1975 Giro d'Italia
The 1975 Giro d'Italia was the 58th running of the Giro, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It started in Milan, on 17 May, with a set of split stages and concluded with a summit finish to the Passo dello Stelvio, on 7 June, with another split stage, consisting of an individual time trial and a mass-start stage. A total of 90 riders from nine teams entered the 22-stage race, that was won by Italian Fausto Bertoglio of the Jolly Ceramica team. The second and third places were taken by Spaniard Francisco Galdós and Italian Felice Gimondi, respectively.
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| Dates | 17 May – 7 June 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 21, including two split stages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3,963 km (2,462 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 111h 31' 24" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amongst the other classifications that the race awarded, Brooklyn's Roger De Vlaeminck won the points classification and Andrés Oliva and Francisco Galdós of KAS won the mountains classification. Brooklyn finished as the winners of the team points classification. Roger De Vlaeminck won seven stages.