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By Barry Boyce, CyclingRevealed Historian
GdI May 20 - June 12, 1977 |
3,958 Km |
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Finishers: 121 |
Average Speed: 37.181 km/h |
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Moser: "This One Hurt"
The 1977 Giro d'Italia was the 60th edition of Italy’s Grand Race. Belgian Michel Pollentier rode into Milan to claim the victory. Francesco Moser said after the race, “This second place to Pollentier hurts the most.” (See race summary below)
SPECIAL NOTE: 1977 Vuelta a Espana Champion Freddy Maertens scored 7 stage wins in the Giro d’Italia. The earlier held Vuelta held April 26 to May 15 saw Maertens gain 13 stage wins on his way to the Vuelta crown.
Teams:
The fourteen teams entering the race were:
- Bianchi-Campagnolo
- Jolly Ceramica
- Brooklyn
- Fiorella-Mocassini
- GBC-Itla
- Sanson
- Flandria-Velda
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- Kas-Campagnolo
- Magniflex-Torpado
- SCIC
- Teka
- Selle Royal-Contour
- Zonca-Santini
- Vibor
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Race Summary:
Stage 7- Freddy Maertens dominated the first part of the Giro with seven stage wins out in the first eleven stages. Maertens was well on his way to winning the Maglia Ciclamino (Points Jersey) when he and fellow Belgian sprinter Rik van Linden tangled during the stage 8b Mugello Racetrack sprint finish. Both riders crashed 100 meters from the line. Their injuries caused both to abandon the Giro.
Stage 12- Spaniard Miguel-Maria Lasa crossed the finish line first but was relegated to third place after a positive doping test. Wilmo Francioni was awarded the stage winner.
Stage 17- Francesco Moser struggled in the mountains and lost time to Michel Pollentier (+23” at the finish). Moser now trailed in the GC by 3 seconds. The race lead went to the Belgian. But the killing blow would be the Pollentier stage win in a Moser specialty, the 29 km Individual Time Trial on stage 21.
Stage 18 (Cima Coppi): The eighteenth stage, 223 km from Cortina d’Ampezzo to Pinzolo, had 6 major mountain passes: Valparola (the Cima Coppi), Gardena, Sella, Costalunga, Mendola, and Campo Carlo Magno. Faustino Fernandez Ovies was first over the summit of the Valparola (the first climb of the stage) and won the Cima Coppi. At the stage finish in Pinzolo the Spanish climber came in 49’54” behind the stage winner.
Stage 21- The crowning blow of Pollentier push to victory was the 29 km Individual Time Trial. An inspired effort gave Pollentier a 30 second stage win in a Moser specialty event. Only the circuit race in Milan was left to go.
Stage 22- Michel Pollentier rode into Milan to claim the Giro victory.
Stage and Distance |
Stage Winner |
Race Leader |
Prologue Monte di Pricida, 7.5 km ITT |
Freddy Maertens (Bel) |
Freddy Maertens (Bel) |
Stage 1 Lago Miseno-Avellino, 159 km |
Freddy Maertens (Bel) |
Freddy Maertens (Bel) |
Stage 2a Avellino-Foggia, 118 km |
Rik Van Linden (Bel) |
Freddy Maertens (Bel) |
Stage 2b Circuito di Foggia, 118 km |
Luciano Borgognoni (Ita) |
Freddy Maertens (Bel) |
Stage 3 Foggia-Isernia, 166 km |
Simone Fraccaro (Ita) |
Freddy Maertens (Bel) |
Stage 4 Isernia-Pescara, 228 km |
Freddy Maertens (Bel) |
Freddy Maertens (Bel) |
Stage 5 Pescara-Spoleto Monteluco, 215 km |
Mario Beccia (Ita) |
Francesco Moser (Ita) |
Stage 6a Spoleto-Gabicce Mare, 185 km |
Freddy Maertens (Bel) |
Francesco Moser (Ita) |
Stage 6b Circuito Gabbice Mare, 70 km |
Freddy Maertens (Bel) |
Francesco Moser (Ita) |
Stage 7 Gabbice Mare-Forli, 163 km |
Freddy Maertens (Bel) |
Francesco Moser (Ita) |
Stage 8a Forli-Mugello, 103 km |
Freddy Maertens (Bel) |
Francesco Moser (Ita) |
Stage 8b Autodromo Mugello, 79 km |
Marino Basso (Ita) |
Francesco Moser (Ita) |
Stage 9 Lucca-Pisa, 25 km ITT |
Knut Knudsen (Nor) |
Francesco Moser (Ita) |
Stg 10 Pisa-Salsomaggiore Terme, 205 km |
Giacinto Santambrogio (Ita) |
Francesco Moser (Ita) |
Stg 11 Salsomag. -S Margherita Ligure, 198 km |
Claudio Bortolotto (Ita) |
Francesco Moser (Ita) |
Stg 12 S. Mr L.-S Giacomo Roburente, 160 km |
Wilmo Francioni (Ita) |
Francesco Moser (Ita) |
Stage 13 Mondovi-Varzi, 192 km |
Giancarlo Tartoni (Ita) |
Francesco Moser (Ita) |
Stage 14 Voghera-Vicenza, 247 km |
Marc Demeyer (Bel) |
Francesco Moser (Ita) |
Stage 15 Vicenza-Trieste, 223 km |
Ercole Gualazzini (Ita) |
Francesco Moser (Ita) |
Stage 16a Trieste-Gemona Friuli, 107 km |
Marc Demeyer (Bel) |
Francesco Moser (Ita) |
Stage 16b Gemona-Conegliano, 116 km |
Pierino Gavazzi (Ita) |
Francesco Moser (Ita) |
Stage 17 Conegliano-Cortina, 220 km |
Giuseppe Perletto (Ita) |
Michel Pollentier (Bel) |
Stage 18 Cortina-Pinzolo, 223 km |
Gianbattista Baronchelli (Ita) |
Michel Pollentier (Bel) |
Stg 19 Pinzolo-San Pellegrino Terme, 205 km |
Renato Laghi (Ita) |
Michel Pollentier (Bel) |
Stage 20 San Pellegrino-Varese, 138 km |
Wilmo Francioni (Ita) |
Michel Pollentier (Bel) |
Stage 21 Binago, 29 km ITT |
Michel Pollentier (Bel) |
Michel Pollentier (Bel) |
Stage 22 Giro di Milan, 122 km |
Luciano Borgognoni (Ita) |
 Michel Pollentier (Bel) |
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Mountain Classification |
 Faustino Fernandez (Spa)
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Points Classification |
 Francesco Moser (Ita) |
General Classification:
Final General Classification |
Rank |
Rider |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Michel POLLENTIER (Bel)  |
Flandria-Velda |
107h27'16" |
2 |
Francesco Moser (Ita) |
Sanson |
+2'32" |
3 |
Gianbattista Baronchelli (Ita) |
SCIC |
+4'02" |
4 |
Alfio Vandi (Ita) |
Magniflex-Torpado |
+7'50" |
5 |
Wladimiro Panizza (Ita) |
SCIC |
+7'56" |
6 |
Ronald De Witte (Bel) |
Brooklyn |
+10'04" |
7 |
Walter Riccomi (Ita) |
SCIC |
+12'28" |
8 |
Claudio Bortolotto (Ita) |
Sanson |
+13'41" |
9 |
Mario Beccia (Ita) |
Sanson |
+13'48" |
10 |
Wilmo Francioni (Ita) |
Magniflex-Torpado |
+16'11" |
11 |
Simone Fraccaro (Ita) |
Jolly Ceramica |
17'39" |
12 |
Giancarlo Bellini (Ita) |
Brooklyn |
+19'49" |
13 |
Jose-Luis Viejo (Spa) |
Kas-Campagnolo |
+20'57" |
14 |
Vittorio Algeri (Ita) |
GBC-Itla |
+21'22" |
15 |
Felice Gimondi (Ita) |
Bianchi-Campagnolo |
+22'59" |
16 |
Gonzalo Aja (Spa) |
Teka |
+24'13" |
17 |
Amilcare Sgalbazzi (Ita) |
Jolly Ceramica |
+25'15" |
18 |
Giuseppe Perletto (Ita) |
Magniflex-Torpado |
+26'19" |
19 |
Miguel-Maria Lasa (Spa) |
Teka |
+26'37" |
20 |
Bernt Johansson (Swe) |
Fiorella-Mocassini |
+28'01" |
21 |
Leone Pizzini (Ita) |
Selle Royal-Contour |
+31'28" |
22 |
Josef Fuchs (Sui) |
Sanson |
+31'39" |
23 |
Remo Rocchia (Ita) |
Vibor |
+34'43" |
24 |
Carmelo Barone (Ita) |
Fiorella-Mocassini |
+35'06" |
25 |
Alfredo Chinetti (Ita) |
Jolly Ceramica |
+36'43" |
26 |
Giovanni Cavalcanti (Ita) |
Bianchi-Campagnolo |
+40'44" |
27 |
Mariano Martinez (Fra) |
Flandria-Velda |
+42'49" |
28 |
Giacinto Santambrogio (Ita) |
Bianchi-Campagnolo |
+46'04" |
29 |
Antoon Houbrechts (Bel) |
Bianchi-Campagnolo |
+48'36" |
30 |
Ottavio Crepaldi (Ita) |
Brooklyn |
+49'33" |
31 |
Faustino Fernandez-Ovies (Spa) |
Kas-Campagnolo |
+49'54" |
32 |
Roberto Poggiali (Ita) |
Sanson |
+50'32" |
33 |
Mauro Vannucchi (Ita) |
Magniflex-Torpado |
+50'33" |
34 |
Juan Pujol (Spa) |
Kas-Campagnolo |
+51'11" |
35 |
Sebastian Pozo (Spa) |
Kas-Campagnolo |
+51'56" |
36 |
Ueli Sutter (Sui) |
Zonca-Santini |
+52'59" |
37 |
Renato Laghi (Ita) |
Vibor |
+53'30" |
38 |
Aldo Donadello (Ita) |
Sanson |
+54'43" |
39 |
Walter Polini (Ita) |
GBC-Itla |
+55'01" |
40 |
Ruggero Gialdini (Ita) |
Magniflex-Torpado |
+55'21" |
41 |
Luciano Conati (Ita) |
SCIC |
+58'01" |
42 |
Dorino Vanzo (Ita) |
GBC-Itla |
+58'42" |
43 |
Renato Marchetti (Ita) |
Sanson |
+58'59" |
44 |
Alessio Antonini (Ita) |
Jolly Ceramica |
+59'54" |
45 |
Franco Conti (Ita) |
Zonca-Santini |
+1h01'03" |
46 |
Giovanni Battaglin (Ita) |
Jolly Ceramica |
+1h07'29" |
47 |
Manuel Esparza (Spa) |
Teka |
+1h07'38" |
48 |
Glauco Santoni (Ita) |
Bianchi-Campagnolo |
+1h08'38" |
49 |
Fabrizio Fabbri (Ita) |
Sanson |
+1h12'54" |
50 |
Arnaldo Caverzasi (Ita) |
SCIC |
+1h14'43" |
51 |
Luciano Loro (Ita) |
GBC-Itla |
+1h16'06" |
52 |
Domingo Perurena (Spa) |
Kas-Campagnolo |
+1h17'29" |
53 |
Luciano Borgognoni (Ita) |
Vibor |
+1h18'40" |
54 |
Valerio Lualdi (Ita) |
Sanson |
+1h19'20" |
55 |
Vicente Lopez-Carril (Spa) |
Kas-Campagnolo |
+1h20'35" |
56 |
Luis Balague (Spa) |
Teka |
+1h21'09" |
57 |
Gaetano Baronchelli (Ita) |
SCIC |
+1h21'20" |
58 |
Pedro Vilardebo (Spa) |
Teka |
+1h21'40" |
59 |
Sigfrido Fontanelli (Ita) |
Magniflex-Torpado |
+1h23'04" |
60 |
Roberto Ceruti (Ita) |
GBC-Itla |
+1h24'15" |
61 |
Giuseppe Rodella (Ita) |
Vibor |
+1h25'08" |
62 |
Pasquale Pugliese (Ita) |
Zonca-Santini |
+1h25'57" |
63 |
Eric Loder (Sui) |
Flandria-Velda |
+1h31'06" |
64 |
Bruno Vicino (Ita) |
GBC-Itla |
+31'13" |
65 |
Herman Beyssens (Bel) |
Flandria-Velda |
+1h34'12" |
66 |
Enrico Guadrini (Ita) |
Zonca-Santini |
+1h35'21" |
67 |
Antonio Salutini (Ita) |
Vibor |
+1h37'33" |
68 |
Serge Parsani (Ita) |
Bianchi-Campagnolo |
+1h37'34" |
69 |
Jurgen Kraft (Ger) |
Selle Royal-Contour |
+1h37'37" |
70 |
Knut Knudsen (Nor) |
Jolly Ceramica |
+1h38'25" |
71 |
Julian Andiano (Spa) |
Kas-Campagnolo |
+1h39'00" |
72 |
Albert Van Vlierberghe (Bel) |
Flandria-Velda |
+1h39'25" |
73 |
Franco Bitossi (Ita) |
Vibor |
+1h40'16" |
74 |
Enrico Paolini (Ita) |
SCIC |
+1h40'21" |
75 |
Willy De Geest (Bel) |
Brooklyn |
+1h40'27" |
76 |
Jean-Claude Fabbri (Ita) |
Magniflex-Torpado |
+1h42'45" |
77 |
Leonardo Mazzantini (Ita) |
Zonca-Santini |
+1h49'37" |
78 |
Marc Demeyer (Bel) |
Flandria-Velda |
+1h49'47" |
79 |
Gabriele Mugnaini (Ita) |
Vibor |
+1h49'55" |
80 |
Pierino Gavazzi (Ita) |
Jolly Ceramica |
+1h53'11" |
81 |
Maurizio Bertini (Ita) |
Vibor |
+1h53'43" |
82 |
Donato Giuliani (Ita) |
Jolly Ceramica |
+1h55'34" |
83 |
Giuseppe Passuello (Ita) |
Zonca-Santini |
+1h57'22" |
84 |
Celestino Vercelli (Ita) |
Brooklyn |
+1h57'28" |
85 |
Mauro Simonetti (Ita) |
Fiorella-Mocassini |
+1h57'46" |
86 |
Angelo Tosoni (Ita) |
GBC-Itla |
+1h57'47" |
87 |
Marcello Bergamo (Ita) |
Zonca-Santini |
+1h59'07" |
88 |
Jörgen Marcussen (Den) |
Vibor |
+1h59'59" |
89 |
Willy In't Ven (Bel) |
Bianchi-Campagnolo |
+2h03'17" |
90 |
Gabriele Landoni (Ita) |
GBC-Itla |
+2h05'08" |
91 |
Lieven Malfait (Bel) |
Flandria-Velda |
+2h06'31" |
92 |
Armando Lora (Ita) |
Magniflex-Torpado |
+2h06'53" |
93 |
Jose Grande (Ita) |
Teka |
+2h07'00" |
94 |
Riccardo Magrini (Ita) |
Fiorella-Mocassini |
+2h09'25" |
95 |
Piero Spinelli (Ita) |
Zonca-Santini |
+2h11'09" |
96 |
Annunzio Colombo (Ita) |
Zonca-Santini |
+2h11'28" |
97 |
Jesus Suarez-Cueva (Spa) |
Teka |
+2h15'37" |
98 |
Javier Elorriaga (Spa) |
Teka |
+2h18'40" |
99 |
Bruno Zanoni (Ita) |
GBC-Itla |
+2h20'16" |
100 |
Flavio Miozzo (Ita) |
Vibor |
+2h24'56" |
101 |
Andrea Checchi (Ita) |
Fiorella-Mocassini |
+2h25'54" |
102 |
Sandro Quintarelli (Ita) |
Selle Royal-Contour |
+2h26'32" |
103 |
Antonio Bonini (Ita) |
Fiorella-Mocassini |
+2h26'32" |
104 |
Aldo Parecchini (Ita) |
Brooklyn |
+2h27'50" |
105 |
Annibale De Faveri (Ita) |
Selle Royal-Contour |
+2h30'29" |
106 |
Adriano Pella (Ita) |
Selle Royal-Contour |
+2h31'13" |
107 |
Giuseppe Martinelli (Ita) |
Jolly Ceramica |
+2h31'17" |
108 |
Marzio Mezzani (Ita) |
Fiorella-Mocassini |
+2h34'11" |
109 |
Phil Edwards (GBr) |
Sanson |
+2h344273 |
110 |
Pol Verschuere (Bel) |
Flandria-Velda |
+2h36'12" |
111 |
Pietro Algeri (Ita) |
GBC-Itla |
+2h36'31" |
112 |
Alex Van Linden (Bel) |
Bianchi-Campagnolo |
+2h36'42" |
113 |
Marcello Osler (Ita) |
Brooklyn |
+2h37'28" |
114 |
Alberto Caiumi (Ita) |
Selle Royal-Contour |
+2h37'47" |
115 |
Gianluigi Zuanel (Ita) |
Fiorella-Mocassini |
+2h40'08" |
116 |
Gianfranco Foresti (Ita) |
SCIC |
+2h41'07" |
117 |
Luigi Castelletti (Ita) |
Bianchi-Campagnolo |
+2h44'48" |
118 |
Osvaldo Bettoni (Ita) |
SCIC |
+2h51'04" |
119 |
Roger Verschaeve (Bel) |
Flandria-Velda |
+2h51'52" |
120 |
Hans-Peter Jakst (Ger) |
Selle Royal-Contour |
+2h52'56" |
121 |
Ignazio Paleari (Ita) |
Fiorella-Mocassini |
+2h55'14" |
Final Mountains Classification |
Rank |
Rider |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Faustino FERNANDEZ OVIES (Spa) |
Zonca-Santini |
675 |
2 |
Ueli Sutter (Sui) |
Zonca–Santini |
490 |
3 |
Michel Pollentier (Bel) |
Flandria-Velda |
340 |
4 |
Mario Beccia (Ita) |
Sanson |
220 |
5 |
Renato Laghi (Ita) |
Vibor |
195 |
6 |
Gianbattista Baronchelli (Ita) |
SCIC |
175 |
7 |
Alfio Vandi (Ita) |
Magniflex-Torpado |
120 |
8t |
Giuseppe Perletto (Ita) |
Magniflex-Torpado |
110 |
José-Luis Viejo (Spa) |
Kas–Campagnolo |
10 |
Wladimiro Panizza (Ita) |
SCIC |
100 |
Final Points Classification |
Rank |
Rider |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Francesco MOSER (Ita)  |
Sanson |
225 |
2t |
Pierino Gavazzi (Ita) |
SCIC |
183 |
Luciano Borgognoni (Ita) |
SCIC |
4 |
Michel Pollentier (Bel) |
Flandria-Velda |
153 |
5 |
Wilmo Francioni (Ita) |
Magniflex-Torpado |
143 |
6 |
Marc Demeyer (Bel) |
Flandria-Velda |
141 |
7 |
Enrico Paolini (Ita) |
SCIC |
133 |
8 |
Gianbattista Baronchelli (Ita) |
SCIC |
123 |
9t |
Miguel Maria Lasa (Spa) |
Teka |
105 |
Aldo Parecchini (Ita) |
Brooklyn |
Final Neo-Pro Classification |
Rank |
Rider |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Mario BECCIA (Ita)  |
Sanson |
107h 41' 04" |
2 |
Vittorio Algeri (Ita) |
GBC-Itla |
+ 7' 34" |
3 |
Amilcare Sgalbazzi (Ita) |
Jolly Ceramica |
+ 11' 27" |
4 |
Bernt Johansson (Swe) |
Fiorella-Mocassini |
+ 14' 13" |
5 |
Carmelo Barone (Ita) |
Fiorella-Mocassini |
+ 21' 28" |
GdI 1978
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