The 1964 Giro d'Italia was the 47th running of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tour races. The Giro started in Bolzano, on 16 May, with a mass-start stage and concluded back in Milan, on 7 June, with a leg. A total of 130 riders from 13 teams entered the 22-stage race, which was won by Frenchman Jacques Anquetil of the Saint-Raphaël team. The second and third places were taken by Italian riders Italo Zilioli and Guido De Rosso, respectively.

Teams

A total of 13 teams were invited to participate in the 1964 Giro d'Italia. Each team sent a squad of ten riders, so the Giro began with a peloton of 130 cyclists. Out of the 130 riders that started this edition of the Giro d'Italia, a total of 97 riders made it to the finish in Milan.

The 13 teams that took part in the race were:

Route and stages

The race route was revealed to the public on 31 March 1964 by race director Vincenzo Torriani. + Stage resultsStageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner116 MayBolzano to Riva del Garda Plain stage 217 MayRiva del Garda to Brescia Plain stage 318 MayBrescia to San Pellegrino Terme Stage with mountain(s) 419 MaySan Pellegrino Terme to Parma Plain stage 520 MayParma to Busseto Individual time trial 621 MayParma to Verona Plain stage 722 MayVerona to Lavarone Stage with mountain(s) 823 MayLavarone to Pedavena Stage with mountain(s) 924 MayFeltre to Marina di Ravenna Plain stage 1025 MayMarina di Ravenna to City of San Marino (San Marino) Stage with mountain(s) 1126 MayRimini to San Benedetto del Tronto Plain stage 1227 MaySan Benedetto del Tronto to Roccaraso Stage with mountain(s) 1328 MayRoccaraso to Caserta Plain stage 1429 MayCaserta to Castel Gandolfo Plain stage 1530 MayRome to Montepulciano Stage with mountain(s) 1631 MayMontepulciano to Livorno Plain stage 171 JuneLivorno to Santa Margherita Ligure Plain stage 2 June Rest day183 JuneSanta Margherita Ligure to Alessandria Stage with mountain(s) 194 JuneAlessandria to Cuneo Plain stage 205 JuneCuneo to Pinerolo Stage with mountain(s) 216 JuneTurin to Biella Stage with mountain(s) 227 JuneBiella to Milan Plain stage Total

Classification leadership

One leader's jersey was worn during the 1964 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. There were no time bonuses in 1964.

A major secondary classification was the mountains classification. In this ranking, points were won by reaching the summit of a climb ahead of other cyclists. There were two categories of mountains. The first category awarded 50, 30, and 20 points and the second distributed 30, 20, and 10 points.

There were also intermediate sprints, called "traguardi tricolori", and there was a classification related to these. The first three riders at each intermediate sprint scored 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. This classification was named the "Ramazzotti" classification, and points were given for high positions in stages, intermediate sprints and mountain tops, and leading the general classification. +Classification leadership by stage Stage WinnerGeneral classificationMountains classificationTraguardi Tricolori classificationTeam classification 1 Vittorio Adorni Vittorio Adorni not awarded Silvano Ciampi Salvarani 2 Michele Dancelli Michele Dancelli 3 Franco Bitossi Enzo Moser Antonio Gomez del Moral Molteni 4 Vito Taccone Salvarani 5 Jacques Anquetil Jacques Anquetil 6 Mino Bariviera 7 Angelino Soler 8 Marcello Mugnaini 9 Pietro Zoppas Vito Taccone Raffaele Marcoli 10 Rolf Maurer 11 Raffaele Marcoli 12 Walter Boucquet Saint-Raphaël 13 Giorgio Zancanaro Carpano 14 Vittorio Adorni 15 Nino Defilippis 16 Franco Bitossi 17 Franco Bitossi 18 Bruno Mealli 19 Cees Lute Saint-Raphaël 20 Franco Bitossi Franco Bitossi 21 Gianni Motta 22 Willi Altig Final Jacques Anquetil Franco Bitossi Raffaele Marcoli Saint-Raphaël

Final standings

Legend      Denotes the winner of the General classification

General classification

+ Final general classification (1–10)RankNameTeamTime 1 Saint-Raphaël 2 Carpano + 1' 22" 3 Molteni + 1' 31" 4 Salvarani + 2' 22" 5 Molteni + 2' 38" 6 Ignis + 3' 30" 7 Lygie + 5' 05" 8 Cynar + 6' 00" 9 Cynar + 7' 47" 10 Springoil-Fuchs + 9' 20"

Mountains classification

+ Final mountains classification (1–10)NameTeamPoints 1 Springoil-Fuchs 200 2 Ignis 140 3 Cynar 110 Salvarani 5 Carpano 70 6 Lygie 50 Lygie Salvarani 9 Molteni 40 10 Legnano 30 Ignis Carpano Ibac Cite Molteni Saint-Raphaël Molteni

Traguardi tricolori classification

+ Final traguardi tricolori classification (1–10)NameTeamPoints 1 Legnano 100 2 Springoil-Fuchs 50 3 Carpano 40 Saint-Raphaël 5 Salvarani 33 6 Gazzola 30 Cite 8 Carpano 25 Saint-Raphaël Salvarani

Teams classification

+ Final team classification (1–10)TeamPoints 1 Saint-Raphaël 2945 2 Springoil-Fuchs 2620 3 Salvarani 2480 4 Carpano 2470 5 Molteni 2150 6 Cynar 2075 7 Lygie 1885 8 Ignis 1820 9 Flandria Romeo 1750 10 Ibac 1360

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