The second and third places were taken by Italian Italo Zilioli and Frenchman Jacques Anquetil, respectively.

A total of 10 teams were invited to participate in the 1966 Giro d'Italia.

[4] Each team sent a squad of ten riders, so the Giro began with a peloton of 100 cyclists.

The leader of the general classification – calculated by adding the stage finish times of each rider – wore a pink jersey.

In this ranking, points were won by reaching the summit of a climb ahead of other cyclists.