| 1965 Giro d'Italia | |
| Date: | 15 May - 6 June 1965 |
| Stages: | 22 |
| Distance: | 4051 |
| Unit: | km |
| Time: | 121h 08' 18" |
| Speed: | 34.270 |
| First: | Vittorio Adorni |
| First Nat: | ITA |
| First Team: | Salvarani |
| First Color: | pink |
| Second: | Italo Zilioli |
| Second Nat: | ITA |
| Second Team: | Sanson |
| Third: | Felice Gimondi |
| Third Nat: | ITA |
| Third Team: | Salvarani |
| Mountains: | Franco Bitossi |
| Mountains Nat: | ITA |
| Mountains Team: | Filotex |
| Team: | Salvarani |
| Previous: | 1964 |
| Next: | 1966 |
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 295km (183miles) stage and concluded in Florence, on 6 June, with a 136km (85miles) 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.[1] [2]
Ten teams were invited by the race organizers to participate in the 1965 edition of the Giro d'Italia.[3] Each team sent a squad of ten riders, which meant that the race started with a peloton of 100 cyclists.[3] From the riders that began the race, 80 made it to the finish in Florence.[4]
The teams entering the race were:[3]
The race route was revealed to the public on 25 March 1965 by race director Vincenzo Torriani.[5] San Marino hosted the start of the race, which marked the first time in race history that the race began outside of Italy.[6] The small country only hosted the stage's start as the stage concluded in Perugia.[6]
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 May | City of San Marino (San Marino) to Perugia | 198km (123miles) | Stage with mountain(s) | |||
| 2 | 16 May | Perugia to L'Aquila | 180km (110miles) | Stage with mountain(s) | |||
| 3 | 17 May | L'Aquila to Rocca di Cambio | 199km (124miles) | Stage with mountain(s) | |||
| 4 | 18 May | Rocca di Cambio to Benevento | 239km (149miles) | Stage with mountain(s) | |||
| 5 | 19 May | Benevento to Avellino | 175km (109miles) | Stage with mountain(s) | |||
| 6 | 20 May | Avellino to Potenza | 161km (100miles) | Stage with mountain(s) | |||
| 7 | 21 May | Potenza to Maratea | 164km (102miles) | Plain stage | |||
| 8 | 22 May | Maratea to Catanzaro | 103km (64miles) | Plain stage | |||
| 9 | 23 May | Catanzaro to Reggio Calabria | 161km (100miles) | Stage with mountain(s) | |||
| 10 | 24 May | Messina to Palermo | 260km (160miles) | Plain stage | |||
| 11 | 25 May | Palermo to Agrigento | 146km (91miles) | Plain stage | |||
| 12 | 26 May | Agrigento to Siracusa | 230km (140miles) | Plain stage | |||
| 13 | 27 May | Catania to Taormina | 50km (30miles) | Individual time trial | |||
| 28 May | Rest day | ||||||
| 14 | 29 May | Milan to Novi Ligure | 100km (100miles) | Plain stage | |||
| 15 | 30 May | Novi Ligure to Diano Marina | 223km (139miles) | Stage with mountain(s) | |||
| 16 | 31 May | Diano Marina to Turin | 205km (127miles) | Stage with mountain(s) | |||
| 17 | 1 June | Turin to Biandronno | 163km (101miles) | Plain stage | |||
| 18 | 2 June | Biandronno to Saas Fee (Switzerland) | 178km (111miles) | Stage with mountain(s) | |||
| 19 | 3 June | Saas Fee (Switzerland) to Madesimo | 282km (175miles) | Stage with mountain(s) | |||
| 20 | 4 June | Madesimo to Passo dello Stelvio | 160km (100miles) | Stage with mountain(s) | |||
| 21 | 5 June | Bormio to Brescia | 179km (111miles) | Stage with mountain(s) | |||
| 22 | 6 June | Brescia to Florence | 295km (183miles) | Plain stage | |||
| Total | 4051km (2,517miles) | ||||||
One 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.[7]
The mountains classification leader. Certain climbs were given different categories based on their difficulty, which each awarded different levels of points for each category. The first riders to the top of the climbs were awarded 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.[7]
| Rank | Name | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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" | |
| Name | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||