The 1984 Giro d'Italia

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...

of cycling

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 67th running or the race, was held from 17 May to 10 June 1984, consisting of 22 stages. It was won by 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...

, who took over the lead from Laurent Fignon

Laurent Fignon

Laurent Patrick Fignon was a French professional road bicycle racer. He won the Tour de France in 1983 and in 1984. He missed winning it a third time, in 1989, by 8 seconds, the closest margin ever to decide the tour. He also won the Giro d'Italia in 1989, after having been the runner-up in 1984,...

 in the final stage. Some observers say that Fignon was robbed by Tour organizers who manipulated the race for Moser's victory.

Robin Morton

Robin Morton (cycling)

Robin Morton is an American former cycling team manager and was the first and only female manager in mens professional cycling. She also created the first Union Cycliste Internationale registered American professional road racing team in 1984. Cycling in Europe is a traditionally male sport and...

, the team manager of the Gianna-Motta-Linea MD team, was the first female team manager ever in the Giro d'Italia.

Results

General classification (1–10)

	Cyclist	Country	Time
1	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...		98h 32' 20s
2	Laurent Fignon Laurent Fignon Laurent Patrick Fignon was a French professional road bicycle racer. He won the Tour de France in 1983 and in 1984. He missed winning it a third time, in 1989, by 8 seconds, the closest margin ever to decide the tour. He also won the Giro d'Italia in 1989, after having been the runner-up in 1984,...		+ 1' 03s
3	Moreno Argentin Moreno Argentin Moreno Argentin is an Italian former professional cyclist .Born in San Donà di Piave , he won stages in the Tour de France, the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de Suisse. Known as Il Capo , he won Liège–Bastogne–Liège four times, the La Flèche Wallonne three times and the Ronde van Vlaanderen and Giro...		+ 4' 26s
4	Marino Lejarreta Arrizabalaga		+ 4' 33s
5	Johan van der Velde Johan van der Velde Johan van der Velde is a former Dutch cyclist. In the 1980 Tour de France he won the Maillot blanc, or white jersey, for being the best young rider under 25, also placing 12th overall that year. He had been a racing cyclist for only a year...		+ 6' 56s
6	Gianbattista Baronchelli Gianbattista Baronchelli Gianbattista Baronchelli is an Italian retired professional road racing cyclist . He obtained a total of 94 victories....		+ 7' 48s
7	Lucien Van Impe Lucien Van Impe Lucien van Impe was a Belgian cyclist from 1969 to 1987. He excelled mainly as a climber in multiple-day races such as the Tour de France...		+ 10' 19s
8	Beat Breu Beat Breu Beat Breu is a Swiss former road bicycle racer. In 1982 Tour de France he won the prestigious stage on Alpe d'Huez, as well as another mountain stage finishing in Saint-Lary-Soulan, and finished sixth overall. He also won Tour de Suisse two times and a stage in 1981 Giro d'Italia.- Palmarès :1981...		+ 11' 39s
9	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....		+ 11' 41s
10	Dag Erik Pedersen Dag Erik Pedersen Dag Erik Pedersen is a retired Norwegian road racing cyclist with a long career as professional. He won 3 stages in the Giro d'Italia and he came 4th in the Road race in the 1981 World Championship...		+ 13' 35s

Maglia rosa holders

Leaders of the general classification

Cyclist	Country	Stages
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, 5th-19th, 22nd and final
Laurent Fignon Laurent Fignon Laurent Patrick Fignon was a French professional road bicycle racer. He won the Tour de France in 1983 and in 1984. He missed winning it a third time, in 1989, by 8 seconds, the closest margin ever to decide the tour. He also won the Giro d'Italia in 1989, after having been the runner-up in 1984,...		1st-4th, 20th-21st

Other classifications

• Points classification:
• Mountains classification
  Mountains classification in the Giro d'Italia
  The 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...
  
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• Young rider classification
  Young rider classification in the Giro d'Italia
  Since 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....
  
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• Team classification: Renault