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| Dates | 16 May - 8 June 1969 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 23, including one split stage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3,851 km (2,393 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 106h 47' 03" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1969 Giro d'Italia was the 52nd edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The 3,851-kilometre (2,393 mi) race consisted of 23 stages, one of which was a split stage, starting in Garda on 16 May and finishing Milan on 8 June. There were two time trial stages and a single rest day. Felice Gimondi of the Salvarani team won the overall general classification, his second victory. Italians Claudio Michelotto (Max Meyer) placed second, 3 min and 35 s slower than Gimondi, and Italo Zilioli (Filotex) was third, over four minutes behind Gimondi.
Eddy Merckx, who was leading the general classification, was excluded from the race after an extremely controversial anti-doping control in Savona.