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By Barry Boyce, CyclingRevealed Historian |
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The Fastest Giro
Italy’s reigning World Champion Giuseppe Saronni was made the odds-on favorite to win the 1983 Giro d'Italia by the passionate, cycling crazy tifosi.
The time bonuses awarded for top 3 stage finishes would play a huge part in General Classification. Not known for time trialing ability or climbing strength in the mountains Saronni used his all-round talent to hold off the charge of Roberto Visentini.
Saronni's victory did not come without a controversial sprint on stage 4. Saronni and Moreno Argentin bumped through a narrow passage 105 meters from the finish line. Saronni put his hand on Argentin and won the sprint. The stage win gave Saronni his first time bonus.
With three stage wins for Saronni, the Italian built enough of a lead to beat Visentini by 1’07” in Milan. Giuseppe Saronni also easily won the Points Jersey.
SPECIAL NOTE: Without the stage bonuses Saronni would have lost the Giro to Visentini by 48 second. Saronni won 3’20” in time bonuses and Visentini only 1’25”.
Stage and Distance |
Stage Winner |
Race Leader |
Stage 1 Brescia-Mantova, 70 km TTT |
BIANCHI-PIAGGIO |
Tommy Prim (Swe) |
Stage 2 Mantova-Commachio, 192 km |
Guido Bontempi (Ita) |
Urs Freuler (Sui) |
Stage 3 Commachio Lido Spina-Fano, 148 km |
Paolo Rosola (Ita) |
Paolo Rosola (Ita) |
Stage 4 Pesaro-Todi, 180 km |
Giuseppe Saronni (Ita) |
Paolo Rosola (Ita) |
Stage 5 Terni-Vasto, 269 km |
Eduardo Chozas (Spa) |
Silvano Contini (Ita) |
Stage 6 Vasto-Campitello Matese, 145 km |
Alberto Fernandez (Spa) |
Silvano Contini (Ita) |
Stage 7 Campitello-Salerno, 216 km |
Moreno Argentin (Ita) |
Giuseppe Saronni (Ita) |
Stage 8 Salerno-Terracina, 212 km |
Guido Bontempi (Ita) |
Giuseppe Saronni (Ita) |
Stage 9 Terracina-Montefiascone, 225 km |
Riccardo Magrini (Ita) |
Giuseppe Saronni (Ita) |
Stage 10 Montefiascone-Bibbiena, 232 km |
Palmiro Masciarelli (Ita) |
Giuseppe Saronni (Ita) |
Stage 11 Bibbiena-Pietrasanta, 202 km |
Lucien Van Impe (Bel) |
Giuseppe Saronni (Ita) |
Stage 12 Pietrasanta-Reggio Emilia, 180 km |
Alf Segersall (Swe) |
Giuseppe Saronni (Ita) |
Stage 13 Reggio Emilia-Parma 38 km ITT |
Giuseppe Saronni (Ita) |
Giuseppe Saronni (Ita) |
Stage 14 Parma-Savona, 243 km |
Gregor Braun (Ger) |
Giuseppe Saronni (Ita) |
Stage 15 Savona-Orta, 219 km |
Paolo Rosola (Ita) |
Giuseppe Saronni (Ita) |
Stage 16a Orta-Milan, 110 km |
Frank Hoste (Bel) |
Giuseppe Saronni (Ita) |
Stage 16b Milan-Bergamo, 100 km |
Giuseppe Saronni (Ita) |
Giuseppe Saronni (Ita) |
Stage 17 Bergamo-Colle San Fermo, 91 km |
Alberto Fernandez (Spa) |
Giuseppe Saronni (Ita) |
Stage 18 Sarnico-Vicenza, 178 km |
Paolo Rosola (Ita) |
Giuseppe Saronni (Ita) |
Stage 19 Vicenza-Selva di Val Gardena, 224 km |
Mario Beccia (Ita) |
Giuseppe Saronni (Ita) |
Stage 20 Selva di Val Gardena-Arabba, 169 km |
Alessandro Paganessi (Ita) |
Giuseppe Saronni (Ita) |
Stage 21 Arabba-Gorizia, 232 km |
Moreno Argentin (Ita) |
Giuseppe Saronni (Ita) |
Stage 22 Gorizia-Udine, 40 km ITT |
Roberto Visentini (Ita) |
 Giuseppe Saronni (Ita)
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Mountain Classification |
 Lucien Van Impe (Bel)
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Points Classification |
 Giuseppe Saronni (Ita)
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GdI May 12 to June 05, 1983 |
| 3,922 Km |
1. Giuseppe SARONNI (Ita) 100h45'30" |
| 2. Roberto Visentini (Ita) +1'07" |
| 3. Alberto Fernandez (Spa) +3'40" |
Starters: 162 |
| Finishers: 140 |
Average Speed: 38.937 km/h |
GdI 1984
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