1970 Giro d'Italia
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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.[1]
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Dates | 18 May - 7 June 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 3,292 km (2,046 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 90h 08' 47" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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