1970 Giro d'Italia

1970 Giro d'Italia
Race details
Dates18 May - 7 June 1970
Stages20
Distance3,292 km (2,046 mi)
Winning time90h 08' 47"
Results
Winner  Eddy Merckx (BEL) (Faemino)
  Second  Felice Gimondi (ITA) (Salvarani)
  Third  Martin Van Den Bossche (BEL) (Molteni)
Points  Franco Bitossi (ITA) (Filotex)
  Mountains  Martin Van Den Bossche (BEL) (Molteni)
  Team Faemino

The 1970 Giro d'Italia was the 53rd edition of the Giro, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The 3,292-kilometre (2,046 mi) race consisted of 20 stages, starting in San Pellegrino Terme on 18 May and finishing Bolzano on 7 June. There was one time trial stage and a single rest day. Eddy Merckx of the Faemino team won the overall general classification, his second victory. Italians Felice Gimondi (Salvarani) placed second, 3 min and 14 s slower than Merckx, and Martin Van Den Bossche (Molteni) was third, nearly five minutes behind Merckx.

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