1972 Giro di Lombardia

1972 Giro di Lombardia
Race details
Dates7 October 1972
Stages1
Distance266[1] km (165.3 mi)
Winning time6h 47' 54"
Results
  Winner  Eddy Merckx (BEL) (Molteni)
  Second  Cyrille Guimard (FRA) (Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson)
  Third  Felice Gimondi (ITA) (Salvarani)
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The 1972 Giro di Lombardia was the 66th edition of the Giro di Lombardia cycle race and was held on 7 October 1972.[2] The race started in Milan and finished in Como.[3] The race was won by Eddy Merckx of the Molteni team.

General classification

Final general classification[4][5][6]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Eddy Merckx (BEL) Molteni 6h 47' 54"
2  Cyrille Guimard (FRA) Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson + 1' 27"
3  Felice Gimondi (ITA) Salvarani + 1' 27"
4  Frans Verbeeck (BEL) Watney–Avia + 1' 27"
5  Antoine Houbrechts (BEL) Salvarani + 1' 27"
6  Joop Zoetemelk (NED) Beaulieu–Flandria + 1' 27"
7  Raymond Delisle (FRA) Peugeot–BP–Michelin + 1' 30"
8  Willy De Geest (BEL) Van Cauter–Magniflex–de Gribaldy + 1' 39"
9  Franco Bitossi (ITA) Filotex + 1' 39"
10  Michele Dancelli (ITA) Scic + 1' 39"

References

  1. ^ "Tour of Lombardy -Il Lombardia (Giro di Lombardia)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  2. ^ "1972 Giro di Lombardia results (Tour of Lombardy)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  3. ^ "66ème Giro di Lombardia 1972". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 26 January 2004.
  4. ^ "Tour de Lombardie 1972". LesSports.info. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  5. ^ "1972 Il Lombardia". First Cycling. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Giro di Lombardia". WVCycling. Retrieved 9 December 2017.


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