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 stage and concluded in Florence, on 6 June, with a 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.

Teams

Ten teams were invited by the race organizers to participate in the 1965 edition of the Giro d'Italia. Each team sent a squad of ten riders, which meant that the race started with a peloton of 100 cyclists. From the riders that began the race, 80 made it to the finish in Florence.

The teams entering the race were:

Maino

From the 100 riders that started the Giro, only 10 were not Italian.

Route and stages The race route was revealed to the public on 25 March 1965 by race director Vincenzo Torriani. San Marino hosted the start of the race, which marked the first time in race history that the race began outside of Italy. The small country only hosted the stage's start as the stage concluded in Perugia.

To transfer from Sicily to Milan, a plane flight was planned during the rest day. This caused some controversy, because not all riders were happy to fly, and some chose to travel by train.

The twentieth stage was originally planned to end in Solda after 190 km, but was shortened to end on the Passo dello Stelvio because of the risk of an avalanche.

+ Stage characteristics and winnersStageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner115 MayCity of San Marino (San Marino) to Perugia Stage with mountain(s) 216 MayPerugia to L'Aquila Stage with mountain(s) 317 MayL'Aquila to Rocca di Cambio Stage with mountain(s) 418 MayRocca di Cambio to Benevento Stage with mountain(s) 519 MayBenevento to Avellino Stage with mountain(s) 620 MayAvellino to Potenza Stage with mountain(s) 721 MayPotenza to Maratea Plain stage 822 MayMaratea to Catanzaro Plain stage 923 MayCatanzaro to Reggio Calabria Stage with mountain(s) 1024 MayMessina to Palermo Plain stage 1125 MayPalermo to Agrigento Plain stage 1226 MayAgrigento to Siracusa Plain stage 1327 MayCatania to Taormina Individual time trial 28 May Rest day1429 MayMilan to Novi Ligure Plain stage 1530 MayNovi Ligure to Diano Marina Stage with mountain(s) 1631 MayDiano Marina to Turin Stage with mountain(s) 171 JuneTurin to Biandronno Plain stage 182 JuneBiandronno to Saas Fee (Switzerland) Stage with mountain(s) 193 JuneSaas Fee (Switzerland) to Madesimo Stage with mountain(s) 204 JuneMadesimo to Passo dello Stelvio Stage with mountain(s) 215 JuneBormio to Brescia Stage with mountain(s) 226 JuneBrescia to Florence Plain stage Total

Race summary Adorni took the lead in stage six, but lost it in stage eight because of a break-away that took 15 minutes. Adorni re-took the lead in an individual time trial, and increased his lead to a margin that had not been seen since Fausto Coppi won in 1949.

The twentieth stage ended on the Passo dello Stelvio. The top was covered by snow, and cyclists had to cross it on foot. When Graziano Battistini reached the finish line as the stage winner, he did not celebrate but asked for a blanket.

Classification leadership

One leader's 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. There were no time bonuses in 1965.

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 three categories of mountains. The first category awarded 50, 40, 30, 20, and 10 points, the second distributed 40, 30, 20, and 10 points, and the third category gave 30, 20, and 10 points. In addition, the Cima Coppi was introduced: the highest climb of the Giro gave 200, 100, 80, 70 and 50 points. From this year on, a rider had to finish the Giro to be eligible for the mountains classification.

There was also a classification for intermediate sprints, named the Traguardi tricolori in honor of the Italian flag, where riders scored 15, 10 and 5 points at each intermediate sprint.

+Classification leadership by stage Stage WinnerGeneral classificationMountains classification 1 Michele Dancelli Michele Dancelli not awarded 2 Guido Carlesi Carlo Chiappano 3 Luciano Galbo Luciano Galbo Vito Taccone & Antonio Bailetti 4 Adriano Durante Albano Negro Michele Dancelli 5 Michele Dancelli 6 Vittorio Adorni Vittorio Adorni 7 Luciano Armani 8 Frans Brands Bruno Mealli 9 Adriano Durante 10 Domenico Meldolesi 11 Guido Carlesi 12 Raffaele Marcoli 13 Vittorio Adorni Vittorio Adorni 14 Danilo Grassi 15 Bruno Mealli 16 Aldo Pifferi Franco Bitossi 17 Raffaele Marcoli 18 Italo Zilioli 19 Vittorio Adorni 20 Graziano Battistini 21 Franco Bitossi 22 René Binggeli Final Vittorio Adorni Franco Bitossi

Final standings

Legend      Denotes the winner of the General classification

General classification

+ Final general classification (1–10)RankNameTeamTime 1 Salvarani 2 Sanson + 11' 26" 3 Salvarani + 12' 57" 4 Maino + 14' 30" 5 Sanson + 15' 05" 6 Salvarani + 15' 33" 7 Filotex + 15' 37" 8 Ignis + 19' 22" 9 Ignis + 19' 30" 10 Molteni + 21' 03"

Mountains classification

+ Final mountains classification (1–10)NameTeamPoints 1 Filotex 250 2 Salvarani 160 3 Salvarani 140 4 Sanson 110 5 Molteni 90 Maino 7 Sanson 30 Molteni Legnano 10 Ignis 20 Ignis Vittadello Legnano Ignis

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