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By Barry Boyce, CyclingRevealed Historian
GdI May 12 to June 2, 1986 |
3,858 Km |
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Finishers: 143 |
Average Speed: 37.615 km/h |
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Visentini Delivers Victory
The big favorite for the Giro d’Italia victory in 1986 was American Greg LeMond. He had finish third in 1985 and came to this race with great fitness. Joining LeMond on the list of favorites were former Giro champions Francesco Moser and Giuseppe Saronni.
* TRAGIC NOTE: Tragedy hit the Giro again during the !986 Giro. Young Italian racer Emilio Ravasio (Atala-Ofmega) in his second professional season fell victim of a heavy crash during the first stage. He remounted and reached the finish line at Sciacca. A few hours after the stage, he fell ill and was rushed to the hospital. Ravasio died after sixteen days in a coma at the hospital in Palermo.
Teams:
The nineteen teams entering the race were:
- Atala-Ofmega
- Ariostea-Gres-Ceramiche
- Carrera Jeans-Vagabond
- Cilo-Aufina-Gemeaz Cusin
- Del Tongo-Colnago
- Ecoflam-Jollyscarpe-BFB Bruc
- Dromedario-Laminox-Fibok
- Gis Gelati-Oece
- Fagor
- La Vie Claire
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- Magniflex-Centroscarpa
- Malvor-Bottecchia-Vaporella
- Murella-Fanini
- Panasonic-Merckx-Agu
- Sammontana--Bianchi
- Santini-Cierre-Conti-Galli
- Skala-Skil-Gazelle
- Supermercati Brianzoli-Essebi
- Vini Ricordi-Pinarello-Sidermec
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Each team sent a team of nine riders.
Race Summary:
Stage 1: The first road stage raced 140 km from Palermo to Sciacca. The stage had a huge crash only 10 km from the finish. Italian Emilio Ravasio fell heavily and sustained serious injuries. He received clearance to continue the race and finished the stage significantly behind the stage winner. Tragically he lapsed into a coma shortly after finishing the stage. He passed away two weeks later.
Stage 2: The early stages on the narrow roads of Sicily saw multiple crashes. Greg LeMond met with disaster on stage 2 when he crashed only 8 km from the finish and lost 1’38” to the other contenders.
Stage 5: American Greg LeMond attacked before the “Ultimate Kilometer” flag and won the fifth stage. Giuseppe Saronni led the field sprint across the finish line two seconds after LeMond.
Stage 12:A critical point in the race came on stage 12, a 46 km ITT. Both LeMond and Moser had lost valuable time on the first eleven stages and needed to excel in the time trial to take back lost time. Race leader Giuseppe Saronni and Roberto Visentini were the targets of the LeMond and Moser. Moser had a difficult day finishing 10th and lost additional time to the contenders. LeMond had a brilliant start and led the stage at the halfway check point. LeMond would lose his concentration when 2 Italian riders sat on his wheel illegally drafting the flying American. Instead of continuing LeMond complained to Italian race officials to no avail. By the finish rapidly rising contender Visentini gained thirty-three second on the American with the race leader Saronni gaining 10 seconds.
Stage 16: Opportunities were running out for LeMond to gain time on the contenders. Paul Koechli, LeMond’s coach, set the strategy for a stage 16 attack on the Passo San Marco. The plan work and LeMond escaped the peloton, but Visentini was able to hold the American’s wheel. The gap to the race leader over the summit was more than two minutes. By the stage finish line LeMond placed second, Visentini came third. The time gain for Visentini was 2’04” over Saronni, the Maglia Rosa passed to his shoulders. LeMond climbed into fourth place in the GC.
Stage 18: Visentini rode brilliantly in the closing stages, covering all attacks and suffering only minor time losses to Moser and Saronni in the Cremona Time Trial.
Stage 21 (Cima Coppi): The penultimate stage of the 1986 Giro was 234 km from Bassano del Grappa to Bolzano. The stage featured four major climbs, Rolle, Pordoi (the Cima Coppi), Campolongo, and Gardena. Spanish climber Pedro Munoz rode away from the peloton and rolled over the summit of the Pordoi to win the Cima Coppi.
Stage 22:Team Carrera’s Roberto Visentini rode into the finishing City of Merano to claim a hard-fought Giro d’Italia victory.
Stage and Distance |
Stage Winner |
Race Leader |
Prologue Palermo, 1 km ITT |
Urs Freuler (Sui) |
Urs Freuler (Sui) |
Stage 1 Palermo-Sciacca, 140 km |
Sergio Santimaria (Ita) |
Sergio Santimaria (Ita) |
Stage 2 Sciacca-Catania, 259 km |
Jean-Paul Van Poppel (Ned) |
Jean-Paul Van Poppel (Ned) |
Stage 3 Catania-Taormina, 50 km TTT |
DEL TONGO |
Giuseppe Saronni (Ita) |
Stage 4 Villa Sangiovanni-Nicotera, 115 km |
Gianbattista Baronchelli (Ita) |
Gianbattista Baronchelli (Ita) |
Stage 5 Nicotera-Cosenza, 194 km |
Greg Lemond (USA) |
Gianbattista Baronchelli (Ita) |
Stage 6 Cosenza-Potenza, 251 km |
Roberto Visentini (Ita) |
Giuseppe Saronni (Ita) |
Stage 7 Potenza-Baia Domizia, 257 km |
Guido Bontempi (Ita) |
Giuseppe Saronni (Ita) |
Stage 8 Cellole-Avezzano, 160 km |
Franco Chioccioli (Ita) |
Giuseppe Saronni (Ita) |
Stage 9 Avezzano-Rieti, 172 km |
Acacio Da Silva (Por) |
Giuseppe Saronni (Ita) |
Stage 10 Rieti-Pesaro, 235 km |
Guido Bontempi (Ita) |
Giuseppe Saronni (Ita) |
Stg 11 Pesaro-Castiglion del Lago, 207 km |
Guido Bontempi (Ita) |
Giuseppe Saronni (Ita) |
Stage 12 Sinalunga-Siena, 46 km ITT |
Lech Piasecki (Pol) |
Giuseppe Saronni (Ita) |
Stage 13 Siena-Sarzana, 175 km |
Jean-Paul Van Poppel (Ned) |
Giuseppe Saronni (Ita) |
Stage 14 Savona-Sauze d'Oulx, 236 km |
Martin Earley (Ire) |
Giuseppe Saronni (Ita) |
Stage 15 Saulze d'Oulx-Erba, 260 km |
Dag-Erik Pedersen (Den) |
Giuseppe Saronni (Ita) |
Stage 16 Erba-Foppolo, 143 km |
Pedro Munoz (Spa) |
Roberto Visentini (Ita) |
Stage 17 Foppolo-Piacenza, 196 km |
Guido Bontempi (Ita) |
Roberto Visentini (Ita) |
Stage 18 Piacenza-Cremona, 36 km ITT |
Francesco Moser (Ita) |
Roberto Visentini (Ita) |
Stage 19 Cremona-Pejo Terme, 211 km |
Johan Van der Velde (Ned) |
Roberto Visentini (Ita) |
Stage 20 Pejo Bassano del Grappa, 179 km |
Guido Bontempi (Ita) |
Roberto Visentini (Ita) |
Stg 21 Bassano del Grappa-Bolzano, 234 km |
Acacio Da Silva (Por) |
Roberto Visentini (Ita) |
Stage 22 Merano-Merano, 108.6 km |
Eric Van Lancker (Bel) |
 Roberto Visentini (Ita) |
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Mountain Classification |
 Pedro Munoz (Spa)
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Points Classification |
 Guido Bontempi (Ita) |
General Classification:
Final General Classification |
Rank |
Rider |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Roberto VISENTINI (Ita)  |
Carrera Jeans-Vagabond |
102h34'45" |
2 |
Giuseppe Saronni (Ita) |
Del Tongo-Colnago |
+1'02" |
3 |
Francesco Moser (Ita) |
Supermercati Brianzoli |
+2'14" |
4 |
Greg LeMond (USA) |
La Vie Claire |
+2'26" |
5 |
Claudio Corti (Ita) |
Supermercati Brianzoli |
+4'49" |
6 |
Franco Chioccioli (Ita) |
Ecoflam-Jollyscarpe |
+6'58" |
7 |
Acacio Da Silva (Por) |
Malvor-Bottecchia-Vaporella |
+7'12" |
8 |
Marco Giovannetti (Ita) |
Gis Gelati-Oece |
+8'03" |
9 |
Niki Ruttimann (Sui) |
La Vie Claire |
+9'15" |
10 |
Pedro Munoz (Spa) |
Fagor |
+11'52" |
11 |
Alfio Vandi (Ita) |
+12'40" |
80 |
Roberto Pagnin (Ita) |
+2h04'19" |
12 |
Alessandro Paganessi (Ita) |
+13'34" |
81 |
Dag-Erik Pedersen (Den) |
+2h09'15" |
13 |
Stefano Colage (Ita) |
+15'21" |
82 |
Patrick Serra (Swe) |
+2h12'40" |
14 |
Eric Van Lancker (Bel) |
+17'52" |
83 |
Daniele Del Ben (Ita) |
+2h16'06" |
15 |
Jesper Worre (Den) |
+18'37" |
84 |
Giuseppe Petito (Ita) |
+2h16'28" |
16 |
Johan van der Velde (Ned) |
+24'03" |
85 |
Maurizio Piovani (Ita) |
+2h16'47" |
17 |
Michael Wilson (Aus) |
+26'22" |
86 |
Mario Polini (Ita) |
+2h16'54" |
18 |
Dietrich Thurau (Ger) |
+26'27" |
87 |
Mario Noris (Ita) |
+2h18'08" |
19 |
Primoz Cerin (Yug) |
+26'34" |
88 |
Tullio Cortinovis (Ita) |
+2h19'18" |
20 |
Silvano Contini (Ita) |
+27'41" |
89 |
Fabio Patuelli (Ita) |
+2h20'42" |
21 |
Tommy Prim (Swe) |
+28'18" |
90 |
Fabio Bordonali (Ita) |
+2h21'08" |
22 |
Hennie Kuiper (Ned) |
+29'06" |
91 |
Gianni Zola (Ita) |
+2h23'30" |
23 |
Eddy Schepers (Bel) |
+32'48" |
92 |
Fausto Terreni (Ita) |
+2h24'02" |
24 |
Alessandro Pozzi (Ita) |
+34'24" |
93 |
Adri Van Houwelinghen (Ned) |
+2h24'34" |
25 |
Bruno Bulic (Yug) |
+35'32" |
94 |
Mauro Longo (Ita) |
+2h25'29" |
26 |
Ennio Vanotti (Ita) |
+35'56" |
95 |
Silvano Ricco (Ita) |
+2h27'01" |
27 |
Jens Veggerby (Den) |
+39'14" |
96 |
Henk Lubberding (Ned) |
+2h27'08" |
28 |
Maurizio Conti (Ita) |
+41'52" |
97 |
Tony Rominger (Sui) |
+2h28'33" |
29 |
Massimo Ghirotto (Ita) |
+42'30" |
98 |
Frederic Garnier (Fra) |
+2h30'17" |
30 |
Rocco Cattaneo (Sui) |
+42'36" |
99 |
Guido Bontempi (Ita) |
+2h30'51" |
31 |
Mario Beccia (Ita) |
+43'46" |
100 |
Filippo Piersanti (Ita) |
+2h31'41" |
32 |
Luciano Loro (Ita) |
+47'08" |
101 |
Serge Demierre (Sui) |
+2h33'13" |
33 |
Ennio Salvador (Ita) |
+48'07" |
102 |
Daniel Gisiger (Sui) |
+2h33'30" |
34 |
Claudio Savini (Ita) |
+49'10" |
103 |
Mauro Angelucci (Ita) |
+2h38'47" |
35 |
Davide Cassani (Ita) |
+50'22" |
104 |
Giuseppe Faraca (Ita) |
+2h40'36" |
36 |
Fabrizio Vanucci (Ita) |
+51'25" |
105 |
Dario Mariuzzo (Ita) |
+2h41'55" |
37 |
Marco Vitali (Ita) |
+53'38" |
106 |
Pierino Gavazzi (Ita) |
+2h44'36" |
38 |
Fons De Wolf (Bel) |
+54'53" |
107 |
Cesare Cipollini (Ita) |
+2h44'38" |
39 |
Enrico Pocchini (Ita) |
+56'36" |
108 |
Giovanni Renosto (Ita) |
+2h44'41" |
40 |
Renato Piccolo (Ita) |
+56'58" |
109 |
Salvatore Cavallaro (Ita) |
+2h45'06" |
41 |
Gianni Bugno (Ita) |
+1h01'19" |
110 |
Orlando Maini (Ita) |
+2h47'12" |
42 |
Tullio Bertacco (Ita) |
+1h02'38" |
111 |
Gert Jakobs (Ned) |
+2h47'15" |
43 |
Flavio Giupponi (Ita) |
+1h03'50" |
112 |
Marco Tabai (Ita) |
+2h48'12" |
44 |
Jorgen-Vagn Pedersen (Den) |
+1h05'15" |
113 |
Domenico Cavallo (Ita) |
+2h49'13" |
45 |
Steve Bauer (Can) |
+1h10'13" |
114 |
Henri Abadie (Fra) |
+2h49'14" |
46 |
Palmiro Masciarelli (Ita) |
+1h10'15" |
115 |
Giovanni Mantovani (Ita) |
+2h49'56" |
47 |
Martin Earley (Ire) |
+1h11'03" |
116 |
Alan Peiper (Aus) |
+2h53'07" |
48 |
Roberto Ceruti (Ita) |
+1h15'12" |
117 |
Paolo Rosola (Ita) |
+2h54'06" |
49 |
Christian Jourdan (Fra) |
+1h17'15" |
118 |
Adrie Van der Poel (Ned) |
+2h54'16" |
50 |
Jean-Rene Bernaudeau (Fra) |
+1h23'51" |
119 |
Kim Eriksen (Den) |
+2h55'07" |
51 |
Alain Vigneron (Fra) |
+1h24'17" |
120 |
Enrico Grimani (Ita) |
+2h57'05" |
52 |
Antonio Bevilacqua (Spa) |
+1h27'17" |
121 |
Giancarlo Montedori (Ita) |
+2h58'25" |
53 |
Marino Amadori (Ita) |
+1h28'01" |
122 |
Federico Ghiotto (Ita) |
+2h59'10" |
54 |
Bruno Cenghialta (Ita) |
+1h30'12" |
123 |
Giovanni Bottoia (Ita) |
+2h59'27" |
55 |
Gerhard Zadrobilek (Aut) |
+1h31'34" |
124 |
Eric Vanderaerden (Bel) |
+3h01'26" |
56 |
Luciano Rabbotini (Ita) |
+1h32'31" |
125 |
Jean-Paul Van Poppel (Ned) |
+3h04'20" |
57 |
Gottfried 'Godi' Schmutz (Sui) |
+1h34'09" |
126 |
Urs Freuler (Sui) |
+3h05'11" |
58 |
Bruno Leali (Ita) |
+1h35'33" |
127 |
Roberto Gaggioli (Ita) |
+3h05'35" |
59 |
Valerio Pica (Ita) |
+1h37'47" |
128 |
Flavio Chesini (Ita) |
+3h06'47" |
60 |
Sergio Santimaria (Ita) |
+1h38'11" |
129 |
Ludo De Keulenaer (Bel) |
+3h07'12" |
61 |
Heinz Imboden (Sui) |
+1h39'49" |
130 |
Nico Verhoeven (Ned) |
+3h09'08" |
62 |
Jean Habets (Ned) |
+1h41'14" |
131 |
Jurg Bruggmann (Sui) |
+3h10'24" |
63 |
Stefano Bizzoni (Ita) |
+1h41'40" |
132 |
Stefano Allocchio (Ita) |
+3h11'49" |
64 |
Romano Randi (Ita) |
+1h42'34" |
133 |
Silvestro Milani (Ita) |
+3h14'32" |
65 |
Lech Piasecki (Pol) |
+1h42'45" |
134 |
Mauro-Ant. Santaromita (Ita) |
+3h15'44" |
66 |
Stefano Giuliani (Ita) |
+1h42'56" |
135 |
Yuri Naldi (Ita) |
+3h20'37" |
67 |
Kjell Nilsson (Swe) |
+1h43'07" |
136 |
Frank Hoste (Bel) |
+3h20'49" |
68 |
Czeslaw Lang (Pol) |
+1h44'25" |
137 |
Patrizio Gambirasio (Ita) |
+3h29'05" |
69 |
Ezio Moroni (Ita) |
+1h44'31" |
138 |
Giuseppe Montella (Ita) |
+3h29'15" |
70 |
Johan Lammerts (Ned) |
+1h46'23" |
139 |
Stefano Zanatta (Ita) |
+3h38'26" |
71 |
Eric Breukink (Ned) |
+1h48'39" |
140 |
Dante Morandi (Ita) |
+3h39'30" |
72 |
Roy Knickmann (USA) |
+1h50'54" |
141 |
Adriano Baffi (Ita) |
+3h41'00" |
73 |
Maurizio Rossi (Ita) |
+1h52'13" |
142 |
Walter Delle Case (Ita) |
+3h51'12" |
74 |
Mauro Franceschini (Ita) |
+1h55'39" |
143 |
Daniele Asti (Ita) |
+3h55'33" |
75 |
Pierangelo Bincoletto (Ita) |
+1h56'17" |
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76 |
Francesco Cesarini (Ita) |
+1h57'33" |
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77 |
Elio Festa (Ita) |
+1h57'44" |
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78 |
Neil Stephens (Aus) |
+1h55'39" |
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79 |
Teun Van Vliet (Ned) |
+2h03'12" |
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Final Mountains Classification |
Rank |
Rider |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Pedro MUNOZ (Spa) |
Fagor |
54 |
2 |
Gianni Bugno (Ita) |
Atala-Ofmega |
35 |
3 |
Stefano Giuliani (Ita) |
Supermercati Brianzoli |
32 |
4 |
Roberto Visentini |
Carrera Jeans-Vagabond |
26 |
5 |
Renato Piccolo (Ita) |
Malvor-Bottecchia |
19 |
Final Points Classification |
Rank |
Rider |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Guido BONTEMPI (Ita) |
Carrera Jeans-Vagabond |
167 |
2 |
Johan van der Velde (Ned) |
Panasonic |
148 |
3 |
Paolo Rosola (Ita) |
Sammontana-Bianchi |
115 |
4 |
Stefano Allocchio (Ita) |
Malvor-Bottecchia |
112 |
5 |
Stefano Colage (Ita) |
Fibok Dromedario |
110 |
Final Neo-Pro Classification |
Rank |
Rider |
Team |
Time |
1 |
Marco GIOVANNETTI (Ita)  |
Gis Gelati-Oece |
102h42'48" |
2 |
Stefano Collage (Ita) |
Dromedario-Laminox-Fibok |
+ 7'18" |
3 |
Primoz Cerin (You) |
Malvor-Bottecchia-Vaporella |
+ 18'31" |
4 |
Bruno Bulic (You) |
Magniflex-Centroscarpa |
+ 27'29" |
5 |
Maurizio Conti (Ita) |
Santini-Cierre |
+ 33'49" |
GdI 1987
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