1972 Giro di Lombardia explained

1972 Giro di Lombardia
Date:	7 October 1972
Stages:	1
Distance:	266^[1]
Unit:	km
Time:	6h 47' 54"
First:	Eddy Merckx
First Nat:	BEL
Second:	Cyrille Guimard
Second Nat:	FRA
Third:	Felice Gimondi
Third Nat:	ITA
Previous:	1971
Next:	1973

The 1972 Giro di Lombardia was the 66th edition of the Giro di Lombardia cycle race and was held on 7 October 1972.^[2] The race started in Milan and finished in Como.^[3] The race was won by Eddy Merckx of the Molteni team.

General classification

Final general classification^[4] ^[5] ^[6] Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 1' 27" 3 + 1' 27" 4 + 1' 27" 5 + 1' 27" 6 + 1' 27" 7 + 1' 30" 8 Van Cauter–Magniflex–de Gribaldy + 1' 39" 9 + 1' 39" 10 + 1' 39"

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tour of Lombardy -Il Lombardia (Giro di Lombardia). BikeRaceInfo. 9 December 2017.
2. Web site: 1972 Giro di Lombardia results (Tour of Lombardy). BikeRaceInfo. 9 December 2017.
3. Web site: 66ème Giro di Lombardia 1972. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20040126130837/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/cla_lombardie/lombardie1972.php. 26 January 2004.
4. Web site: Tour de Lombardie 1972. LesSports.info. 9 December 2017.
5. Web site: 1972 Il Lombardia. First Cycling. 9 December 2017.
6. Web site: Giro di Lombardia. WVCycling. 9 December 2017.