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| Dates | 20 May - 12 June 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 22 + Prologue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3,917.3 km (2,434 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 108h 42' 27" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1968 Giro d'Italia was the 51st running of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tour races. The Giro started in Campione d'Italia, on 20 May, with a 5.7 km (3.5 mi) stage and concluded in Naples, on 11 June, with a 235 km (146.0 mi) mass-start stage. A total of 130 riders from 13 teams entered the 22-stage race, which was won by Belgian Eddy Merckx of the Faema team. The second and third places were taken by Italians Vittorio Adorni and Felice Gimondi, respectively.[1][2][3][4]
- ^ "Perlas del "Giro"" [Giro's Pearls] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 13 June 1968. p. 18. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 March 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ^ "La <<grana>> del doping sta per scoppiare?" [The <<grain>> of doping is about to burst?] (PDF). l'Unità (in Italian). PCI. 12 June 1968. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ "Gimondi: <<Giuro, non è vero!>> Motta: <<C'è sotto qualcosa?>>" [Gimondi: << I swear, is not it! >> Motta: << There is something behind? >>] (PDF). l'Unità (in Italian). PCI. 17 June 1968. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ Paul Maunder (25 May 2018). "Part 6: Turning Through the Clouds". Soigneur. Archived from the original on 24 October 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.