52" |
50 |
Jose-Antonio Gonzalez (Spa) |
Kas-Kaskol |
+2h07'11" |
51 |
Alessio Antonini (Ita) |
Jolly Ceramica |
+2h18'06" |
52 |
Pierino Gavazzi (Ita) |
Jolly Ceramica |
+2h18'18" |
53 |
Mauro Vannucchi (Ita) |
Magniflex |
+2h20'00" |
54 |
Giancarlo Tartoni (Ita) |
Furzi-FT |
+2h20'52" |
55 |
Giuseppe Rodella (Ita) |
Furzi-FT |
+2h21'54" |
56 |
Willy De Geest (Bel) |
Brooklyn |
+2h27'19" |
57 |
Giorgio Favaro (Ita) |
Furzi-FT |
+2h29'52" |
58 |
Javier Elorriaga (Spa) |
Kas-Kaskol |
+2h33'48" |
59 |
Alberto Caiumi (Ita) |
Zonca-Santini |
+2h36'02" |
60 |
Gaetano Baronchelli (Ita) |
SCIC |
+2h45'40" |
61 |
Bruno Vicino (Ita) |
Jolly Ceramica |
2h48'39" |
62 |
Giacomo Bazzan (Ita) |
Jolly Ceramica |
+2h52'05" |
63 |
Wilmo Francioni (Ita) |
Magniflex |
+2h53'44" |
64 |
Mario Branchi (Ita) |
Magniflex |
+2h56'20" |
65 |
Herman van der Slagmolen (Bel) |
Brooklyn |
+2h56'49" |
66 |
Luigi Castelletti (Ita) |
Bianchi-Campagnolo |
+2h59'56" |
67 |
Patrick Sercu (Bel) |
Brooklyn |
+3h03'52" |
68 |
Sandro Quintarelli (Ita) |
Jolly Ceramica |
+3h04'48" |
69 |
Alex Van Linden (Bel) |
Bianchi-Campagnolo |
+3h11'32" |
70 |
Francesco 'Franco' Calvi (Ita) |
Zonca-Santini |
+3h52'05" |
Final Mountains Classification |
Rank |
Rider |
Team |
Points |
1t |
Francisco Galdos (Spa) |
Kas-Kaskol |
510 |
Andres Oliva (Spa) |
Kas-Kaskol |
3 |
Fausto Bertoglio (Ita) |
Jolly Ceramica |
240 |
4 |
Giancarlo Polidori (Ita) |
Furzi-FT |
150 |
5 |
Roger de Vlaeminck (Bel) |
Brooklyn |
130 |
6 |
Giuseppe Perletto (Ita) |
Magniflex |
120 |
7t |
Marcello Osler (Ita) |
Brooklyn |
110 |
Giacinto Santambrogio (Ita) |
Bianchi-Campagnolo |
Wladimiro Panizza (Ita) |
Brooklyn |
10 |
Giovanni Battaglin (Ita) |
Jolly Ceramica |
80 |
Final Points Classification |
Rank |
Rider |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Roger DE VLAEMINCK (Bel)  |
Brooklyn |
346 |
2 |
Fausto Bertoglio (Ita) |
Jolly Ceramica |
159 |
3 |
Felice Gimondi (Ita) |
Bianchi-Campagnolo |
154 |
4 |
Patrick Sercu (Bel) |
Brooklyn |
148 |
5 |
Luciano Borgognoni (Ita) |
Zonca-Santini |
123 |
GdI 1976
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