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By Barry Boyce, CyclingRevealed Historian |
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Hinault with Help from LeMond Beats Moser
The 1985 Giro d’Italia marked the third participation and third Giro victory for French superstar Bernard Hinault. The GC battle was between 1984 Giro champion Francesco Moser and Hinault.
Young American Greg LeMond provided his La Vie Claire teammate Hinault with excellent support from start to finish. Moser tried every move possible, but Hinault, LeMond and a powerful La Vie Claire team controlled every attack. Hinault's time trialing ability proved to be the difference.
Bernard Hinault rolled across the final stage finish line in Lucca to claim a 1’08” Giro d’Italia victory over Francesco Moser.
SPECIAL NOTE: 7-Eleven’s Ron Kiefel became the first American to win a stage in the Giro d’Italia on Stage 15 from L'Aquila to Perugia (208 km).
Stage and Distance |
Stage Winner |
Race Leader |
Prologue Verona, 6.65 km ITT |
Francesco Moser (Ita) |
Francesco Moser (Ita) |
Stage 1 Verona-Busto Arsizio, 218 km |
Urs Freuler (Sui) |
Francesco Moser (Ita) |
Stage 2 Busto Arsizio-Milan, 38 km TTT |
DEL TONGO-COLNAGO |
Giuseppe Saronni (Ita) |
Stage 3 Milan-Pinzolo, 190 km |
Giuseppe Saronni (Ita) |
Giuseppe Saronni (Ita) |
Stage 4 Pinzolo-Selva di Val Gardena, 237 km |
Hubert Seiz (Sui) |
Roberto Visentini (Ita) |
Stage 5 Selva Val Gardena-Vitt. Veneto, 225 km |
Emanuele Bombini (Ita) |
Roberto Visentini (Ita) |
Stage 6 Vittorio Veneto-Cervia, 237 km |
Frank Hoste (Bel) |
Roberto Visentini (Ita) |
Stage 7 Cervia-Jesi, 185 km |
Orlando Maini (Ita) |
Roberto Visentini (Ita) |
Stage 8a Foggia, 45 km |
Stefano Allocchio (Ita) |
Roberto Visentini (Ita) |
Stage 8b Foggia-Matera, 167 km |
Acacio Da Silva (Por) |
Roberto Visentini (Ita) |
Stage 9 Matera-Crotone, 237 km |
Paolo Rosola (Ita) |
Roberto Visentini (Ita) |
Stage 10 Crotone-Paola, 203 km |
Acacio Da Silva (Por) |
Roberto Visentini (Ita) |
Stage 11 Paola-Salerno, 240 km |
Stefano Allocchio (Ita) |
Roberto Visentini (Ita) |
Stage 12 Capua-Maddaloni, 38 km ITT |
Bernard Hinault (Fra) |
Bernard Hinault (Fra) |
Stage 13 Maddaloni-Frosinone, 154 km |
Urs Freuler (Sui) |
Bernard Hinault (Fra) |
Stage 14 Frosinone-Gran Sasso, 195 km |
Franco Chioccioli (Ita) |
Bernard Hinault (Fra) |
Stage 15 L'Aquila-Perugia, 208 km |
Ron Kiefel (USA) |
Bernard Hinault (Fra) |
Stage 16 Perugia-Cecina, 217 km |
Giuseppe Saronni (Ita) |
Bernard Hinault (Fra) |
Stage 17 Cecina-Modena, 248 km |
Daniel Gisiger (Sui) |
Bernard Hinault (Fra) |
Stage 18 Monza-Domodossola, 128 km |
Paolo Rosola (Ita) |
Bernard Hinault (Fra) |
Stage 19 Domodossola-St Vinc. d’Aoste, 247 km |
Francesco Moser (Ita) |
Bernard Hinault (Fra) |
Stage 20 St Vinc.-Valnontey Gran Paradiso, 58 km |
Andrew Hampsten (USA) |
Bernard Hinault (Fra) |
Stage 21 St Vincent-Genova, 229 km |
Urs Freuler (Sui) |
Bernard Hinault (Fra) |
Stage 22 Lido Camaiore-Lucca, 48 km ITT |
Francesco Moser (Ita) |
 Bernard Hinault (Fra)
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Mountain Classification |
 José-Luis Navarro (Spa)
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Points Classification |
 Johan Van Der Velde (Ned)
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GdI May 16 - June 9, 1985 |
| 3,998 Km |
1. Bernard HINAULT (Fra) 102h46'51" |
| 2. Francesco Moser (Ita) +1'08" |
| 3. Greg LeMond (USA) +2'55" |
Starters: 180 |
Finishers: 135 |
Average Speed: 37.893 km/h |
GdI 1986
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