The 1966 Giro d'Italia was the 49th running of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tour races. The Giro started in Monaco's Monte Carlo, on 18 May, with a stage and concluded in Trieste, on 8 June, with a leg. A total of 100 riders from 13 teams entered the 22-stage race, which was won by Italian Gianni Motta of the Molteni team. The second and third places were taken by Italian Italo Zilioli and Frenchman Jacques Anquetil, respectively.

The points classification was introduced in this edition.

Teams

A total of 10 teams were invited to participate in the 1966 Giro d'Italia. Each team sent a squad of ten riders, so the Giro began with a peloton of 100 cyclists. Out of the 100 riders that started this edition of the Giro d'Italia, a total of 83 riders made it to the finish in Trieste.

The 10 teams that took part in the race were:

Route and stages

The race route was revealed to the public on 21 February 1966 by race director Vincenzo Torriani. With Monaco hosting the Grande Partenza, it was the second consecutive year, and second time in race history, the race started in a foreign country.

+ Stage resultsStageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner118 MayMonte Carlo (Monaco) to Diano Marina Stage with mountain(s) 219 MayImperia to Monesi Stage with mountain(s) 320 MayDiano Marina to Genoa Plain stage 421 MayGenoa to Viareggio Stage with mountain(s) 522 MayViareggio to Chianciano Terme Plain stage 623 MayChianciano Terme to Rome Plain stage 724 MayRome to Rocca di Cambio Stage with mountain(s) 825 MayRocca di Cambio to Naples Plain stage 926 MayNaples to Campobasso Plain stage 1027 MayCampobasso to Giulianova Plain stage 1128 MayGiulianova to Cesenatico Plain stage 1229 MayCesenatico to Reggio Emilia Plain stage 1330 MayParma to Parma Individual time trial 31 May Rest day141 JuneParma to Arona Stage with mountain(s) 152 JuneArona to Brescia Stage with mountain(s) 163 JuneBrescia to Bezzecca Stage with mountain(s) 174 JuneRiva del Garda to Levico Terme Stage with mountain(s) 185 JuneLevico Terme to Bolzano Stage with mountain(s) 196 JuneBolzano to Moena Stage with mountain(s) 207 JuneMoena to Belluno Stage with mountain(s) 218 JuneBelluno to Vittorio Veneto Stage with mountain(s) 229 JuneVittorio Veneto to Trieste Plain stage Total

Classification leadership

One leader's jersey was worn during the 1966 Giro d'Italia. The leader of the general classification – calculated by adding the stage finish times of each rider – wore a pink jersey. This classification is the most important of the race, and its winner is considered as the winner of the Giro. There were no time bonuses in 1966.

For the points classification, which awarded no jersey to its leader, cyclists were given points for finishing a stage in the top 15, with a points system copied from the Tour de France. The classification was also known as the . There was no jersey associated to this classification yet.

A major secondary classification was the mountains classification. In this ranking, points were won by reaching the summit of a climb ahead of other cyclists. The climbs were ranked in first and second categories.

There was also a classification for intermediate sprints, where riders scored 15, 10 and 5 points at each intermediate sprint.

Although no jersey was awarded, there was also one classification for the teams. Here riders scored points for their teams for a high stage finish, leading the general classification, or begin amongst the first riders at a mountain pass or intermediate sprint.

+Classification leadership by stage Stage WinnerGeneral classificationPoints classificationMountains classificationIntermediate sprints classificationTeam classification 1 Vito Taccone Vito Taccone Vito Taccone not awarded Ferrucio Manza Bianchi 2 Julio Jiménez Julio Jiménez Felice GimondiJulio Jiménez Ford France 3 Severino Andreoli Ferrucio Manza & Severino Andreoli 4 Giovanni Knapp Gianni Motta Raffaele Marcoli Vittadello 5 Vendramino Bariviera Vito Taccone 6 Raffaele Marcoli 7 Rudi Altig Molteni 8 Marino Basso 9 Vincent Denson Gianni Motta Ford France 10 Dino Zandegù Vito Taccone 11 Rudi Altig Rudi Altig Molteni 12 Dino Zandegù 13 Vittorio Adorni Vittorio Adorni 14 Franco Bitossi 15 Julio Jiménez Gianni Motta Gianni Motta 16 Franco Bitossi 17 Gianni Motta 18 Michele Dancelli 19 Gianni Motta 20 Felice GimondiFranco Bitossi 21 Pietro Scandelli 22 Vendramino Bariviera Final Gianni MottaGianni Motta Franco Bitossi Raffaele Marcoli Molteni

Final standings

Legend      Denotes the winner of the General classification

General classification

+ Final general classification (1–10)RankNameTeamTime 1 Molteni 2 Sanson + 3' 57" 3 Ford France + 4' 40" 4 Ford France + 5' 44" 5 Salvarani + 6' 47" 6 Sanson + 7' 27" 7 Salvarani + 8' 00" 8 Filotex + 9' 24" 9 Vittadello + 11' 42" 10 Filotex + 20' 28"

Mountains classification

+ Final mountains classification (1–10)RankNameTeamPoints 1 Filotex 490 2 Ford France 320 3 Molteni 160 4 Sanson 150 5 Legnano 120 6 Vittadello 110 7 Vittadello 80 Filotex 9 Molteni 70 10 Legnano 60 Ford France

Points classification

+ Final points classification (1–10)RankNameTeamPoints 1 Molteni 228 2 Molteni 162 3 Vittadello 152 4 Filotex 147 5 Bianchi 134 6 Ford France 133 7 Salvarani 130 8 Mann 119 9 Sanson 114 10 Salvarani 106 Molteni

Teams classification

+ Final team classification (1–10)RankTeamPoints 1 Molteni 3276 2 Ford France 2469 3 Filotex 1752 4 Sanson 1732 5 Bianchi 1722 6 Vittadello 1623 7 Salvarani 1496 8 Mann 1242 9 Mainetti 921 10 Legnano 777

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