2008 Giro d'Italia [3] Trivia Quiz

Answer: True

Christian Vandevelde, of Slipstream Chipotle, placed fifth in the stage. Marco Pinotti, of Team High Road, won the stage. His time was 32 minutes and 45 seconds. The time trial was 28.5km long.

Answer: Alberto Contador

Alberto Contador, of Astana, won the 2008 Giro d'Italia. He won the 2007 Tour de France, later on he would win the 2008 Vuelta A España. Riccardo Riccó placed second, followed by Marzio Bruseghin who placed third.

Answer: Stage 2

Emanuele got the maglia verde on Stage 2. He held it for the whole Giro, except for one stage, the first stage. Stage 1 was an Individual Time Trial where no mountain points were awarded. Emanuele road for CSF Group-Navigare.

Answer: Liquigas

Daniele Bennati won the points classification jersey. At the end of the Giro he had a 51-point lead over the second place rider. That rider was Emanuele Sella.

Answer: Riccardo Riccó

Riccardo won the young riders classification. He rode for Saunier Duval-Scott. All of the other choices were once leaders in the young riders classification sometime in the 2008 Giro d'Italia.

Answer: CSF Group-Navigare

The trofeo fast team classification is determined by adding the top three riders times, from each team's roster. The team that has the lowest time from their top three riders is the leader in the catagorey. The 2007 winner of the category was Saunier Duval-Prodir.

Answer: Liquigas

Trofeo Super Team is awarded by points. If a rider finishes first in stage, he will get 20 points for his team. If a rider places 20th he will only receive one point for his team. You can only get points for your team if you place between first and twentieth. The 2007 winner of the Trofeo Super Team winner was Lampre-Fondital.

Answer: 57

There were 219 cyclists in the 2008 Giro d'Italia. That means about 29% of the cyclists that competed dropped out. That's how many people dropped out in the 2007 Giro.

Answer: True

There were four teams based in Italy that competed in the 2008 Giro d'Italia. That was the most out of all the countries that had a team in the 2008 Giro. Switzerland, Luxembourg, Venezuela, and the Netherlands all had one team competing in the 2008 Giro.

Answer: 54

The other countries that had the most riders competing were Spain, France, and Germany. Many countries had only one rider to compete in the 2008 Giro d'Italia. Some of the countries included Moldova, Latvia, Croatia, Slovakia, and Ireland.