bernard hinault's giro d'italia was in 1980. up until the twentieth stage, the race was being dominated by the italian competitors. during the twentieth stage, hinault and teammate jean-rené bernaudeau distanced themselves from the general classification contenders on the slopes of the passo dello stelvio and rode into sondrio for the stage win. bernaudeau won the stage, but hinault took a sizable lead over the rest of the field – which he then held to the race's conclusion in milan. the 1981 giro d'italia was hotly contested, with four riders being 30 seconds apart after twenty days of racing. stage 20 saw the finish atop the tre cime di lavaredo. giovanni battaglin took the lead by almost a minute over the second place rider after doing well on the climb of the lavaredo. battaglin won the giro after putting in a solid performance in the race's final stage, an individual time trial.