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By Barry Boyce, CyclingRevealed Historian |
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A Stelvio Showdown
An Italian version of the 1956 Tour de France’s Roger Walkowiak, little known Fausto Bertoglio fought “tooth and nail” to hold his race lead to the end. Bertoglio took the Giro lead on stage 14’s mountain time trial. He and his Jollyceramica teammates controlled the race until the unusual final stage finishing on the climb of the Passo del Stelvio.
The challenge of the final stage was huge. Second placed Spanish climber Francisco Galdos trialed Bertoglio by 41” as the final climb began. Galdos attacked but Bertoglio answered every time. Galdos won the stage with a stubborn race leader second in the same time. Bertoglio retained the Maglia Rosa.
Fausto Bertoglio survived every challenge and gained the biggest victory of his career with the 1975 Giro d’Italia victory!
Stage and Distance |
Stage Winner |
Race Leader |
Stage 1 Milan-Florano Modenese, 177 km |
Knut Knudsen (Nor) |
Knut Knudsen (Nor) |
Stage 2 Modena-Ancona, 249 km |
Patrick Sercu (Bel) |
Knut Knudsen (Nor) |
Stage 3 Ancona-Prati di Tivo, 175 km |
Giovanni Battaglin (Ita) |
Giovanni Battaglin (Ita) |
Stage 4 Teramo-Campobasso, 258 km |
Roger De Vlaeminck (Bel) |
Francisco Galdos (Spa) |
Stage 5 Campobasso-Bari, 224 km |
Rik Van Linden (Bel) |
Francisco Galdos (Spa) |
Stage 6 Bari-Castrovillari, 213 km |
Roger De Vlaeminck (Bel) |
Francisco Galdos (Spa) |
Stage 7a Castrovillari-Padula, 123 km |
Domingo Perurena (Ita) |
Francisco Galdos (Spa) |
Stage 7b Padula-Potenza, 80 km |
Roger De Vlaeminck (Bel) |
Francisco Galdos (Spa) |
Stage 8 Potenza-Sorrento, 220 km |
Marcello Osler (Ita) |
Francisco Galdos (Spa) |
Stage 9 Sorrento-Frosinone, 222 km |
Enrico Paolini (Ita) |
Francisco Galdos (Spa) |
Stage 10 Frosinone-Tivoli, 176 km |
Roger De Vlaeminck (Bel) |
Francisco Galdos (Spa) |
Stage 11 Rome-Orvieto, 158 km |
Roger De Vlaeminck (Bel) |
Francisco Galdos (Spa) |
Stage 12 Chianciano-Forte dei Marmi, 232 km |
Patrick Sercu (Bel) |
Francisco Galdos (Spa) |
Stage 13 Forte dei Marmi, 38 km ITT |
Giovanni Battaglin (Ita) |
Giovanni Battaglin (Ita) |
Stage 14 Il Ciocco, 13 km ITT |
Fausto Bertoglio (Ita) |
Fausto Bertoglio (Ita) |
Stage 15 Il Ciocco-Arenzano, 203 km |
Franco Bitossi (Ita) |
Fausto Bertoglio (Ita) |
Stage 16 Arenzano-Orta, 193 km |
Fabrizio Fabbri (Ita) |
Fausto Bertoglio (Ita) |
Stage 17a Omegna-Portoglio, 167 km |
Patrick Sercu (Bel) |
Fausto Bertoglio (Ita) |
Stage 17b Pontoglio-La Maddalena, 46 km |
Wladimiro Panizza (Ita) |
Fausto Bertoglio (Ita) |
Stage 18 Brescia-Balsega di Pine, 223 km |
Roger De Vlaeminck (Bel) |
Fausto Bertoglio (Ita) |
Stage 19 Balsega di Pine-Pordenone, 175 km |
Martin Rodriguez (Col) |
Fausto Bertoglio (Ita) |
Stage 20 Pordenone-Alleghe, 197 km |
Roger De Vlaeminck (Bel) |
Fausto Bertoglio (Ita) |
Stage 21 Alleghe-Passo del Stelvio, 186 km |
Francisco Galdos (Spa) |
 Fausto Bertoglio (Ita)
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Mountain Classification (Tie) |
 Francisco Galdos (Spa)
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Mountain Classification (Tie) |
Andres Oliva (Spa) |
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Points Classification |
 Roger De Vlaeminck (Bel)
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GdI May 17 - June 07, 1975 |
| 3.963 Km |
1. Fausto BERTOGLIO (Ita) 111h31'34" |
| 2. Francisco Galdos (Spa) +41" |
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Felice Gimondi (Ita) +6'18" |
Starters: 90 |
Finishers: 70 |
Average Speed: 35.535 km/h |
GdI 1976
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