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| Dates | 21 May – 12 June 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 4,161 km (2,586 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 119h 58' 15" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1976 Giro d'Italia was the 59th running of the Giro, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It started in Catania, on 21 May, with a set of split stages and concluded in Milan, on 12 June, with another split stage, consisting of an individual time trial and a mass-start stage. A total of 120 riders from twelve teams entered the 22-stage race, that was won by Italian Felice Gimondi of the Bianchi-Campagnolo team. The second and third places were taken by Belgian Johan De Muynck and Italian Fausto Bertoglio, respectively.[1][2][3]
Amongst the other classifications that the race awarded, Sanson's Francesco Moser won the points classification, Andrés Oliva of KAS won the mountains classification, and Magniflex's Alfio Vandi completed the Giro as the best neo-professional in the general classification, finishing seventh overall. Brooklyn finishing as the winners of the team points classification.[4] The race was marred by the death of Spanish rider Juan Manuel Santisteban during the first stage.
- ^ Javier Dalmases (13 June 1976). "Gimondi (34 Años) Se Impuso Por Tercera Vez" [Gimondi (34 years) was Imposed for Third Time] (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. p. 12. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ Maurizio Caravella (13 June 1976). "Gimondi ha vinto il Giro del cuore" [Gimondi won the Tour of the heart] (PDF). La Stampa (in Italian). Editrice La Stampa. p. 16. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ Gino Sala (13 June 1976). "Gimondi: uno splendido <<tris>>" [Gimondi: a beautiful <<trio>>] (PDF). l'Unità (in Italian). PCI. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-03-09. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ "Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant | 14 juni 1976 | pagina 13".