1979 Giro d'Italia, Stage 10 to Stage 19 explained

The 1979 Giro d'Italia was the 62nd edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Giro began with a prologue individual time trial in Florence on 17 May, and Stage 10 occurred on 27 May with an individual time trial from Lerici. The race finished in Milan on 6 June.

Stage 10

27 May 1979 — Lerici to Portovenere, 25km (16miles) (ITT)^[1]

Stage 10 result^[2] ^[3]

Rank	Team	Time
1
2		+ 16"
3	CBM Fast–Gaggia	+ 40"
4		+ 52"
5		+ 53"
6		+ 54"
7		+ 1' 02"
8		+ 1' 06"
9		+ 1' 09"
10		+ 1' 12"

General classification after Stage 10

Rank	Team	Time
1
2		+ 18"
3		+ 1' 40"
4		+ 3' 35"
5		+ 4' 00"
6		+ 4' 43"
7		+ 6' 17"
8	San Giacomo–Mobilificio	+ 7' 43"
9		+ 9' 04"
10		+ 10' 51"

Stage 11

28 May 1979 — La Spezia to Voghera, 212km (132miles)

Stage 11 result^[4]

Rank	Team	Time
1
2		s.t.
3		s.t.
4	San Giacomo–Mobilificio	+ 11"
5		s.t.
6	San Giacomo–Mobilificio	s.t.
7		s.t.
8	Zonca–Santini	s.t.
9	Sapa Assicurazioni	s.t.
10		s.t.

General classification after Stage 11

Rank	Team	Time
1
2		+ 18"
3		+ 1' 40"
4		+ 3' 35"
5		+ 3' 49"
6		+ 4' 43"
7		+ 6' 06"
8	San Giacomo–Mobilificio	+ 7' 43"
9		+ 9' 04"
10		+ 10' 57"

Stage 12

29 May 1979 — Alessandria to Saint-Vincent, 204km (127miles)

Stage 12 result

Rank	Team	Time
1
2		+ 3"
3		s.t.
4	Zonca–Santini	s.t.
5	Sapa Assicurazioni	s.t.
6		s.t.
7		s.t.
8	Zonca–Santini	s.t.
9		s.t.
10		s.t.

General classification after Stage 12

Rank	Team	Time
1
2		+ 18"
3		+ 1' 40"
4		+ 3' 35"
5		+ 3' 49"
6		+ 5' 06"
7		+ 5' 17"
8	San Giacomo–Mobilificio	+ 7' 52"
9		+ 9' 04"
10		+ 10' 51"

Stage 13

30 May 1979 — Aosta to Meda, 229km (142miles)

Stage 13 result^[5]

Rank	Team	Time
1
2		s.t.
3		s.t.
4	Zonca–Santini	+ 10"
5		s.t.
6	CBM Fast–Gaggia	s.t.
7		s.t.
8	San Giacomo–Mobilificio	s.t.
9		s.t.
10	Sapa Assicurazioni	s.t.

General classification after Stage 13

Rank	Team	Time
1
2		+ 18"
3		+ 1' 40"
4		+ 3' 35"
5		+ 3' 49"
6		+ 5' 06"
7		+ 5' 17"
8	San Giacomo–Mobilificio	+ 8' 39"
9		+ 9' 04"
10		+ 10' 57"

Stage 14

31 May 1979 — Meda to Bosco Chiesanuova, 212km (132miles)

Stage 14 result^[6]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 2"
3			+ 3"
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	Team	Time
1
2		+ 18"
3		+ 1' 39"
4		+ 3' 35"
5		+ 3' 46"
6		+ 5' 06"
7		+ 5' 17"
8	San Giacomo–Mobilificio	+ 8' 39"
9		+ 9' 25"
10		+ 10' 51"

Stage 15

1 June 1979 — Verona to Treviso, 121km (75miles)

Stage 15 result^[7]

Rank	Team	Time
1	San Giacomo–Mobilificio
2		s.t.
3		s.t.
4	Sapa Assicurazioni	s.t.
5		s.t.
6		s.t.
7	Sapa Assicurazioni	s.t.
8		s.t.
9		s.t.
10	Sapa Assicurazioni	s.t.

General classification after Stage 15

Rank	Team	Time
1
2		+ 18"
3		+ 1' 39"
4		+ 3' 35"
5		+ 3' 46"
6		+ 5' 06"
7		+ 5' 17"
8	San Giacomo–Mobilificio	+ 8' 39"
9		+ 9' 25"
10		+ 10' 51"

Stage 16

2 June 1979 — Treviso to Pieve di Cadore, 195km (121miles)

Stage 16 result^[8]

Rank	Team	Time
1
2		+ 1' 12"
3		+ 1' 18"
4		+ 1' 22"
5	Zonca–Santini	s.t.
6		s.t.
7		+ 1' 26"
8		+ 1' 27"
9		+ 1' 32"
10	Sapa Assicurazioni	+ 1' 33"

General classification after Stage 16

Rank	Team	Time
1
2		+ 44"
3		+ 1' 45"
4		+ 3' 56"
5		+ 4' 01"
6		+ 5' 27"
7		+ 5' 32"
8	San Giacomo–Mobilificio	+ 9' 05"
9		+ 9' 39"
10		+ 11' 17"

Rest day

3 June 1979

Stage 17

4 June 1979 — Pieve di Cadore to Trento, 194km (121miles)

Stage 17 result^[9]

Rank	Team	Time
1
2		s.t.
3		s.t.
4	Zonca–Santini	s.t.
5		s.t.
6		s.t.
7		s.t.
8		s.t.
9	Sapa Assicurazioni	s.t.
10	Sapa Assicurazioni	s.t.

General classification after Stage 17

Rank	Team	Time
1
2		+ 1' 45"
3		+ 3' 50"
4		+ 4' 01"
5		+ 5' 30"
6		+ 5' 32"
7	San Giacomo–Mobilificio	+ 9' 05"
8		+ 9' 39"
9		+ 11' 17"
10	Sapa Assicurazioni	+ 14' 18"

Stage 18

5 June 1979 — Trento to Barzio, 245km (152miles)

Stage 18 result

Rank	Team	Time
1
2		+ 23"
3		s.t.
4		+ 25"
5		s.t.
6	San Giacomo–Mobilificio	+ 26"
7		+ 28"
8		s.t.
9		+ 31"
10	CBM Fast–Gaggia	+ 36"

General classification after Stage 18

Rank	Team	Time
1
2		+ 1' 48"
3		+ 4' 07"
4		+ 4' 14"
5		+ 5' 33"
6		+ 5' 43"
7	San Giacomo–Mobilificio	+ 9' 06"
8		+ 9' 50"
9		+ 11' 28"
10	Sapa Assicurazioni	+ 14' 40"

Stage 19

6 June 1979 — Cesano Maderno to Milan, 44km (27miles) (ITT)

Stage 19 result^[10]

Rank	Team	Time
1
2	CBM Fast–Gaggia	+ 15"
3		+ 21"
4		+ 40"
5		+ 1' 06"
6		+ 1' 17"
7		+ 1' 34"
8		+ 1' 40"
9		+ 2' 17"
10	San Giacomo–Mobilificio	+ 2' 21"

General classification after Stage 19

Rank	Team	Time
1
2		+ 2' 09"
3		+ 5' 13"
4		+ 5' 31"
5		+ 7' 33"
6		+ 7' 50"
7	San Giacomo–Mobilificio	+ 11' 27"
8		+ 13' 07"
9		+ 14' 16"
10	CBM Fast–Gaggia	+ 16' 11"

Notes and References

Web site: 62ème Giro d'Italia 1979. Memoire du cyclisme. French. https://web.archive.org/web/20050501054248/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdi/tdi1979.php. 1 May 2005.
Web site: 1979 Giro d'Italia. BikeRaceInfo. 24 January 2019.
News: Clasificacion. Spanish. Classification. El Mundo Deportivo. 41. 28 May 1979. 30 January 2019.
News: Clasificacion. Spanish. Classification. El Mundo Deportivo. 31. 30 May 1979. 30 January 2019.
News: Clasificacion. Spanish. Classification. El Mundo Deportivo. 31. 31 May 1979. 30 January 2019.
News: Clasificacion. Spanish. Classification. El Mundo Deportivo. 27. 1 June 1979. 30 January 2019.
News: Clasificacion. Spanish. Classification. El Mundo Deportivo. 29. 2 June 1979. 30 January 2019.
News: Clasificacion. Spanish. Classification. El Mundo Deportivo. 31. 3 June 1979. 30 January 2019.
News: Clasificacion. Spanish. Classification. El Mundo Deportivo. 27. 6 June 1979. 30 January 2019.
News: Clasificacion. Spanish. Classification. El Mundo Deportivo. 23. 7 June 1979. 30 January 2019.