Giro d'Italia

The Giro d'Italia, or Tour of Italy, is a famous bicycle race held in Italy, every spring. It is one of the most famous, and best paid bicycle races. The first race was in 1909.  It started because the editor of a newspaper called La Gazzetta dello Sport wanted more people to read his newspaper.  He planned a race similar to the Tour de France, which had started in 1903.

The leader of the race wears a pink jersey called the maglia rosa.  This is because pink is the colour of La Gazzetta dello Sport.  For many years, the leader of the mountain climbing competition wore a green jersey (called the maglia verde), but a change in the sponsor for that competition led to a jersey change in 2012. The mountains leader now wears a blue jersey (called the maglia azzurra). Similarly, the leader of the sprinters' competition wore a mauve jersey (called the maglia ciclamino) for many years. However, a sponsorship change in 2010 also led to a jersey change. The sprints leader now wears a red jersey (called maglia rosso passione).  The leader of the young riders' competition, for riders under age 25, wears a white jersey (called the maglia bianca).  This is the same as the young riders' competition in the Tour de France.

 Winners of the Giro d'Italia 
 Giro Year Winner Nationality Team 95  2012  Ryder Hesjedal    Garmin-Barracuda 94  2011  Michele Scarponi    Lampre-ISD 93  2010  Ivan Basso    Liquigas 92  2009  Denis Menchov    Rabobank 91  2008  Alberto Contador Velasco    Astana 90  2007  Danilo Di Luca    Liquigas 89  2006  Ivan Basso    Team CSC 88  2005  Paolo Savoldelli (2)    Discovery Channel 87  2004  Damiano Cunego    Saeco 86  2003  Gilberto Simoni (2)    Saeco 85  2002  Paolo Savoldelli    Index-Alexia 84  2001  Gilberto Simoni    Lampre-Daikin 83  2000  Stefano Garzelli    Mercatone Uno 82  1999  Ivan Gotti (2)    Polti 81  1998  Marco Pantani    Mercatone Uno 80  1997  Ivan Gotti    Saeco 79  1996  Pavel Tonkov   Mapei-GB 78  1995  Tony Rominger   Mapei-GB 77  1994  Eugeni Berzin   Gewiss-Ballan 76  1993  Miguel Indurain (2)    Banesto 75  1992  Miguel Indurain    Banesto 74  1991  Franco Chioccioli   del Tongo 73  1990  Gianni Bugno   Chateau d'Ax 72  1989  Laurent Fignon    Super U-Raleigh-Fiat 71  1988  Andrew Hampsten    7-Eleven 70  1987  Stephen Roche    Carrera-Vagabond 69  1986  Roberto Visentini  Carrera-Inoxpran 68  1985  Bernard Hinault (3)    La Vie Claire 67  1984  Francesco Moser    Gis-Tuc Lu 66  1983  Giuseppe Saronni (2)    Del Tongo 65  1982  Bernard Hinault (2)    Renault-Elf-Gitane 64  1981  Giovanni Battaglin   Inoxpran 63  1980  Bernard Hinault    Renault-Elf-Gitane 62  1979  Giuseppe Saronni    Scic 61  1978  Johan de Muynck  Bianchi-Faema 60  1977  Michel Pollentier    Flandria-Velda 59  1976  Felice Gimondi (3)  Bianchi-Campagnolo 58  1975  Fausto Bertoglio    Jollyceramica 57  1974  Eddy Merckx (5)    Molteni 56  1973  Eddy Merckx (4)    Molteni 55  1972  Eddy Merckx (3)    Molteni 54  1971  Gösta Pettersson    Ferretti 53  1970  Eddy Merckx (2)    Faema 52  1969  Felice Gimondi (2)    Faema 51  1968  Eddy Merckx    Faema 50  1967  Felice Gimondi    Salvarani 49  1966  Gianni Motta    Molteni 48  1965  Vittorio Adorni    Salvarani 47  1964  Jacques Anquetil (2)    St.Raphael 46  1963  Franco Balmamion (2)    Carpano 45  1962  Franco Balmamion    Carpano 44  1961  Arnaldo Pambianco    Fides 43  1960  Jacques Anquetil    Fynsec 42  1959  Charly Gaul (2)    Emi G. S. 41  1958  Ercole Baldini    Legnano 40  1957  Gastone Nencini    Chlorodont 39  1956  Charly Gaul    Faema-Guerra 38  1955  Fiorenzo Magni (3)    Nivea-Fuchs 37  1954  Carlo Clerici    Faema-Guerra 36  1953  Fausto Coppi (5)  Bianchi-Pirelli 35  1952  Fausto Coppi (4)  Bianchi-Pirelli 34  1951  Fiorenzo Magni (2)    Ganna 33  1950  Hugo Koblet    Guerra 32  1949  Fausto Coppi (3)  Bianchi-Ursus 31  1948  Fiorenzo Magni    Willier Triestina 30  1947  Fausto Coppi (2)  Bianchi 29  1946  Gino Bartali (3)    Legnano1941 to 1945: no race because of World War II 28  1940  Fausto Coppi   Italy Legnano 27  1939  Giovanni Valetti (2)   Italy  France Sport-Wobler 26  1938  Giovanni Valetti   Italy  Fresjus 25  1937  Gino Bartali (2)   Italy Legnano 24  1936  Gino Bartali   Italy Legnano 23  1935  Vasco Bergamaschi   Italy  Maino-Girardengo 22  1934  Learco Guerra   Italy  Maino-Clement  21  1933  Alfredo Binda (5)   Italy  Legnano 20  1932  Antonio Pesenti   Italy  Dei 19  1931  Francesco Camusso   Italy  Gloria 18  1930  Luigi Marchisio   Italy  Legnano 17  1929  Alfredo Binda (4)   Italy  Legnano 16  1928  Alfredo Binda (3)   Italy  Legnano 15  1927  Alfredo Binda (2)   Italy  Legnano 14  1926  Giovanni Brunero (3)   Italy  Legnano 13  1925  Alfredo Binda   Italy  Legnano 12  1924  Giuseppe Enrici   Italy   11  1923  Costante Girardengo   Italy  Maino 10  1922  Giovanni Brunero (2)   Italy  Legnano 9  1921  Giovanni Brunero   Italy  Legnano 8  1920  Gaetano Belloni   Italy  Bianchi 7  1919  Costante Girardengo   Italy  Stucchi1915 to 1918: no race because of World War I 6  1914  Alfonso Calzolari   Italy  Stucchi 5  1913  Carlo Oriani   Italy  Maino 4  1912  Team Atala: Carlo Galetti (3), Giovanni Micheletto,Eberardo Pavesi   Italy Team Atala 3  1911  Carlo Galetti (2)   Italy  Bianchi 2  1910  Carlo Galetti   Italy  Team Atala 1  1909  Luigi Ganna   Italy  Team Atala


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Category:1909 establishments in Italy