The 1972 Giro d'Italia was the 55th edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Giro began in Venice on 21 May, and Stage 11 occurred on 1 June with a stage to Forte dei Marmi. The race finished in Milan on 11 June.
Stage 1 21 May 1972 — Venice to Ravenna,
Stage 1 result and general classification after Stage 1 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 G.B.C.–Sony s.t. 6 s.t. 7 Zonca s.t. 8 Zonca s.t. 9 Van Cauter–Magniflex–de Gribaldy s.t. 10 Van Cauter–Magniflex–de Gribaldy s.t.
Stage 2 22 May 1972 — Ravenna to Fermo,
Stage 2 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t. 6 s.t. 7 Van Cauter–Magniflex–de Gribaldy s.t. 8 s.t. 9 Zonca s.t. 10 s.t.General classification after Stage 2 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 G.B.C.–Sony s.t. 6 Zonca s.t. 7 Van Cauter–Magniflex–de Gribaldy s.t. 8 Van Cauter–Magniflex–de Gribaldy s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.
Stage 3 23 May 1972 — Porto San Giorgio to Francavilla al Mare,
Stage 3 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 15" 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t. 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 Zonca s.t. 9 s.t. 10 Van Cauter–Magniflex–de Gribaldy s.t.General classification after Stage 3 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 15" 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t. 6 s.t. 7 Van Cauter–Magniflex–de Gribaldy s.t. 8 s.t. 9 Zonca s.t. 10 s.t.
Stage 4a 24 May 1972 — Francavilla al Mare to Blockhaus,
Stage 4a result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 1' 35" 3 + 2' 36" 4 s.t. 5 s.t. 6 + 2' 42" 7 + 2' 44" 8 + 2' 46" 9 s.t. 10 + 2' 53"General classification after Stage 4a Rank Rider Team Time 1
Stage 4b 24 May 1972 — Blockhaus to Foggia,
Stage 4b result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 Van Cauter–Magniflex–de Gribaldy s.t. 5 s.t. 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 + 25"General classification after Stage 4b Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 1' 35" 3 + 2' 36" 4 s.t. 5 + 2' 46" 6 s.t. 7 + 2' 53" 8 G.B.C.–Sony + 2' 57" 9 + 3' 02" 10 + 3' 07"
Stage 5 25 May 1972 — Foggia to Montesano sulla Marcellana,
Stage 5 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 Van Cauter–Magniflex–de Gribaldy 2 + 1" 3 + 11" 4 + 13" 5 s.t. 6 Zonca s.t. 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.General classification after Stage 5 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 1' 35" 3 + 2' 36" 4 s.t. 5 + 2' 46" 6 s.t. 7 + 2' 53" 8 G.B.C.–Sony + 2' 57" 9 + 3' 02" 10 + 3' 03"
Stage 6 26 May 1972 — Montesano sulla Marcellana to Cosenza,
Stage 6 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 2" 3 G.B.C.–Sony s.t. 4 + 4" 5 Van Cauter–Magniflex–de Gribaldy s.t. 6 + 8" 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 Zonca s.t.General classification after Stage 6 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 1' 35" 3 + 2' 36" 4 s.t. 5 + 2' 46" 6 s.t. 7 + 2' 53" 8 G.B.C.–Sony + 2' 57" 9 + 3' 02" 10 + 3' 03"
Stage 7 27 May 1972 — Cosenza to Catanzaro,
Stage 7 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 s.t. 3 + 4' 13" 4 s.t. 5 s.t. 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.General classification after Stage 7 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 10" 3 + 1' 37" 4 + 3' 12" 5 + 4' 13" 6 + 4' 30" 7 + 4' 40" 8 + 4' 45" 9 G.B.C.–Sony + 5' 03" 10 + 5' 04"
Stage 8 28 May 1972 — Catanzaro to Reggio Calabria,
Stage 8 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 2" 3 G.B.C.–Sony s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t. 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.General classification after Stage 8 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 10" 3 + 1' 37" 4 + 3' 12" 5 + 4' 13" 6 + 4' 30" 7 + 4' 40" 8 + 4' 45" 9 G.B.C.–Sony + 5' 03" 10 + 5' 04"
Stage 9 29 May 1972 — Messina to Messina,
Stage 9 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 s.t. 3 G.B.C.–Sony s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t. 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.General classification after Stage 9 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 10" 3 + 1' 37" 4 + 3' 12" 5 + 4' 13" 6 + 4' 30" 7 + 4' 40" 8 + 4' 45" 9 G.B.C.–Sony + 5' 03" 10 + 5' 04"
Rest day 30 May 1972
Stage 10 31 May 1972 — Rome to Monte Argentario,
Stage 10 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 15" 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t. 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 Zonca s.t. 9 s.t. 10 Van Cauter–Magniflex–de Gribaldy s.t.General classification after Stage 10 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 10" 3 + 1' 37" 4 + 3' 12" 5 + 4' 13" 6 + 4' 28" 7 + 4' 30" 8 + 4' 45" 9 G.B.C.–Sony + 5' 03" 10 + 5' 04"
Stage 11 1 June 1972 — Monte Argentario to Forte dei Marmi,
Stage 11 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 Van Cauter–Magniflex–de Gribaldy s.t. 5 G.B.C.–Sony s.t. 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.General classification after Stage 11 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 10" 3 + 1' 37" 4 + 3' 12" 5 + 4' 13" 6 + 4' 25" 7 + 4' 30" 8 + 4' 45" 9 G.B.C.–Sony + 5' 03" 10 + 5' 04"
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