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10 Italy Cycling quizzes and 100 Italy Cycling trivia questions.
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  Pretty in Pink   great trivia quiz  
Ordering Quiz
 10 Qns
Giro d' Italia Winners
The "Maglia Rosa" of the Giro d'Italia is one of the most prestigious jerseys in road cycling. All of these cyclists have earned the honour of wearing the pink jersey. Place the riders in the correct order that they looked pretty in pink and won the Giro
Easier, 10 Qns, KayceeKool, Sep 16 23
Easier
KayceeKool gold member
Sep 16 23
128 plays
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  Yummy Places in the Giro d'Italia   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Let's explore some notorious places in which a stage of the Giro departed or arrived. It so happens that there was also a dish named after these places. Have fun.
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Oct 06 13
Average
JanIQ gold member
2035 plays
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  From White Roads To Falling Leaves   popular trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Italian Cycling
Bike racing in Italy has deep roots and the passion for the sport is undimmed by time. The enthusiasm and passion of the 'tifosi' at the side of the road makes cycling in Italy a joy to watch. Match the event to the description given.
Average, 10 Qns, KayceeKool, Jul 14 23
Average
KayceeKool gold member
Jul 14 23
41 plays
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  2008 Giro d'Italia [3]    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz about the 2008 Giro d'Italia, Tour of Italy.
Average, 10 Qns, ThurstAsh, Dec 04 09
Average
ThurstAsh
155 plays
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  2009 Giro d'Italia    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz about the 2009 Giro d'Italia.
Average, 10 Qns, ThurstAsh, Jun 10 09
Average
ThurstAsh
187 plays
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  Giro d'Italia History    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz about the history of the Giro d'Italia.
Average, 10 Qns, ThurstAsh, Apr 22 09
Average
ThurstAsh
229 plays
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  2009 Tirreno-Adriatico    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz about the 2009 Tirreno-Adriatico.
Average, 10 Qns, ThurstAsh, Feb 21 10
Average
ThurstAsh
157 plays
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  2008 Giro d'Italia [2]    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz about the 2008 Giro d'Italia, Tour of Italy.
Average, 10 Qns, ThurstAsh, Dec 04 09
Average
ThurstAsh
157 plays
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  2008 Giro d'Italia [1]    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz about the 2008 Giro d'Italia, Tour of Italy.
Tough, 10 Qns, ThurstAsh, Dec 04 09
Tough
ThurstAsh
172 plays
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  Giro d' Italia / Tour of Italy    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
It's one of the three major tours. How well do you know its history?
Tough, 10 Qns, queenofsheba, Apr 22 09
Tough
queenofsheba
317 plays
trivia question Quick Question
How long was the Stage 12 Individual Time Trial?

From Quiz "2009 Giro d'Italia"





Italy Cycling Trivia Questions
1. What newspaper started the Giro d'Italia?

From Quiz Giro d'Italia History

Answer: La Gazzetta dello Sport

Emilio Camillo Costamagna was the editor for La Gazzetta dello Sport. Emilio saw how well L'Auto did after the success of the Tour de France. He then decided to start a new race, the Giro d'Italia. The main purpose for it was to increase circulation. The La Gazzetta dello Sport was printed on pink paper.

2. Who won the Giro 2006?

From Quiz Giro d' Italia / Tour of Italy

Answer: Ivan Basso

It was Basso's first final victory. Savoldelli and Simoni had both won it twice, Cunego once.

3. On what day did the first Giro d'Italia start?

From Quiz Giro d'Italia History

Answer: May 13, 1909

The first-ever Giro d'Italia started on May 13, 1909. The Giro d'Italia was 2,448 kilometers and was only eight stages long. Luigi Ganna was the first ever winner of the Giro d'Italia. That would be Luigi's only Grand Tour victory in his career.

4. In what mountain chain do you find climbs like the Gavia, the Mortirolo, and the Passo Pordoi?

From Quiz Giro d' Italia / Tour of Italy

Answer: Dolomites

The Dolomites are in the North of Italy and often decisive in the final week. They are often steeper than the Alps and over 2500m high.

5. In 1988, the eleventh stage to the Giro (from Parma to Colle don Bosco) was cancelled. Why?

From Quiz Yummy Places in the Giro d'Italia

Answer: Environmental demonstration

A plain stage was planned from Parma to Colle don Bosco. The peloton started in Parma, the city well known for its bacon and cheese. But in the few last kilometers, a large group of environmentalists occupied the road. They protested against a project for a chemical plant operated by Montedison SpA.The Giro directors declared that all cyclists who started in Parma, arrived on the same time in Colle don Bosco. The Stelvio is more than 360 km north of Parma, so a bit out of reach for a normal cycling stage.

6. When was the maglia rosa, pink jersey, first used in the Giro d'Italia?

From Quiz Giro d'Italia History

Answer: 1931

Before that there was no colored jersey given out to the leader. The first person to wear the maglia rosa was Learco Guerra. Learco held it only for two stages. He then lost it to Alfredo Binda. Francesco Camusso would wind up winning it.

7. What's the color of the mountain jersey in the Giro?

From Quiz Giro d' Italia / Tour of Italy

Answer: green

In the Tour de France it's white with red dots, but in the Giro it's green.

8. In 1994, the Giro started in a city which has given its name (outside Italy) to a sauce with minced meat and tomatoes. Italians name this sauce "ragu". Where did the Giro 1994 start?

From Quiz Yummy Places in the Giro d'Italia

Answer: Bologna

The Giro of 1994 started with a short stage around Bologna, followed by an individual time event in the city center of Bologna. Endrio Leoni won the first short stage, and the French cyclist Armand de las Cuevas won the time trial. Both had the pink jersey for one single stage. Moreno Argentin won the next stage, and the Russian cyclist Evgeny Berzin would win the general classification. The university city of Bologna gave its name to the sauce Bolognese, which true Italians call "ragu". Bibione, Merano and Potenza were other departure cities for a stage in the 1994 Giro.

9. Later in its history, the leader of the points classification in the Giro d'Italia wore a mauve-colored jersey. From 1967-1969, the leader of the points classification wore what colored jersey?

From Quiz Giro d'Italia History

Answer: Red

The leader of the points classification gets the maglia ciclamino. It is named for the color of the alpine flower cyclamen. After the 1969 Giro d'Italia, the color was changed to mauve. The points competition was first started in the 1966 Giro d'Italia. Gianna Motta won the first-ever points competition in the Giro d'Italia.

10. How old was Damiano Cunego when he won his first Giro?

From Quiz Giro d' Italia / Tour of Italy

Answer: 22

He was one of the youngest winners ever in 2004. In 2006, he finished fourth.

11. In 1999, a French cyclist won the time trial in and around Ancona on the 9th stage. He also won the fourth and the 16th stage, and would win the points classification. Who was this French cyclist, who never won the general classification?

From Quiz Yummy Places in the Giro d'Italia

Answer: Laurent Jalabert

Jalabert (born 1968) was the cyclist we're looking for. He was active from 1989 until 2002, and had his best result in the Vuelta d'Espana 1995 (winner of the general classification as well as the points classification and the mountain classification). For the gourmets, Ancona has given its name to a preparation of stockfish. You can search the internet for stoccafissa all'anconitana. Hinault retired in 1986, Anquetil in 1969 and Garin in 1911.

12. What is the term for the highest point in the Giro d'Italia each year?

From Quiz Giro d'Italia History

Answer: Cima Coppi

Cima Coppi was named in honor of the Italian cyclist Fausto Coppi. Cima Coppi was first used in the 1965 Giro d'Italia. The first rider to cross the top of Cima Coppi will receive bonuses. Fausto was born on September 15, 1919, in Castellania, Italy. During his career he won five Giro d'Italia's. He won the 1949 and 1952 Tour de France. He also won the Giro d'Italia's King of the Mountains competition three times. He also won the Tour de France's King of the Mountain competition two times. Fausto died on January 2, 1960.

13. How many non-Italians have won the Giro between 1997 and 2006?

From Quiz Giro d' Italia / Tour of Italy

Answer: 0

Pavel Tonkov won in 1996, but after that there were 10 consecutive Italian victories.

14. In 2000, the Giro started in Rome with a prologue won by Jan Hruska. What is his nationality?

From Quiz Yummy Places in the Giro d'Italia

Answer: Czech

Jan Hruska was born in 1975 in Czechoslowakia. He started his career as a Czech cyclist in 1996 and retired in 2007. His palmares is not very large: he won two stages in the Giro of 2000 (the prologue and the second individual time trial). Gourmets might associate Rome to the saltimbocca alla romana: veal cutlets with sage and bacon.

15. Who was the first cyclist to repeast as winner of the miglia bianca, white jersey?

From Quiz Giro d'Italia History

Answer: Vladimir Poulnikov

The maglia bianca is given to the best young rider under the age of 25. It was first given out in the 1976 Giro d'Italia. Alfio Vandi won the maglia bianca in the first year it was presented. The maglia bianca was not given out from 1995-2006. Vladimir was born in 1965 in Kiev, Ukraine. He retired from cycling in 1998.

16. The Giro 2004 started in Christopher Columbus' birthplace, a city also known for the recipe of pesto named after the city. So where did the Giro 2004 start?

From Quiz Yummy Places in the Giro d'Italia

Answer: Genoa

The Australian cyclist Bradley McGee won the individual time trial in Genoa at the start of the Giro 2004. The second stage arrived in Alba, and other stages would arrive in Spoleto and in Treviso.Damiano Cunego won the 2004 Giro. Alessandro Petacchi won nine stages and the points classification. Pesto genovese is a sauce with olive oil, garlic, basil and roasted pine nuts.

17. Who was the first rider to win five Giro d'Italia's?

From Quiz Giro d'Italia History

Answer: Alfredo Binda

Alfredo was born in 1902. Alfredo won the Giro d'Italia in 1925, 1927, 1928, 1929, and 1933. He also won the very first King of the Mountains competition for the Giro d'Italia. The first time the King of the Mountains competition was held was in 1933. While cycling, Alfredo collected three World Cycling Road Championship titles in his career. He won in 1927, 1930, and 1932. Alfredo passed away on January 1, 1986.

18. Eddy Merckx won the unusual double Giro d' Italia and Vuelta a España in 1973. Which cyclist became the first to repeat this?

From Quiz Giro d' Italia / Tour of Italy

Answer: Giovanni Battaglin

Battaglin did it in 1981.

19. Which Tuscan tourist city was the terminal for the individual time trial in the eighth stage of the Giro 2005?

From Quiz Yummy Places in the Giro d'Italia

Answer: Florence

The official winner of this time trial was the American David Zabriskie. However, he was disqualified a few years later because of a dope infraction. After the time trial in Florence, Danilo di Luca stayed leader in the general classification - but only for a few stages. The final race winner would be Paolo Savoldelli. Gourmets are probably acquainted with the preparation "alla fiorentina", with spinach and cheese sauce.

20. Hugo Koblet won the 33rd running of the Giro d'Italia. What country was he from?

From Quiz Giro d'Italia History

Answer: Switzerland

Hugo won the 1950 Giro d'Italia. Hugo was born in 1925. Hugo also won the 1951 Tour de France. Those would be his only Grand Tour victories in his career. Hugo died in a car crash in 1964. Before Hugo won, only one cyclist from Italy had won the race.

21. Which country didn't have any Giro winners between 1970 and 2000?

From Quiz Giro d' Italia / Tour of Italy

Answer: Netherlands

Stephen Roche is from Ireland, Andrew Hampsten from the USA, and Gösta Petterson from Sweden. Surprisingly enough, the Netherlands and Germany didn't have a Giro winner.

22. What rider was first to repeat as winner of the Giro d'Italia?

From Quiz Giro d'Italia History

Answer: Carlo Galetti

Carlo was born in Corsico. Carlo won a total of three consecutive Giro d'Italia's in his career. He won in 1910, 1911, and in 1912. Carlo rode for Team Atala in his 1910 and 1912 Giro d'Italia victories. He rode for Bianchi when he won the 1911 Giro d'Italia. Carlo passed away in 1949.

23. How many Giro stages did Mario Cipollini win in his entire career?

From Quiz Giro d' Italia / Tour of Italy

Answer: 42

This legendary sprinter broke the unbreakable record of Alfredo Binda, who won 41 stages in the 1920s and '30s!

24. In 2012, the Giro ended in the city that had previously hosted the arrival of the final stage. This Lombard city is known to gourmets for ossobuco. What is this city?

From Quiz Yummy Places in the Giro d'Italia

Answer: Milan

The 2012 edition of the Giro d'Italia started in ... Denmark. Yes indeed, three stages were in Denmark. After a rest day, the peloton then headed for the Italian roads starting in Verona. The pink jersey denoting the first in the general classification has been worn by five different cyclists. Taylor Phinney held the pink jersey in Denmark, and lost it in Verona to Ramunas Navardauskas. After Adriano Malori held the pink jersey for one single stage, it were the Spanish Joaquim Rodirguez and the Canadian Ryder Hesjedahl who contested the general classification. Hesjedahl finally won. Ossobucco milanese is a dish with veal shanks, white wine, vegetables and broth.

25. Andrew Hampsten was the first American to win the Giro d'Italia. What team did he ride for when he won?

From Quiz Giro d'Italia History

Answer: 7-Eleven

Andrew Hampsten was in 1962 in Ohio. Andrew won the 1988 Giro d'Italia. Andrew also won the King of the Mountains competition in the 1988 Giro d'Italia. He rode for 7-Eleven Cycling Team. That victory would be his only Grand Tour win in his career.

26. Which two cyclists set and tied a record of five final victories?

From Quiz Giro d' Italia / Tour of Italy

Answer: Fausto Coppi and Eddy Merckx

The Belgian Eddy Merckx had won the Giro five times, the tour five times, and the Vuelta once.

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