 Paolo Rosola won his second stage of the event as the eighteenth stage resulted in a bunch sprint.The following day's race route was altered the night before by Torriani, which removed six kilometers off the climb of Great St Bernard Pass, while it still contained the full climb of the "Cima Coppi", the Simplon Pass.The stage saw a large group of fifty-three riders cross the finish line together, with Moser at the head, taking his second stage victory of the event.