1980 Giro d'Italia
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The 1980 Giro d'Italia
of cycling
, the 63rd edition of the race, was held from 15 May to 8 June 1980. It covered a total of 4,025 km, in 22 stages, completed at an average speed of 35.897 km/h. It was won by Bernard Hinault
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Giro d'Italia
The Giro d'Italia , also simply known as The Giro, is a long distance road bicycle racing stage race for professional cyclists held over three weeks in May/early June in and around Italy. The Giro is one of the three Grand Tours , and is part of the UCI World Ranking calendar...
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Cycling
Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, or for sport. Persons engaged in cycling are cyclists or bicyclists...
, the 63rd edition of the race, was held from 15 May to 8 June 1980. It covered a total of 4,025 km, in 22 stages, completed at an average speed of 35.897 km/h. It was won by Bernard Hinault
Bernard Hinault
Bernard Hinault is a former French cyclist known for five victories in the Tour de France. He is one of only five cyclists to have won all three Grand Tours, and the only cyclist to have won each more than once. He won the Tour de France in 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982 and 1985...
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General classification
| Cyclist | Country | Time | |
| 1 | Bernard Hinault Bernard Hinault Bernard Hinault is a former French cyclist known for five victories in the Tour de France. He is one of only five cyclists to have won all three Grand Tours, and the only cyclist to have won each more than once. He won the Tour de France in 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982 and 1985... |
112 h 08' 20s | |
| 2 | Wladimiro Panizza Wladimiro Panizza Wladimiro Panizza was an Italian professional road bicycle racer. Panizza came from a communistic family and was named after Lenin. During his long career , he helped Felice Gimondi and Franco Bitossi. His best grand tour was the 1980 Giro d'Italia, where he finished on the second place in the... |
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| 3 | Giovanni Battaglin Giovanni Battaglin Giovanni Battaglin is an Italian professional road racing cyclist. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1981 Giro d'Italia. He also won the 1981 Vuelta a España.-Early years:... |
+ 6' 30s | |
| 4 | Tommy Prim Tommy Prim Tommy Prim was a professional cyclist who rode for the Italian Bianchi team between the years of 1980 and 1986... |
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| 5 | Gianbattista Baronchelli Gianbattista Baronchelli Gianbattista Baronchelli is an Italian retired professional road racing cyclist . He obtained a total of 94 victories.... |
+ 11' 49s | |
| 6 | Mario Beccia Mario Beccia Mario Beccia is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer, active between 1977 and 1988 and works as a directeur sportif at Team Vorarlberg.... |
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| 7 | Giuseppe Saronni Giuseppe Saronni Giuseppe Saronni , also known as Beppe Saronni, is an Italian former racing cyclist.-Biography:Born in Novara, Piedmont, Saronni turned professional in 1977. During his career, that lasted until 1989, he won 193 races... |
+ 12' 53s | |
| 8 | Josef Fuchs | ||
| 9 | Roberto Visentini Roberto Visentini Roberto Visentini is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist.Visentini was born in Gardone Riviera, in the province of Brescia, and had a brilliant junior career. In 1975, he was both Junior Italian champion and World Champion. As an amateur he won the 1977 time-trial World... |
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| 10 | Leonardo Natale |
Maglia rosa holders
| Cyclist | Country | Stages |
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| Francesco Moser Francesco Moser Francesco Moser , nicknamed "Lo sceriffo" , is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer. He was one of the dominant riders from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s, and won the 1984 Giro d'Italia, the 1977 world road racing championship and six victories in three of the five Monuments... |
prologue-4th | |
| Bernard Hinault Bernard Hinault Bernard Hinault is a former French cyclist known for five victories in the Tour de France. He is one of only five cyclists to have won all three Grand Tours, and the only cyclist to have won each more than once. He won the Tour de France in 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982 and 1985... |
5th-6th, 20th-final | |
| Roberto Visentini Roberto Visentini Roberto Visentini is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist.Visentini was born in Gardone Riviera, in the province of Brescia, and had a brilliant junior career. In 1975, he was both Junior Italian champion and World Champion. As an amateur he won the 1977 time-trial World... |
7th-13th | |
| Wladimiro Panizza Wladimiro Panizza Wladimiro Panizza was an Italian professional road bicycle racer. Panizza came from a communistic family and was named after Lenin. During his long career , he helped Felice Gimondi and Franco Bitossi. His best grand tour was the 1980 Giro d'Italia, where he finished on the second place in the... |
14th-19th |
Other jerseys
- Maglia ciclamino: Giuseppe SaronniGiuseppe SaronniGiuseppe Saronni , also known as Beppe Saronni, is an Italian former racing cyclist.-Biography:Born in Novara, Piedmont, Saronni turned professional in 1977. During his career, that lasted until 1989, he won 193 races...
- Maglia verdeMountains classification in the Giro d'ItaliaThe mountains classification in the Giro d'Italia is a secondary classification. In this classification, points are awarded to the leading riders over designated climbs. Most climbs are sorted into one of three scales based on difficulty and its position on that day's stage...
: Claudio BortolottoClaudio BortolottoClaudio Bortolotto is a former Italian professional cyclist. The highlight of his career came with his victories in the Mountains Classification at the Giro d'Italia. He won the Mountains Classification in 1979, 1980, and 1981. Bortolotto finished ninth overall in the 1977 and 1978 at the Giro...
- Maglia biancaYoung rider classification in the Giro d'ItaliaSince 1976, The Giro d'Italia has had a young rider classification. The leader in this classification wears the maglia bianca . The classification is determined by the best overall time, but only young cyclists were in the competition....
: Tommy PrimTommy PrimTommy Prim was a professional cyclist who rode for the Italian Bianchi team between the years of 1980 and 1986...