1966 Giro d'Italia

Template:Short description Template:Short description The 1966 Giro d'Italia was the 49th running of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tour races. The Giro started in Monaco's Monte Carlo, on 18 May, with a stage and concluded in Trieste, on 8 June, with a leg. A total of 100 riders from 13 teams entered the 22-stage race, which was won by Italian Gianni Motta of the Molteni team. The second and third places were taken by Italian Italo Zilioli and Frenchman Jacques Anquetil, respectively.

The points classification was introduced in this edition.

Teams

A total of 10 teams were invited to participate in the 1966 Giro d'Italia. Each team sent a squad of ten riders, so the Giro began with a peloton of 100 cyclists. Out of the 100 riders that started this edition of the Giro d'Italia, a total of 83 riders made it to the finish in Trieste.

The 10 teams that took part in the race were:

Template:Cycling data Bianchi Template:Cycling data Filotex Template:Cycling data Ford FranceTemplate:Refn Template:Cycling data Legnano Template:Cycling data Mainetti

Template:Cycling data Mann Template:Cycling data Molteni Template:Cycling data Salvarani Template:Cycling data Carpano Template:Cycling data Vittadello

Route and stages

The race route was revealed to the public on 21 February 1966 by race director Vincenzo Torriani. With Monaco hosting the Grande Partenza, it was the second consecutive year, and second time in race history, the race started in a foreign country.

Stage results

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
1	18 May	Monte Carlo (Monaco) to Diano Marina		File:Mountainstage.svg	Stage with mountain(s)	Template:Flagathlete
2	19 May	Imperia to Monesi		File:Mountainstage.svg	Stage with mountain(s)	Template:Flagathlete
3	20 May	Diano Marina to Genoa		File:Plainstage.svg	Plain stage	Template:Flagathlete
4	21 May	Genoa to Viareggio		File:Mountainstage.svg	Stage with mountain(s)	Template:Flagathlete
5	22 May	Viareggio to Chianciano Terme		File:Plainstage.svg	Plain stage	Template:Flagathlete
6	23 May	Chianciano Terme to Rome		File:Plainstage.svg	Plain stage	Template:Flagathlete
7	24 May	Rome to Rocca di Cambio		File:Mountainstage.svg	Stage with mountain(s)	Template:Flagathlete
8	25 May	Rocca di Cambio to Naples		File:Plainstage.svg	Plain stage	Template:Flagathlete
9	26 May	Naples to Campobasso		File:Plainstage.svg	Plain stage	Template:Flagathlete
10	27 May	Campobasso to Giulianova		File:Plainstage.svg	Plain stage	Template:Flagathlete
11	28 May	Giulianova to Cesenatico		File:Plainstage.svg	Plain stage	Template:Flagathlete
12	29 May	Cesenatico to Reggio Emilia		File:Plainstage.svg	Plain stage	Template:Flagathlete
13	30 May	Parma to Parma		File:Time Trial.svg	Individual time trial	Template:Flagathlete
	31 May	Rest day
14	1 June	Parma to Arona		File:Mountainstage.svg	Stage with mountain(s)	Template:Flagathlete
15	2 June	Arona to Brescia		File:Mountainstage.svg	Stage with mountain(s)	Template:Flagathlete
16	3 June	Brescia to Bezzecca		File:Mountainstage.svg	Stage with mountain(s)	Template:Flagathlete
17	4 June	Riva del Garda to Levico Terme		File:Mountainstage.svg	Stage with mountain(s)	Template:Flagathlete
18	5 June	Levico Terme to Bolzano		File:Mountainstage.svg	Stage with mountain(s)	Template:Flagathlete
19	6 June	Bolzano to Moena		File:Mountainstage.svg	Stage with mountain(s)	Template:Flagathlete
20	7 June	Moena to Belluno		File:Mountainstage.svg	Stage with mountain(s)	Template:Flagathlete
21	8 June	Belluno to Vittorio Veneto		File:Mountainstage.svg	Stage with mountain(s)	Template:Flagathlete
22	9 June	Vittorio Veneto to Trieste		File:Plainstage.svg	Plain stage	Template:Flagathlete
	Total

Classification leadership

One jersey was worn during the 1966 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.

For the points classification, which awarded no jersey to its leader, cyclists were given points for finishing a stage in the top 15. The classification was also known as the Trofeo Uomo Dreher. The mountains classification leader. The climbs were ranked in first and second categories. In this ranking, points were won by reaching the summit of a climb ahead of other cyclists. Although no jersey was awarded, there was also one classification for the teams, in which the stage finish times of the best three cyclists per team were added; the leading team was the one with the lowest total time.

Classification leadership by stage

Stage	Winner	General classification A pink jersey	Points classification	Mountains classification	Team classification
1	Vito Taccone	Vito Taccone	Vito Taccone	not awarded	Bianchi
2	Julio Jiménez	Julio Jiménez	Felice Gimondi	Julio Jiménez	Ford France
3	Severino Andreoli
4	Giovanni Knapp		Gianni Motta		Vittadello
5	Vendramino Bariviera		Vito Taccone
6	Raffaele Marcoli
7	Rudi Altig				Molteni
8	Marino Basso
9	Vincent Denson		Gianni Motta		Ford France
10	Dino Zandegù		Vito Taccone
11	Rudi Altig		Rudi Altig		Molteni
12	Dino Zandegù
13	Vittorio Adorni	Vittorio Adorni
14	Franco Bitossi
15	Julio Jiménez	Gianni Motta	Gianni Motta
16	Franco Bitossi
17	Gianni Motta
18	Michele Dancelli
19	Gianni Motta
20	Felice Gimondi			Franco Bitossi
21	Pietro Scandelli
22	Vendramino Bariviera
Final		Gianni Motta	Gianni Motta	Franco Bitossi	Molteni

Final standings

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)

Rank	Name	Team	Time
1	Template:Flagathlete Pink jersey	Molteni	111h 10' 48"
2	Template:Flagathlete	Sanson	+ 3' 57"
3	Template:Flagathlete	Ford France	+ 4' 40"
4	Template:Flagathlete	Ford France	+ 5' 44"
5	Template:Flagathlete	Salvarani	+ 6' 47"
6	Template:Flagathlete	Sanson	+ 7' 27"
7	Template:Flagathlete	Salvarani	+ 8' 00"
8	Template:Flagathlete	Filotex	+ 9' 24"
9	Template:Flagathlete	Vittadello	+ 11' 42"
10	Template:Flagathlete	Filotex	+ 20' 28"

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10)

Rank	Name	Team	Points
1	Template:Flagathlete	Filotex	490
2	Template:Flagathlete	Ford France	320
3	Template:Flagathlete Pink jersey	Molteni	160
4	Template:Flagathlete	Sanson	150
5	Template:Flagathlete	Legnano	120
6	Template:Flagathlete	Vittadello	110
7	Template:Flagathlete	Vittadello	80
	Template:Flagathlete	Filotex
9	Template:Flagathlete	Molteni	70
10	Template:Flagathlete	Legnano	60
	Template:Flagathlete	Ford France

Points classification

Final points classification (1–10)

Rank	Name	Team	Points
1	Template:Flagathlete Pink jersey	Molteni	228
2	Template:Flagathlete	Molteni	162
3	Template:Flagathlete	Vittadello	152
4	Template:Flagathlete	Filotex	147
5	Template:Flagathlete	Bianchi	134
6	Template:Flagathlete	Ford France	133
7	Template:Flagathlete	Salvarani	130
8	Template:Flagathlete	Mann	119
9	Template:Flagathlete	Sanson	114
10	Template:Flagathlete	Salvarani	106
	Template:Flagathlete	Molteni

Teams classification

Final team classification (1–10)

Rank	Team	Points
1	Molteni	3276
2	Ford France	2469
3	Filotex	1752
4	Sanson	1732
5	Bianchi	1722
6	Vittadello	1623
7	Salvarani	1496
8	Mann	1242
9	Mainetti	921
10	Legnano	777