Giro d'Italia

2008 Giro d'Italia
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Race details
Date	May-June
Region	Italy
English name	Tour of Italy
Local name(s)	Giro d'Italia (Italian)
Discipline	Road
Type	Grand Tour
Organiser	RCS Sport
History
First edition	1909
Editions	91 (as of 2008)
First winner	Luigi Ganna
Most wins	5 wins: Alfredo Binda Fausto Coppi Eddy Merckx
Most recent	Alberto Contador

The Giro d'Italia (Tour of Italy), also simply known as the Giro, is a long distance road bicycle racing stage race for professional cyclists held over three weeks in May or early June in and around Italy. The 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 91st running of the race was held from May 10 to June 1 2008 Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Road bicycle racing is a popular Bicycle racing Sport held on roads (following the Geography of the area using Racing bicycles The A stage in Road bicycle racing is a part of a multi-day event such as the Tour de France or the Giro d'Italia. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest After the Tour de France, it is the second most important stage race in the world. History See also:CategoryTour de France by year The dominant sports newspaper in France The most recent winner (2008) is Alberto Contador. Alberto Contador Velasco (born 6 December 1982 in Pinto Madrid) is a Spanish professional Road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam The 2008 edition started on May 10 and finished on June 1. The 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 91st running of the race was held from May 10 to June 1 2008 Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected

Contents 1 History 2 Jerseys 2.1 Most wins 2.1.1 Overall (maglia rosa) 2.1.2 King of the mountains (maglia verde) 2.1.3 Points Competition (maglia ciclamino) 2.2 Youth Competition (maglia bianca) 3 List of overall winners 4 Victories per country 5 Giro d'Italia stage victories 6 See also 7 References 8 External links

History

The Giro was inspired by the Tour de France and, just as the French race was intended to boost circulation of L'Auto, so Emilio Camillo Costamagna, the editor of La Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper, aimed to increase his circulation. History See also:CategoryTour de France by year The dominant sports newspaper in France L'Équipe ( French for "the team" is a French nationwide daily Newspaper devoted to Sports The paper is noted for coverage La Gazzetta dello Sport is an Italian Newspaper dedicated to coverage of various Sports It was first published on 3 April 1896 A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. The first Giro d'Italia started on May 13, 1909 at Milan with eight stages totalling 2,448 kilometres (1,521 miles). Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. Luigi Ganna was the first winner. Luigi Ganna ( December 1 1883 - October 2 1957) was an Italian professional road racing Cyclist.

Along with the Tour de France and the World Cycling Championship, the Giro d'Italia makes up the Triple Crown of Cycling. The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI organises World Championships to determine world champion cyclists The Triple Crown of Cycling is made up of two of the three Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia, the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España) and Along with the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España it is one of the three Grand Tours. The Vuelta a España ( English: Tour of Spain) is a three-week Road bicycle racing Stage race that is one of the three " Grand Tours In Road bicycle racing, a Grand Tour refers to one of the three major European professional cycling stage races Tour de France

Jerseys

Whereas the overall leader of the Tour de France is awarded a yellow jersey (originally to correspond with L'Auto 's yellow pages), since 1931 the overall leader in the Giro sports the maglia rosa (pink jersey), which corresponds with La Gazzetta dello Sport 's pink newsprint. The Yellow jersey (Maillot jaune majo ʒoːn is the jersey worn by the leader of many multi-stage bicycle races originally and most notably the Tour de France The maglia rosa (from Italian: "pink jersey" is awarded to the leader of the General Classification (GC at the Giro d'Italia. The "King of the Mountains" wears the maglia verde (green jersey). The King of the Mountains (KoM is the title given to the best climber in a Cycling road race usually and officially known as the Mountains classification The maglia verde (from Italian: "green jersey" is awarded to the leader of the King of the Mountains (KOM category at the Giro d'Italia. The leader of the points classification wears the maglia ciclamino (mauve jersey), the best young rider wear the maglia bianca (white jersey). The points classification is an award category in Road bicycle racing that recognizes the most consistent finisher in a Stage race. The Maglia Ciclamino ( from Italian mauve jersey) is one of the winner's jerseys of the three-week stage cycling race Giro d'Italia. The maglia bianca (from Italian: "white jersey" is the jersey given to the best young rider in the Giro d'Italia as determined by

Italian Felice Gimondi holds the record for the most podium finishes: nine in total, consisting of three victories, two second places and four third place finishes. Felice Gimondi (born September 29, 1942 in Sedrina) is an Italian former professional Racing cyclist.

Most wins

The following riders have won the most final jerseys:

Overall (maglia rosa)

The maglia rosa, or pink jersey, are held throughout the race by the cyclist who at the start of each stage has the lowest overall time up to that point of the giro. The holder often change from day to day, but due to the glory and big exposure for the team and the individual who holds the jersey, the teams often makes a lot of effort to keep the jersey within the team. The cyclist with the lowest time at the end of the giros last stage wins the Giro. This is similar as the Yellow jersey, Maillot Jaune, used in the Tour de France. The Yellow jersey (Maillot jaune majo ʒoːn is the jersey worn by the leader of many multi-stage bicycle races originally and most notably the Tour de France History See also:CategoryTour de France by year The dominant sports newspaper in France

• 5 wins: Alfredo Binda (1925, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1933), Fausto Coppi (1940, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953), Eddy Merckx (1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974)
• 3 wins: Giovanni Brunero (1921, 1922, 1926), Gino Bartali (1936, 1937, 1946), Fiorenzo Magni (1948, 1951, 1955), Bernard Hinault (1980, 1982, 1985), Felice Gimondi (1967, 1969, 1976)

King of the mountains (maglia verde)

Points are given to the rider who is first to reach the top of, or determined places during, any classified climb throughout the giro. Alfredo Binda ( August 11, 1902 &ndash January 1, 1986) was an Italian cyclist of the 1920s and 1930s later trainer of Angelo Fausto Coppi ( September 15, 1919 – January 2, 1960) was an Italian racing Cyclist. Edouard Louis Joseph Baron Merckx ('merks (born 17 June 1945 in Meensel-Kiezegem, Vlaams Brabant, Belgium) known as Eddy Merckx, is a former Gioanni Giuseppe Brunero ( 10 April, 1895 - November 23, 1934) was an Gino Bartali, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI ( July 18, 1914 - May 5, 2000) was an Italian professional Road racing Fiorenzo Magni (born December 7, 1920) is an Italian former professional Road racing cyclist. Bernard Hinault (born 14 November, 1954 in Yffiniac, Brittany) is a French cyclist known for five victories in the Felice Gimondi (born September 29, 1942 in Sedrina) is an Italian former professional Racing cyclist. The number of points given, vary according to the hill classification, determined by the steepness and length of that particular hill. Points are also given to the first following riders, how many varies. The green jersey is worn by the rider who at the start of each stage, has the largest amount of climbing points. The rider whom at the end of the giro, holds the most points, wins the climbing competition. This is the same as the Polka dot jersey of the Tour de France. The polka dot jersey (maillot à pois rouges is the jersey awarded for the best climber during the mountain stages of the Tour de France cycle race History See also:CategoryTour de France by year The dominant sports newspaper in France In 2008 it was won by Emanuele Sella. Emanuele Sella (born 9 January 1981 in Vicenza) is an Italian Road racing cyclist with CSF Group-Navigare.

• 7 wins: Gino Bartali
• 4 wins: José Manuel Fuente
• 3 wins: Claudio Chiappucci, Claudio Bortolotto, Franco Bitossi, Fausto Coppi

Points Competition (maglia ciclamino)

Points are given to the rider who is first to reach the end of, or determined places during, any stage of the giro. Gino Bartali, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI ( July 18, 1914 - May 5, 2000) was an Italian professional Road racing José Manuel Fuente (b September 30, 1945 in Limanes Spain &ndash d Claudio Chiappucci (born 28 February 1963 in Uboldo, Varese, Lombardy) is an Italian former professional cyclist Franco Bitossi (born September 1 1940) is an Italian former professional Cyclist. The number of points given, vary accordingly to how hard the stage is, determined by the length and number of hills, size of hills etc. in that particular stage. Points are also given to the first following riders, how many varies. The jersey is worn by the rider who at the start of each stage, has the largest amount of points. The rider whom at the end of the giro, holds the most points, wins the points competition. This competition is most often won by specialized sprinters who seldom has a chance in the overall competition. This is the same as the green jersey, maillot vert, of the Tour de France. In Road bicycle racing, and in the Grand Tour stage races in particular the Green jersey is the name given to a distinctive racing jersey worn by the leader History See also:CategoryTour de France by year The dominant sports newspaper in France The 2008 winner was Daniele Bennati. Daniele Bennati (born September 24, 1980 in Arezzo) is an Italian professional Road racing cyclist specialising in fast sprint

• 4 wins: Francesco Moser, Giuseppe Saronni
• 3 wins: Mario Cipollini, Roger De Vlaeminck, Johan Van der Velde

Youth Competition (maglia bianca)

The youth competition is a competition within the giro, celebrating young riders. Francesco Moser (born June 19 1951 in Palù di Giovo, a Province of Trento) nicknamed " Lo sceriffo" (The Sheriff Giuseppe Saronni (born 22 September 1957 in Novara) also known as Beppe Saronni, is an Italian former Racing cyclist. Mario Cipollini (born 22 March 1967 in Lucca, Tuscany often abbreviated to "Cipo" is an Italian professional road cyclist Roger De Vlaeminck (born 24 August 1947) is a Belgian former professional Racing cyclist. Johan van der Velde (born December 12, 1956 in Rijsbergen, Noord-Brabant) is a former Dutch Cyclist. The white jersey is given to the rider under the age of 25 who gets the highest ranking in the general classification. In 2008 it was won by Riccardo Riccò. Riccardo Riccò (born 1 September 1983 in Formigine) is a professional Road bicycle racer from Italy.

List of overall winners

Giro	Year	Winner	Nationality	Team
91	2008	Alberto Contador Velasco	Spain	Astana
90	2007	Danilo Di Luca	Italy	Liquigas
89	2006	Ivan Basso	Italy	Team CSC
88	2005	Paolo Savoldelli (2)	Italy	Discovery Channel
87	2004	Damiano Cunego	Italy	Saeco
86	2003	Gilberto Simoni (2)	Italy	Saeco
85	2002	Paolo Savoldelli	Italy	Index-Alexia
84	2001	Gilberto Simoni	Italy	Lampre-Daikin
83	2000	Stefano Garzelli	Italy	Mercatone Uno
82	1999	Ivan Gotti (2)	Italy	Polti
81	1998	Marco Pantani	Italy	Mercatone Uno
80	1997	Ivan Gotti	Italy	Saeco
79	1996	Pavel Tonkov	Russia	Mapei-GB
78	1995	Tony Rominger	Switzerland	Mapei-GB
77	1994	Eugeni Berzin	Russia	Gewiss-Ballan
76	1993	Miguel Indurain (2)	Spain	Banesto
75	1992	Miguel Indurain	Spain	Banesto
74	1991	Franco Chioccioli	Italy	del Tongo
73	1990	Gianni Bugno	Italy	Chateau d'Ax
72	1989	Laurent Fignon	France	Super U-Raleigh-Fiat
71	1988	Andrew Hampsten	United States	7-Eleven
70	1987	Stephen Roche	Ireland	Carrera-Vagabond
69	1986	Roberto Visentini	Italy	Carrera-Inoxpran
68	1985	Bernard Hinault (3)	France	La Vie Claire
67	1984	Francesco Moser	Italy	Gis-Tuc Lu
66	1983	Giuseppe Saronni (2)	Italy	Del Tongo
65	1982	Bernard Hinault (2)	France	Renault-Elf-Gitane
64	1981	Giovanni Battaglin	Italy	Inoxpran
63	1980	Bernard Hinault	France	Renault-Elf-Gitane
62	1979	Giuseppe Saronni	Italy	Scic
61	1978	Johan de Muynck	Belgium	Bianchi-Faema
60	1977	Michel Pollentier	Belgium	Flandria-Velda
59	1976	Felice Gimondi (3)	Italy	Bianchi-Campagnolo
58	1975	Fausto Bertoglio	Italy	Jollyceramica
57	1974	Eddy Merckx (5)	Belgium	Molteni
56	1973	Eddy Merckx (4)	Belgium	Molteni
55	1972	Eddy Merckx (3)	Belgium	Molteni
54	1971	Gösta Pettersson	Sweden	Ferretti
53	1970	Eddy Merckx (2)	Belgium	Faema
52	1969	Felice Gimondi (2)	Italy	Faema
51	1968	Eddy Merckx	Belgium	Faema
50	1967	Felice Gimondi	Italy	Salvarani
49	1966	Gianni Motta	Italy	Molteni
48	1965	Vittorio Adorni	Italy	Salvarani
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Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The 1980 Giro d'Italia of Cycling was held from May 15 to June 8 1980. Bernard Hinault (born 14 November, 1954 in Yffiniac, Brittany) is a French cyclist known for five victories in the This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Renault-Elf-Gitane was a French professional Cycling team that was existed from 1978 to 1985 and which cycled on and promoted Gitane racing bikes The 1979 Giro d'Italia Cycling race was held from May 17 to June 6 1979. Giuseppe Saronni (born 22 September 1957 in Novara) also known as Beppe Saronni, is an Italian former Racing cyclist. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The 1978 Giro d'Italia was held from May 20 to June 10 1978. It was won by the Belgian Johan de Muynck. Johan de Muynck (born May 30, 1948 in Sleidinge, East-Flanders) is a Belgian former professional road racing Cyclist from The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Bianchi was an Italian professional Cycling team that was sponsored by and cycled on Bianchi racing bikes. The 1977 Giro d'Italia was held from May 20 to June 12 1977. It was won by the Belgian Michel Pollentier. Michel Pollentier (born February 13, 1951 in Diksmuide, West-Vlaanderen) is a former Belgian professional Road bicycle racer The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those The 1976 Giro d'Italia of Cycling was held from May 21 to June 12 1976, consisting of 22 stages Felice Gimondi (born September 29, 1942 in Sedrina) is an Italian former professional Racing cyclist. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Bianchi was an Italian professional Cycling team that was sponsored by and cycled on Bianchi racing bikes. The 1975 Giro d'Italia was held from May 17 to June 7 1975. It was won by the Italian Fausto Bertoglio. Fausto Bertoglio (born January 13 1949 in Brescia) is retired Italian professional Road bicycle racer. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The 1974 Giro d'Italia was held from 16 May to June 8 1974, starting from Rome. Edouard Louis Joseph Baron Merckx ('merks (born 17 June 1945 in Meensel-Kiezegem, Vlaams Brabant, Belgium) known as Eddy Merckx, is a former The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. 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It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Molteni was an Italian professional Road bicycle racing team active from 1958 until the end of 1976 The 1971 Giro d'Italia was held from May 20 to June 10 1971. It was won by the Swede Gösta Pettersson. Gösta Pettersson (born November 23, 1940 in Alingsås Municipality) is a Swedish former professional road racing Cyclist "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The 1970 Giro d'Italia of Cycling was held from May 18 to June 7 1970, consisting of 20 stages Edouard Louis Joseph Baron Merckx ('merks (born 17 June 1945 in Meensel-Kiezegem, Vlaams Brabant, Belgium) known as Eddy Merckx, is a former The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those The 1969 Giro d'Italia of Cycling was held from May 16 to June 8 1969, consisting of 23 stages Felice Gimondi (born September 29, 1942 in Sedrina) is an Italian former professional Racing cyclist. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The 1968 Giro d'Italia of Cycling was held from May 20 to June 11 1968, consisting of 22 stages Edouard Louis Joseph Baron Merckx ('merks (born 17 June 1945 in Meensel-Kiezegem, Vlaams Brabant, Belgium) known as Eddy Merckx, is a former The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those The 1967 Giro d'Italia of Cycling was held from May 20 to June 11 1967, consisting of 22 stages Felice Gimondi (born September 29, 1942 in Sedrina) is an Italian former professional Racing cyclist. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The 1966 Giro d'Italia of Cycling was held from May 18 to June 8 1966, consisting of 22 stages Gianni Motta (born March 13, 1943) is an Italian former Bicycle racer who won the 1966 Giro d'Italia. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Molteni was an Italian professional Road bicycle racing team active from 1958 until the end of 1976 The 1965 Giro d'Italia of Cycling was held from May 15 to June 6 1965, consisting of 22 stages Vittorio Adorni ( November 14, 1937) is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist from Parma, Emilia-Romagna. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The 1964 Giro d'Italia of Cycling was held from May 16 to June 7 1964, consisting of 22 stages Jacques Anquetil ( 8 January 1934 &ndash 18 November 1987) was a French Road racing cyclist and the first cyclist to This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Raphael
46	1963	Franco Balmamion (2)	Italy	Carpano
45	1962	Franco Balmamion	Italy	Carpano
44	1961	Arnaldo Pambianco	Italy	Fides
43	1960	Jacques Anquetil	France	Fynsec
42	1959	Charly Gaul (2)	Luxembourg	Emi G. The 1963 Giro d'Italia of Cycling was held from May 19 to June 9 1963, consisting of 21 stages Franco Balmamion (born January 11, 1940 in Nole) is an Italian former professional Road racing cyclist who raced between 1960 and Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The 1962 Giro d'Italia of Cycling was held from May 19 to June 9 1962, consisting of 21 stages Franco Balmamion (born January 11, 1940 in Nole) is an Italian former professional Road racing cyclist who raced between 1960 and Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The 1961 Giro d'Italia of Cycling was held from May 20 to June 11 1961, consisting of 21 stages Arnaldo Pambianco (born August 16, 1935 in Bertinoro) is an Italian former professional road racing Cyclist. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The 1960 Giro d'Italia of Cycling was held from May 19 to June 9 1960, consisting of 21 stages Jacques Anquetil ( 8 January 1934 &ndash 18 November 1987) was a French Road racing cyclist and the first cyclist to This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The 1959 Giro d'Italia of Cycling was held from May 16 to June 7 1959, consisting of 22 stages Charly Gaul ( December 8 1932 – December 6, 2005) was a road professional cyclist from Luxembourg. Luxembourg (Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg Grand-Duché de Luxembourg Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small Landlocked country in Western Europe, bordered by S.
41	1958	Ercole Baldini	Italy	Legnano
40	1957	Gastone Nencini	Italy	Chlorodont
39	1956	Charly Gaul	Luxembourg	Faema-Guerra
38	1955	Fiorenzo Magni (3)	Italy	Nivea-Fuchs
37	1954	Carlo Clerici	Switzerland	Faema-Guerra
36	1953	Fausto Coppi (5)	Italy	Bianchi-Pirelli
35	1952	Fausto Coppi (4)	Italy	Bianchi-Pirelli
34	1951	Fiorenzo Magni (2)	Italy	Ganna
33	1950	Hugo Koblet	Switzerland	Guerra
32	1949	Fausto Coppi (3)	Italy	Bianchi-Ursus
31	1948	Fiorenzo Magni	Italy	Willier Triestina
30	1947	Fausto Coppi (2)	Italy	Bianchi
29	1946	Gino Bartali (3)	Italy	Legnano
1941 to 1945: suspended due to 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	Stucchi
1915 to 1918: suspended due to 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

Victories per country

#	Country	Victories
1. The 1958 Giro d'Italia of Cycling was held from May 18 to June 8 1958, consisting of 20 stages Ercole Baldini (born January 26, 1933) is an Italian former professional Road racing cyclist. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The 1957 Giro d'Italia of Cycling was held from May 18 to June 9 1957, consisting of 21 stages Gastone Nencini ( 1 March 1930 &ndash 1 February 1980) was an Italian Road racing cyclist who won the 1960 Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The 1956 Giro d'Italia of Cycling was held from May 19 to June 10 1956, consisting of 23 stages Charly Gaul ( December 8 1932 – December 6, 2005) was a road professional cyclist from Luxembourg. Luxembourg (Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg Grand-Duché de Luxembourg Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small Landlocked country in Western Europe, bordered by The 1955 Giro d'Italia of Cycling was held from May 14 to June 5 1955, consisting of 21 stages Fiorenzo Magni (born December 7, 1920) is an Italian former professional Road racing cyclist. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The 1954 Giro d'Italia of Cycling was held from May 21 to June 13 1954, consisting of 22 stages Carlo Clerici ( September 3, 1929, Zurich &ndash January 28, 2007, Zurich) was a Swiss professional Road Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation The 1953 Giro d'Italia of Cycling was held from May 12 to June 2 1953, consisting of 21 stages Angelo Fausto Coppi ( September 15, 1919 – January 2, 1960) was an Italian racing Cyclist. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Bianchi was an Italian professional Cycling team that was sponsored by and cycled on Bianchi racing bikes. The 1952 Giro d'Italia of Cycling was held from May 17 to June 08 1952, consisting of 20 stages Angelo Fausto Coppi ( September 15, 1919 – January 2, 1960) was an Italian racing Cyclist. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Bianchi was an Italian professional Cycling team that was sponsored by and cycled on Bianchi racing bikes. The 1951 Giro d'Italia of Cycling was held from May 19 to June 10 1951, consisting in 20 stages Fiorenzo Magni (born December 7, 1920) is an Italian former professional Road racing cyclist. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The 1950 Giro d'Italia of Cycling was held from May 24 to June 13 1950, consisting of 18 stages Hugo Koblet ( March 21, 1925 – November 6, 1964) was a Swiss champion Cyclist. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation The 1949 Giro d'Italia of Cycling was held from May 21 to June 12 1949, consisting of 21 stages Angelo Fausto Coppi ( September 15, 1919 – January 2, 1960) was an Italian racing Cyclist. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Bianchi was an Italian professional Cycling team that was sponsored by and cycled on Bianchi racing bikes. The 1948 Giro d'Italia of Cycling was held from May 15 to June 6 1948, consisting of 19 stages Fiorenzo Magni (born December 7, 1920) is an Italian former professional Road racing cyclist. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The 1947 Giro d'Italia of Cycling was held from May 24 to June 15 1947, consisting of 19 stages for a total of 3843 km ridden Angelo Fausto Coppi ( September 15, 1919 – January 2, 1960) was an Italian racing Cyclist. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Bianchi was an Italian professional Cycling team that was sponsored by and cycled on Bianchi racing bikes. Gino Bartali, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI ( July 18, 1914 - May 5, 2000) was an Italian professional Road racing Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Angelo Fausto Coppi ( September 15, 1919 – January 2, 1960) was an Italian racing Cyclist. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Giovanni Valetti ( September 22, 1913 in Vinovo – May 28, 1998 in Avigliana) was an Italian professional Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Giovanni Valetti ( September 22, 1913 in Vinovo – May 28, 1998 in Avigliana) was an Italian professional Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Gino Bartali, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI ( July 18, 1914 - May 5, 2000) was an Italian professional Road racing Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The 1936 Giro d'Italia was held from May 16 to June 7 1936 for a total of 3766 km in 19 stages run at an average speed of 31 Gino Bartali, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI ( July 18, 1914 - May 5, 2000) was an Italian professional Road racing Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The 1935 Giro d'Italia, a long distance road bicycle race was held from May 18 to june 9 1935 Vasco Bergamaschi ( September 29, 1909 - September 24, 1979) was an Italian professional road racing Cyclist. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The 1934 Giro d'Italia was held from May 19 to June 10 1934 It was won by the Italian Learco Guerra. Learco Guerra ( October 14, 1902 - February 7, 1963) was an Italian professional Road racing cyclist. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The 1933 Giro d'Italia was held from May 6 to May 28 1933 It was won by the Italian Alfredo Binda. Alfredo Binda ( August 11, 1902 &ndash January 1, 1986) was an Italian cyclist of the 1920s and 1930s later trainer of Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The 1932 Giro d'Italia was held from May 14 to june 5 1932 It was won by the Italian Antonio Pesenti. Antonio Pesenti ( May 17, 1908 - June 10, 1968) was an Italian professional road racing Cyclist. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The 1931 Giro d'Italia was held from May 10 to May 31 1930 It was won by the Italian Francesco Camusso. Francesco Camusso ( March 9, 1908 - June 23, 1995) was an Italian professional road racing Cyclist. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The 1930 Giro d'Italia was held from May 17 to June 8 1930 It was won by the Italian Luigi Marchisio. Luigi Marchisio (born April 26, 1909 - died July 3, 1992) was an Italian professional road racing Cyclist. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Alfredo Binda ( August 11, 1902 &ndash January 1, 1986) was an Italian cyclist of the 1920s and 1930s later trainer of Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Alfredo Binda ( August 11, 1902 &ndash January 1, 1986) was an Italian cyclist of the 1920s and 1930s later trainer of Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Alfredo Binda ( August 11, 1902 &ndash January 1, 1986) was an Italian cyclist of the 1920s and 1930s later trainer of Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Gioanni Giuseppe Brunero ( 10 April, 1895 - November 23, 1934) was an Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Alfredo Binda ( August 11, 1902 &ndash January 1, 1986) was an Italian cyclist of the 1920s and 1930s later trainer of Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Giuseppe Enrici ( January 2, 1898 - September 1, 1968) was an Italian professional road racing Cyclist. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Costante Girardengo ( 18 March, 1893 - 9 February, 1978) was an Italian professional Road bicycle racer, considered by many Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Gioanni Giuseppe Brunero ( 10 April, 1895 - November 23, 1934) was an Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Gioanni Giuseppe Brunero ( 10 April, 1895 - November 23, 1934) was an Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Gaetano Belloni (August 26 1892 – January 9 1980 was an Italian professional road racing Cyclist. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Bianchi was an Italian professional Cycling team that was sponsored by and cycled on Bianchi racing bikes. Costante Girardengo ( 18 March, 1893 - 9 February, 1978) was an Italian professional Road bicycle racer, considered by many Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Alfonso Calzolari ( 30 april 1887 - 7 february 1983) is an Italian professional Road racing cyclist. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Carlo Oriani ( November 5, 1888 in Cinisello Balsamo – December 3, 1917 in Caserta) was an Italian professional Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Carlo Galetti (b 26 August 1882 in Corsico; d 2 April 1949 in Mailand) was an Italian professional road racing Giovanni Micheletto ( Sacile, January 21, 1889 &mdash Sacile September 29, 1958) is an Italian professional road Eberardo Pavesi ( November 2 1883 - November 11 1974) was an Italian professional road racing Cyclist. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The 1911 Giro d'Italia was held from May 15 to June 6 1911 for a total of 3530 km in 12 stages Carlo Galetti (b 26 August 1882 in Corsico; d 2 April 1949 in Mailand) was an Italian professional road racing Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Bianchi was an Italian professional Cycling team that was sponsored by and cycled on Bianchi racing bikes. The 1910 Giro d'Italia of Cycling was the second Giro d'Italia and was held from May 18 to June 5 1910 consisting of 10 stages Carlo Galetti (b 26 August 1882 in Corsico; d 2 April 1949 in Mailand) was an Italian professional road racing Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The 1909 Giro d'Italia of Cycling was the first Giro d'Italia and was held from May 13 to May 30 1909 consisting of 8 stages Luigi Ganna ( December 1 1883 - October 2 1957) was an Italian professional road racing Cyclist. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest	Italy	65
2. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest	Belgium	7
3. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those	France	6
4. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.	Switzerland	3
5. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation	Spain	3
6. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.	Russia	2
6. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending	Luxembourg	2
8. Luxembourg (Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg Grand-Duché de Luxembourg Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small Landlocked country in Western Europe, bordered by	Ireland	1
8. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe.	United States	1
8. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the	Sweden	1

Giro d'Italia stage victories

[1]	Name	Country	Wins
1	Mario Cipollini	Italy	42
2	Alfredo Binda	Italy	41
3	Learco Guerra	Italy	31
4	Costante Girardengo	Italy	30
5	Eddy Merckx	Belgium	25
6	Alessandro Petacchi	Italy	24
6	Giuseppe Saronni	Italy	24
8	Francesco Moser	Italy	23
9	Fausto Coppi	Italy	22
9	Roger De Vlaeminck	Belgium	22
11	Franco Bitossi	Italy	21
12	Giuseppe Olmo	Italy	20
12	Miguel Poblet	Spain	20

See also

• Tour de France
• Vuelta a España
• Grand Tour
• UCI ProTour
• Giro d'Italia Femminile

References

External links

• Always about Giro d'Italia 2007 (available in Italian and english)
• Giro d'Italia 2007 (in english)
• 2007 Giro d'Italia official website available (English,Italian,Spanish, German and French)
• 2008 Giro d'Italia official website (Italian)
• 2008 Giro dates and stage details (including rumours)
• cyclingfans.com Guide to live race coverage

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