The 1965 Giro d'Italia was the 48th running of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tour races. The Giro started in San Marino, on 15 May, with a 295 km (183.3 mi) stage and concluded in Florence, on 6 June, with a 136 km (84.5 mi) leg. A total of 100 riders from 10 teams entered the 22-stage race, which was won by Italian Vittorio Adorni of the Salvarani team. The second and third places were taken by Italian riders Italo Zilioli and Felice Gimondi, respectively.[1][2]
Teams
Ten teams were invited by the race organizers to participate in the 1965 edition of the Giro d'Italia.[3] Each team sent a squad of ten riders, which meant that the race started with a peloton of 100 cyclists.[3] From the riders that began the race, 80 made it to the finish in Florence.[4]
The race route was revealed to the public on 25 March 1965 by race director Vincenzo Torriani.[5]San Marino hosted the start of the race, which marked the first time in race history that the race began outside of Italy.[6] The small country only hosted the stage's start as the stage concluded in Perugia.[6]
One jersey was worn during the 1965 Giro d'Italia. The leader of the general classification – calculated by adding the stage finish times of each rider – wore a pink jersey. This classification is the most important of the race, and its winner is considered as the winner of the Giro.[7]
The mountains classification leader. Certain climbs were given different categories based on their difficulty, which each awarded different levels of points for each category. The first riders to the top of the climbs were awarded points. Although no jersey was awarded, there was also one classification for the teams, in which the teams were awarded points for their rider's performance during the stages.[7]
^ abcd"Giro-sintesi" [The Tour in numbers] (PDF). l'Unità (in Italian). PCI. 15 May 1965. p. 10. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2015-03-12. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
^ abcdBill and Carol McGann. "1965 Giro d'Italia". Bike Race Info. Dog Ear Publishing. Archived from the original on 12 March 2015. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
^Attilio Camoriano (26 March 1965). "Questo il Giro d'Italia" [This is the Tour of Italy] (PDF). l'Unità (in Italian). PCI. p. 6. Archived(PDF) from the original on 29 April 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
^ ab"Il Giro in cifre" [The Tour in numbers] (PDF). l'Unità (in Italian). PCI. 7 June 1965. p. 9. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2015-03-12. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
