Franco Bitossi

Italy Cycling

Career

Discipline: Cycling

Statistics limited to competitions covered in our database.

7 Wins (GC or one-day races)

15 Podiums

4 Tour de France stages

Detailed results

Year	Competition	Classification	Position
1977	Giro di Lombardia		3^rd
1977	Road World Championships		3^rd
1972	Road World Championships		2^nd
1971	Giro di Lombardia		2^nd
1970	Volta a Catalunya		1^st
1970	Giro di Lombardia		1^st
1969	Volta a Catalunya		2^nd
1969	Giro di Lombardia		3^rd
1968	Tour de France	Best Sprinter	1^st
	Championship of Zürich		1^st
	Giro di Lombardia		2^nd
	Tour de France	General Classification	8^th
1967	Tirreno-Adriatico		1^st
	Giro di Lombardia		1^st
	Milan-San Remo		3^rd
1965	Tour de Suisse		1^st
1965	Championship of Zürich		1^st

Tour de France

Best Sprinter

Year	Position
1968	1^st

General Classification

Year	Position
1968	8^th

Tirreno-Adriatico

Year	Position
1967	1^st

Milan-San Remo

Year	Position
1967	3^rd

Road World Championships

Year	Position
1977	3^rd
1972	2^nd

Tour de Suisse

Year	Position
1965	1^st

Giro di Lombardia

Year	Position
1977	3^rd
1971	2^nd
1970	1^st
1969	3^rd
1968	2^nd
1967	1^st

Volta a Catalunya

Year	Position
1970	1^st
1969	2^nd

Championship of Zürich

Year	Position
1968	1^st
1965	1^st

Tour de France: detail by edition

1968 General Classification : 8^th 2 stages won

Stage	Start	Finish	km	Podium
7	Lorient	Nantes	190	Franco Bitossi 4h58'23" Gerard Vianen mt Jan Janssen mt
16	Albi	Aurillac	199	Franco Bitossi 5h39'09" Rolf Wolfshohl mt Walter Godefroot +1'05"

1966 2 stages won

Stage	Start	Finish	km	Podium
5	Dieppe	Caen	178.5	Franco Bitossi 4h55'50" Edward Sels +0'01" Willy Planckaert +0'01"
17	Briançon	Turin	160	Franco Bitossi 4h03'00" Gomez del Moral mt Giuseppe Fezzardi mt

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