1976 Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 to Stage 22b explained

The 1976 Giro d'Italia was the 59th edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Giro began in Catania on 21 May, and Stage 12 occurred on 1 June with a mountainous stage from Gabicce Mare. The race finished in Milan on 12 June.

Stage 12

1 June 1976 — Gabicce Mare to Porretta Terme, 215km (134miles)^[1]

Stage 12 result^[2] ^[3]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 16"
3			+ 2' 10"
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 12

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 44"
3			+ 52"
4			+ 54"
5			+ 1' 04"
6			+ 1' 12"
7			+ 1' 31"
8			+ 1' 34"
9			+ 1' 40"
10			+ 1' 43"

Stage 13

2 June 1976 — Porretta Terme to Il Ciocco, 146km (91miles)

Stage 13 result^[4]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 2"
3			s.t.
4			+ 3"
5			+ 9"
6			s.t.
7			+ 33"
8			s.t.
9			+ 37"
10			s.t.

General classification after Stage 13

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 16"
3			+ 37"
4			+ 54"
5			+ 59"
6			+ 1' 06"
7			+ 1' 09"
8			+ 1' 16"
9			+ 1' 23"
10			+ 1' 39"

Stage 14

3 June 1976 — Il Ciocco to Varazze, 227km (141miles)

Stage 14 result^[5]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 2"
3			+ 4"
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 14

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 16"
3			+ 37"
4			+ 54"
5			+ 59"
6			+ 1' 05"
7			+ 1' 06"
8			+ 1' 16"
9			+ 1' 23"
10			+ 1' 39"

Rest day

4 June 1976

Stage 15

5 June 1976 — Varazze to Ozegna, 216km (134miles)

Stage 15 result^[6]

Rank	Team	Time
1
2		s.t.
3		s.t.
4		s.t.
5		s.t.
6		s.t.
7	G.B.C.	s.t.
8		s.t.
9		s.t.
10		s.t.

General classification after Stage 15

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 16"
3			+ 37"
4			+ 54"
5			+ 59"
6			+ 1' 05"
7			+ 1' 06"
8			+ 1' 16"
9			+ 1' 23"
10			+ 1' 39"

Stage 16

6 June 1976 — Castellamonte to Arosio, 258km (160miles)

Stage 16 result^[7]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			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 16

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 16"
3			+ 37"
4			+ 54"
5			+ 59"
6			+ 1' 05"
7			+ 1' 06"
8			+ 1' 16"
9			+ 1' 23"
10			+ 1' 39"

Stage 17

7 June 1976 — Arosio to Verona, 196km (122miles)

Stage 17 result^[8]

Rank	Team	Time
1
2		s.t.
3		s.t.
4		s.t.
5		s.t.
6		s.t.
7	G.B.C.	s.t.
8		s.t.
9		s.t.
10		s.t.

General classification after Stage 17

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 16"
3			+ 37"
4			+ 54"
5			+ 58"
6			+ 1' 05"
7			+ 1' 06"
8			+ 1' 16"
9			+ 1' 23"
10			+ 2' 45"

Stage 18

8 June 1976 — Verona to Longarone, 174km (108miles)

Stage 18 result

Rank	Team	Time
1
2		+ 13"
3		s.t.
4		s.t.
5		s.t.
6		s.t.
7		s.t.
8		s.t.
9		s.t.
10	G.B.C.	s.t.

General classification after Stage 18

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 16"
3			+ 37"
4			+ 54"
5			+ 59"
6			+ 1' 05"
7			+ 1' 06"
8			+ 1' 16"
9			+ 1' 23"
10			+ 2' 45"

Stage 19

9 June 1976 — Longarone to Vajolet Towers, 132km (82miles)

Stage 19 result^[9]

Rank	Team	Time
1
2		+ 1' 07"
3		+ 1' 25"
4		+ 2' 04"
5		+ 2' 10"
6		+ 2' 13"
7	Zonca–Santini	+ 2' 15"
8		s.t.
9		+ 2' 29"
10		+ 2' 44"

General classification after Stage 19

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 25"
3			+ 32"
4			+ 1' 48"
5			+ 1' 53"
6			+ 2' 02"
7			+ 2' 26"
8			+ 2' 52"
9			+ 3' 28"
10			+ 4' 19"

Stage 20

10 June 1976 — Vigo di Fassa to Terme di Comano, 170km (110miles)

Stage 20 result^[10]

Rank	Team	Time
1
2	Zonca–Santini	+ 1"
3		+ 1' 58"
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 20

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 25"
3			+ 32"
4			+ 1' 53"
5			+ 2' 02"
6			+ 2' 52"
7			+ 4' 19"
8			+ 7' 40"
9			+ 8' 13"
10			+ 8' 25"

Stage 21

11 June 1976 — Terme di Comano to Bergamo, 238km (148miles)

Stage 21 result^[11]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			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 21

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 25"
3			+ 32"
4			+ 1' 53"
5			+ 2' 02"
6			+ 2' 52"
7			+ 4' 19"
8			+ 7' 40"
9			+ 8' 13"
10			+ 8' 25"

Stage 22a

12 June 1976 — Arcore to Arcore, 28km (17miles) (ITT)

Stage 22a result^[12]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 19"
3			+ 22"
4			+ 23"
5			+ 41"
6			+ 43"
7			+ 51"
8			+ 56"
9			+ 1' 11"
10			+ 1' 16"

General classification after Stage 22a

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 19"
3			+ 49"
4			+ 1' 07"
5			+ 1' 35"
6			+ 2' 35"
7			+ 4' 07"
8			+ 7' 40"
9			+ 8' 49"
10			+ 8' 50"

Stage 22b

12 June 1976 — Milan to Milan, 106km (66miles)

Stage 22b result

Rank	Team	Time
1
2		s.t.
3		s.t.
4		s.t.
5		s.t.
6	G.B.C.	s.t.
7		s.t.
8		s.t.
9		s.t.
10		s.t.

General classification after Stage 22b

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 19"
3			+ 49"
4			+ 1' 07"
5			+ 1' 35"
6			+ 2' 35"
7			+ 4' 07"
8			+ 7' 40"
9			+ 8' 49"
10			+ 8' 50"

Notes and References

Web site: 59ème Giro d'Italia 1976. Memoire du cyclisme. French. https://web.archive.org/web/20050501054152/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdi/tdi1976.php. 1 May 2005.
Web site: 1976 Giro d'Italia. BikeRaceInfo. 23 January 2019.
News: Clasificaciones. Spanish. Classifications. El Mundo Deportivo. 19. 2 June 1976. 30 January 2019.
News: Clasificaciones. Spanish. Classifications. El Mundo Deportivo. 19. 3 June 1976. 30 January 2019.
News: Clasificaciones. Spanish. Classifications. El Mundo Deportivo. 17. 4 June 1976. 30 January 2019.
News: Clasificaciones. Spanish. Classifications. El Mundo Deportivo. 19. 6 June 1976. 30 January 2019.
News: Clasificaciones. Spanish. Classifications. El Mundo Deportivo. 26. 7 June 1976. 30 January 2019.
News: Clasificaciones. Spanish. Classifications. El Mundo Deportivo. 20. 9 June 1976. 30 January 2019.
News: Clasificaciones. Spanish. Classifications. El Mundo Deportivo. 19. 10 June 1976. 30 January 2019.
News: Clasificaciones. Spanish. Classifications. El Mundo Deportivo. 17. 11 June 1976. 30 January 2019.
News: Clasificaciones. Spanish. Classifications. El Mundo Deportivo. 17. 12 June 1976. 30 January 2019.
News: Clasificaciones Oficiales. Spanish. Official Classifications. El Mundo Deportivo. 12. 13 June 1976. 30 January 2019.