The 1979 Giro d'Italia was the 62nd edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Giro began with a prologue individual time trial in Florence on 17 May, and Stage 9 occurred on 26 May with a mountainous stage to Pistoia. The race finished in Milan on 6 June.
Prologue
17 May 1979 — Florence to Florence, 8 km (5 mi) (ITT)[1]
Prologue result and general classification after Prologue[1][2][3] Rank | Rider | Team | Time | 1 | Francesco Moser (ITA) | Sanson–Luxor TV–Campagnolo | 11' 05" | 2 | Giuseppe Saronni (ITA) | Scic–Bottecchia | + 3" | 3 | Knut Knudsen (NOR) | Bianchi–Faema | + 6" | 4 | Michel Laurent (FRA) | Peugeot–Esso–Michelin | + 14" | 5 | Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL) | Gis Gelati | + 20" | 6 | Bernt Johansson (SWE) | Magniflex–Famcucine | + 26" | 7 | Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke (BEL) | Peugeot–Esso–Michelin | s.t. | 8 | Johan De Muynck (BEL) | Bianchi–Faema | + 32" | 9 | Roberto Visentini (ITA) | CBM Fast–Gaggia | + 34" | 10 | Mario Beccia (ITA) | Mecap–Hoonved | + 35" | |
Stage 1
18 May 1979 — Florence to Perugia, 156 km (97 mi)[1]
Stage 1 result[1][2][4] | | General classification after Stage 1[2][4] |
Stage 2
19 May 1979 — Perugia to Castel Gandolfo, 204 km (127 mi)[1]
Stage 2 result[1][2][5] | | General classification after Stage 2[2][5] |
Stage 3
20 May 1979 — Caserta to Naples, 31 km (19 mi) (ITT)[1]
Stage 3 result[1][2][6] | | General classification after Stage 3[2][6] |
Stage 4
21 May 1979 — Caserta to Potenza, 210 km (130 mi)[1]
Stage 4 result[1][2][7] | | General classification after Stage 4[2] |
Stage 5
22 May 1979 — Potenza to Vieste, 223 km (139 mi)[1]
Stage 5 result[1][2][7] | | General classification after Stage 5[2][7] |
Stage 6
23 May 1979 — Vieste to Chieti, 260 km (160 mi)[1]
Stage 6 result[1][2][8] | | General classification after Stage 6[2][8] |
Stage 7
24 May 1979 — Chieti to Pesaro, 252 km (157 mi)[1]
Stage 7 result[1][2][9] | | General classification after Stage 7[2][9] |
Stage 8
25 May 1979 — Rimini to San Marino, 28 km (17 mi) (ITT)[1]
Stage 8 result[1][2][10] | | General classification after Stage 8[2][10] |
Stage 9
26 May 1979 — San Marino to Pistoia, 248 km (154 mi)[1]
Stage 9 result[1][2][11] | | General classification after Stage 9[2][11] |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "62ème Giro d'Italia 1979". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 1 May 2005.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "1979 Giro d'Italia". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ "Clasificacion" [Classification] (PDF) (in Spanish). 18 May 1979. p. 36. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Primera Etapa" [Stage 1] (PDF) (in Spanish). 19 May 1979. p. 33. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Clasificacion" [Classification] (PDF) (in Spanish). 20 May 1979. p. 28. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Clasificacion" [Classification] (PDF) (in Spanish). 21 May 1979. p. 45. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ a b c "Clasificacion" [Classification] (PDF) (in Spanish). 23 May 1979. p. 29. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Clasificacion" [Classification] (PDF) (in Spanish). 24 May 1979. p. 26. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Clasificacion" [Classification] (PDF) (in Spanish). 25 May 1979. p. 25. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Clasificacion" [Classification] (PDF) (in Spanish). 26 May 1979. p. 28. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Clasificacion" [Classification] (PDF) (in Spanish). 27 May 1979. p. 34. Retrieved 25 February 2019.