1965 Giro d'Italia

Template:Short description The 1965 Giro d'Italia was the 48th running of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tour races. The Giro started in San Marino, on 15 May, with a stage and concluded in Florence, on 6 June, with a leg. A total of 100 riders from 10 teams entered the 22-stage race, which was won by Italian Vittorio Adorni of the Salvarani team. The second and third places were taken by Italian riders Italo Zilioli and Felice Gimondi, respectively.

Teams

Ten teams were invited by the race organizers to participate in the 1965 edition of the Giro d'Italia. Each team sent a squad of ten riders, which meant that the race started with a peloton of 100 cyclists. From the riders that began the race, 80 made it to the finish in Florence.

The teams entering the race were:

Template:Cycling data Carpano Template:Cycling data Bianchi Template:Cycling data Filotex Template:Cycling data Flandria

Template:Cycling data Ignis Template:Cycling data Legnano Maino

Template:Cycling data Molteni Template:Cycling data Salvarani Template:Cycling data Vittadello

Route and stages

File:Vittorio Adorni 1965.jpg

Vittorio Adorni wearing the pink jersey during the 20th stage

File:Aldo Moser, Giro d'Italia 1965.jpg

Aldo Moser navigating the snow atop the Stelvio Pass during the 20th stage

The race route was revealed to the public on 25 March 1965 by race director Vincenzo Torriani. San Marino hosted the start of the race, which marked the first time in race history that the race began outside of Italy. The small country only hosted the stage's start as the stage concluded in Perugia.

Stage characteristics and winners

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
1	15 May	City of San Marino (San Marino) to Perugia		File:Mountainstage.svg	Stage with mountain(s)	Template:Flagathlete
2	16 May	Perugia to L'Aquila		File:Mountainstage.svg	Stage with mountain(s)	Template:Flagathlete
3	17 May	L'Aquila to Rocca di Cambio		File:Mountainstage.svg	Stage with mountain(s)	Template:Flagathlete
4	18 May	Rocca di Cambio to Benevento		File:Mountainstage.svg	Stage with mountain(s)	Template:Flagathlete
5	19 May	Benevento to Avellino		File:Mountainstage.svg	Stage with mountain(s)	Template:Flagathlete
6	20 May	Avellino to Potenza		File:Mountainstage.svg	Stage with mountain(s)	Template:Flagathlete
7	21 May	Potenza to Maratea		File:Plainstage.svg	Plain stage	Template:Flagathlete
8	22 May	Maratea to Catanzaro		File:Plainstage.svg	Plain stage	Template:Flagathlete
9	23 May	Catanzaro to Reggio Calabria		File:Mountainstage.svg	Stage with mountain(s)	Template:Flagathlete
10	24 May	Messina to Palermo		File:Plainstage.svg	Plain stage	Template:Flagathlete
11	25 May	Palermo to Agrigento		File:Plainstage.svg	Plain stage	Template:Flagathlete
12	26 May	Agrigento to Siracusa		File:Plainstage.svg	Plain stage	Template:Flagathlete
13	27 May	Catania to Taormina		File:Time Trial.svg	Individual time trial	Template:Flagathlete
	28 May	Rest day
14	29 May	Milan to Novi Ligure		File:Plainstage.svg	Plain stage	Template:Flagathlete
15	30 May	Novi Ligure to Diano Marina		File:Mountainstage.svg	Stage with mountain(s)	Template:Flagathlete
16	31 May	Diano Marina to Turin		File:Mountainstage.svg	Stage with mountain(s)	Template:Flagathlete
17	1 June	Turin to Biandronno		File:Plainstage.svg	Plain stage	Template:Flagathlete
18	2 June	Biandronno to Saas Fee (Switzerland)		File:Mountainstage.svg	Stage with mountain(s)	Template:Flagathlete
19	3 June	Saas Fee (Switzerland) to Madesimo		File:Mountainstage.svg	Stage with mountain(s)	Template:Flagathlete
20	4 June	Madesimo to Passo dello Stelvio		File:Mountainstage.svg	Stage with mountain(s)	Template:Flagathlete
21	5 June	Bormio to Brescia		File:Mountainstage.svg	Stage with mountain(s)	Template:Flagathlete
22	6 June	Brescia to Florence		File:Plainstage.svg	Plain stage	Template:Flagathlete
	Total

Classification leadership

One jersey was worn during the 1965 Giro d'Italia. The leader of the general classification – calculated by adding the stage finish times of each rider – wore a pink jersey. This classification is the most important of the race, and its winner is considered as the winner of the Giro.

The mountains classification leader. Certain climbs were given different categories based on their difficulty, which each awarded different levels of points for each category. The first riders to the top of the climbs were awarded points. Although no jersey was awarded, there was also one classification for the teams, in which the teams were awarded points for their rider's performance during the stages.

Classification leadership by stage

Stage	Winner	General classification A pink jersey	Mountains classification	Team classification
1	Michele Dancelli	Michele Dancelli	not awarded	?
2	Guido Carlesi	Carlo Chiappano
3	Luciano Galbo	Luciano Galbo	Vito Taccone & Antonio Bailetti
4	Adriano Durante	Albano Negro	Michele Dancelli
5	Michele Dancelli
6	Vittorio Adorni	Vittorio Adorni
7	Luciano Armani
8	Frans Brands	Bruno Mealli
9	Adriano Durante
10	Domenico Meldolesi
11	Guido Carlesi
12	Raffaele Marcoli
13	Vittorio Adorni	Vittorio Adorni
14	Danilo Grassi
15	Bruno Mealli
16	Aldo Pifferi		Franco Bitossi
17	Raffaele Marcoli
18	Italo Zilioli
19	Vittorio Adorni
20	Graziano Battistini
21	Franco Bitossi
22	René Binggeli
Final		Vittorio Adorni	Franco Bitossi	Salvarani

Final standings

Legend
Pink jersey	Denotes the winner of the General classification

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)

Rank	Name	Team	Time
1	Template:Flagathlete Pink jersey	Salvarani	121h 08' 18"
2	Template:Flagathlete	Sanson	+ 11' 26"
3	Template:Flagathlete	Salvarani	+ 12' 57"
4	Template:Flagathlete	Maino	+ 14' 30"
5	Template:Flagathlete	Sanson	+ 15' 05"
6	Template:Flagathlete	Salvarani	+ 15' 33"
7	Template:Flagathlete	Filotex	+ 15' 37"
8	Template:Flagathlete	Ignis	+ 19' 22"
9	Template:Flagathlete	Ignis	+ 19' 30"
10	Template:Flagathlete	Molteni	+ 21' 03"

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10)

	Name	Team	Points
1	Template:Flagathlete	Filotex	250
2	Template:Flagathlete	Salvarani	160
3	Template:Flagathlete Pink jersey	Salvarani	140
4	Template:Flagathlete	Sanson	110
5	Template:Flagathlete	Molteni	90
	Template:Flagathlete	Maino
7	Template:Flagathlete	Sanson	30
	Template:Flagathlete	Molteni
	Template:Flagathlete	Legnano
10	Template:Flagathlete	Ignis	20
	Template:Flagathlete	Ignis
	Template:Flagathlete	Vittadello
	Template:Flagathlete	Legnano
	Template:Flagathlete	Ignis