Giro d'Italia

2007 Giro d'Italia
Stelvio Pass northern ramp, frequently visited by the Giro
Race details
Date	May
Region	Italy
English name	Tour of Italy
Local name(s)	Giro d'Italia (Italian)
Discipline	Road
Competition	UCI ProTour
Type	Grand Tour
History
First edition	1909
Editions	89 (as of 2006)
First winner	Luigi Ganna
Most wins	5 wins: Alfredo Binda Fausto Coppi Eddy Merckx
Most recent	Ivan Basso

The Giro d'Italia, 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. It is, with the Tour de France, the most important stage race in the world. Image File history File links Current_sport. ... Overview of the stages The 2007 Giro dItalia cycle race will take place from May 12 until June 3, 2007. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1178x766, 509 KB) Stilfserjoch (Passo dello Stelvio), Italien/Italy, taken in August 1997. ... Some of the 48 hairpin turns near the top of the northern ramp of the Stilfserjoch (Passo dello Stelvio) The Stelvio Pass (Italian: , German: ), located in Italy, is at 2757 m the highest paved mountain pass in the Eastern Alps, and the second highest in the Alps, after the Col... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Road bicycle racing is a popular bicycle racing sport held on roads (following the geography of the area), using racing bicycles. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... The Tour de France is the worlds best known cycling race, a three week long road race that covers a circuit of most areas around France, and sometimes neighbouring countries. ...

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. The first Giro d'Italia started on May 13, 1909 at Milan with eight stages totalling 2,448 kilometres (1,521 miles). Luigi Ganna was the first winner. The Tour de France is the worlds best known cycling race, a three week long road race that covers a circuit of most areas around France, and sometimes neighbouring countries. ... LEquipe logo LÉquipe (French for the team) is a French nationwide daily newspaper devoted to sports. ... La Gazzetta dello Sport is an Italian newspaper dedicated to coverage of various sports. ... May 13 is the 133rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (134th in leap years). ... 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the city in Italy. ... Luigi Ganna is 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. Along with the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España it is one of the three Grand Tours. The UCI Road World Championships, often referred to as the World Cycling Championships, is the annual world championship for bicycle road racing organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). ... The Triple Crown of Cycling is made up of the Giro dItalia, the Tour de France, and the World Cycling Championship. ... The Vuelta a España bicycle race is one of the three Grand Tours of Europe and, after the Tour de France and the Giro dItalia, is the third most important road cycling stage race in the world. ... In road bicycle racing, a Grand Tour refers to one of the three major European professional cycling stage races: Tour de France - Tour of France Giro dItalia - Tour of Italy Vuelta a España - Tour of Spain Collectively they are termed the Grand Tours, and all three are similar...

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 "King of the Mountains" wears the maglia verde (green jersey). The leader of the points classification wears the maglia ciclamino (mauve jersey). The Giro d'Italia also has a daily competition called Intergiro, the leader of which is awarded the maglia azzurra (sky-blue jersey). Maillot jaune (French for yellow jersey) is the t-shirt worn by the current overall leader of many bicycles races, originally and most notably the Tour de France. ... The maglia rosa (pink jersey) is awarded to the leader of the General Classification at Giro dItalia. ... The King of the Mountains is the title given to the best climber in a cycling road race. ... The maglia verde (green jersey) is awarded to the leader of the King of the Mountains category at the Giro dItalia. ... The Points Classification is an award category in road bicycle racing that recognizes the most consistent finisher in a stage race. ... The Maglia Ciclamino is one of the winners jerseys of the three-week stage cycling race Giro dItalia. ... 1. ...

The maglia rosa from the 88th edition of the race in 2005.

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. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1536x2048, 511 KB) Photographed by me on the 10th of July 2005 File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Giro dItalia Metadata This file contains additional information... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1536x2048, 511 KB) Photographed by me on the 10th of July 2005 File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Giro dItalia Metadata This file contains additional information... The maglia rosa (pink jersey) is awarded to the leader of the General Classification at Giro dItalia. ... Felice Gimondi, (born September 29, 1942 in Sedrina, just outside Bergamo, Italy) is a former professional cyclist. ...

Most wins

The following riders have won the most final jerseys:

Overall (maglia rosa)

The maglia rosa, or pink jersey, are held troughout 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 exposiontime for the team and the iduvidual 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 the same as the Yellow jersey, Maillot Jaune, of the Tour De France. Commercial version of maillot jaune, 2004 Maillot jaune (French for yellow jersey, pronounced my-oh zhohn) is the jersey worn by the current overall leader of many bicycle races, originally and most notably the Tour de France. ... The Tour de France is the worlds best known cycling race, a three week long road race that covers a circuit of most areas around France, and sometimes neighbouring countries. ...

• 5 wins: Alfredo Binda, Fausto Coppi, Eddy Merckx
• 3 wins: Giovanni Brunero, Gino Bartali, Fiorenzo Magni, Bernard Hinault, [[Felice Gimondi]

Alfredo Binda (August 11, 1902 - January 1, 1986) was an Italian cyclist, one of the best road racers before the Second World War. ... Fausto Coppi Fausto Coppi (September 15, 1919 in Castellania, province of Alessandria - January 2, 1960, Tortona) was an Italian racing cyclist. ... Edouard Louis Joseph Merckx (IPA: ) (born June 17, 1945, Meensel-Kiezegem, Vlaams Brabant, Belgium) is a retired Belgian professional cyclist. ... Gioanni Giuseppe Brunero (March 15, 1898 - November 23, 1934) was an Italian professional road racing cyclist. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Fiorenzo Magni is an Italian professional road racing cyclist. ... Bernard Hinault (born 14 November 1954) is a French cyclist best known for his five victories in the Tour de France. ...

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 troughout the giro. The number of points given, vary according to the hill classification, determined by the steepness and lenght 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 (French: maillot à pois rouge) is awarded for the best climber during the mountain stages of the Tour de France cycle race. ... The Tour de France is the worlds best known cycling race, a three week long road race that covers a circuit of most areas around France, and sometimes neighbouring countries. ...

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

To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... José Manuel Fuente (b. ... Claudio Chiappucci (born 28 February 1963) had a great professional road cycling career without ever winning the Tour de France general classification - 2nd in 1990, 3rd in 1991 and 2nd again in 1992. ... Franco Bitossi (born September 1, 1940) is an Italian former professional cyclist. ...

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. The number of points given, vary accordingly to how hard the stage is, determined by the lenght 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. The maillot vert (French for green jersey) is the jersey worn by the leader of the Tour de Frances points classification. ... The Tour de France is the worlds best known cycling race, a three week long road race that covers a circuit of most areas around France, and sometimes neighbouring countries. ...

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

Francesco Moser (Born June 19, 1951) was an Italian professional road racing cyclist. ... Giuseppe Saronni (22 September 1957), also known as Beppe, is a former Italian cyclist. ... Mario Cipollini. ... Roger De Vlaeminck at home on the cobbles of the Ronde van Vlaanderen Roger De Vlaeminck (born 24 August 1947) is a former Belgian professional cyclist. ... Johan Van der Velde (born December 12, 1956 in Rijsbergen, southern Netherlands) is a Dutch cyclist. ...

List of overall winners

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Giro d'Italia winners

Giro	Year	Winner	Nationality	Team
90	2007	Currently running
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
78	1995	Tony Rominger	Switzerland	Mapei
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	Chateux D'Ax
73	1990	Gianni Bugno	Italy	Gatorade
72	1989	Laurent Fignon	France
71	1988	Andrew Hampsten	United States	7-Eleven
70	1987	Stephen Roche	Ireland	Carrera
69	1986	Roberto Visentini	Italy
68	1985	Bernard Hinault (3)	France	La Vie Claire
67	1984	Francesco Moser	Italy
66	1983	Giuseppe Saronni (2)	Italy
65	1982	Bernard Hinault (2)	France	Renault
64	1981	Giovanni Battaglin	Italy
63	1980	Bernard Hinault	France	Renault
62	1979	Giuseppe Saronni	Italy
61	1978	Johan de Muynck	Belgium
60	1977	Michel Pollentier	Belgium
59	1976	Felice Gimondi (3)	Italy
58	1975	Fausto Bertoglio	Italy
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
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
47	1964	Jacques Anquetil (2)	France	St. 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. 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
36	1953	Fausto Coppi (5)	Italy
35	1952	Fausto Coppi (4)	Italy
34	1951	Fiorenzo Magni (2)	Italy
33	1950	Hugo Koblet	Switzerland
32	1949	Fausto Coppi (3)	Italy
31	1948	Fiorenzo Magni	Italy
30	1947	Fausto Coppi (2)	Italy
29	1946	Gino Bartali (3)	Italy
1941 to 1945: suspended due to World War II
28	1940	Fausto Coppi	Italy
27	1939	Giovanni Valetti (2)	Italy
26	1938	Giovanni Valetti	Italy
25	1937	Gino Bartali (2)	Italy
24	1936	Gino Bartali	Italy
23	1935	Vasco Bergamaschi	Italy
22	1934	Learco Guerra	Italy
21	1933	Alfredo Binda (5)	Italy
20	1932	Antonio Pesenti	Italy
19	1931	Francesco Camusso	Italy
18	1930	Luigi Marchisio	Italy
17	1929	Alfredo Binda (4)	Italy
16	1928	Alfredo Binda (3)	Italy
15	1927	Alfredo Binda (2)	Italy
14	1926	Giovanni Brunero (3)	Italy
13	1925	Alfredo Binda	Italy
12	1924	Giuseppe Enrici	Italy
11	1923	Costante Girardengo	Italy
10	1922	Giovanni Brunero (2)	Italy
9	1921	Giovanni Brunero	Italy
8	1920	Gaetano Belloni	Italy
7	1919	Costante Girardengo	Italy
1915 to 1918: suspended due to World War I
6	1914	Alfonso Calzolari	Italy
5	1913	Carlo Oriani	Italy
4	1912	Team Atala: Carlo Galetti (3), Giovanni Micheletto, Eberardo Pavesi	Italy	Team Atala
3	1911	Carlo Galetti (2)	Italy
2	1910	Carlo Galetti	Italy
1	1909	Luigi Ganna	Italy

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See also

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

The Tour de France is the worlds best known cycling race, a three week long road race that covers a circuit of most areas around France, and sometimes neighbouring countries. ... The Vuelta a España bicycle race is one of the three Grand Tours of Europe and, after the Tour de France and the Giro dItalia, is the third most important road cycling stage race in the world. ... The UCI ProTour logo The UCI ProTour is a competition under the International Cycling Union (UCI). ... The Giro dItalia Femminile is one of the Grand Tours of womens cycle racing. ...

External links

• Always about Giro d'Italia 2007 (available in Italian and english)
• Every info of Giro d'Italia 2007 (in english)
• Giro d'Italia 2007 (in english)
• Giro d'Italia official website available (English,Italian,Spanish, German and French)
• Giro d'Italia daily online coverage (Italian)