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| Dates | 18 May - 9 June 1966 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3,976 km (2,471 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 111h 10' 48" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 149 km (92.6 mi) stage and concluded in Trieste, on 8 June, with a 172 km (106.9 mi) 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.[1][2][3]
The points classification was introduced in this edition.
- ^ "Motta definitivo vencedor en Trieste" [Motta definitive winner in Trieste] (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 10 June 1966. p. 6. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ "Classifica finale" [Final classifications] (PDF). l'Unità (in Italian). PCI. 10 June 1966. p. 10. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ "Finalizo el <<Giro>> con victoria de Motta" [Ending <<Tour>> to win Motta]. Diari de Girona (in Catalan). Diari de Girona Media, S.L. 10 June 1968. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2012.