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Giro d' Italia / Tour of Italy Quiz

It's one of the three major tours. How well do you know its history?

A multiple-choice quiz by queenofsheba. Estimated time: 4 mins.

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queenofsheba

Time
4 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
239,978

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who won the Giro 2006? Hint

Gilberto Simoni

Paolo Savoldelli

Damiano Cunego

Ivan Basso

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Question 2 of 10

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

Apennines

Dolomites

Alps

Dinaric Alps

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Question 3 of 10

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

white with red dots

orange

green

purple

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Question 4 of 10

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

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Question 5 of 10

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

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which one of these four cyclists has never won the Giro d' Italia and the Tour the France in one season? Hint

Marco Pantani

Laurent Fignon

Stephen Roche

Miguel Indurain

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Question 7 of 10

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

Miguel Indurain

Francesco Moser

Giovanni Battaglin

Tony Rominger

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Question 8 of 10

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

Ireland

Netherlands

United States

Sweden

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Question 9 of 10

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

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Question 10 of 10

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

Felice Gimondi and Francesco Moser

Gino Bartali and Fausto Coppi

Fausto Coppi and Eddy Merckx

Gino Bartali and Eddy Merckx

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who won the Giro 2006?

Answer: Ivan Basso

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

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

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.

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

Answer: green

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

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

Answer: 22

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

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

Answer: 0

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

6. Which one of these four cyclists has never won the Giro d' Italia and the Tour the France in one season?

Answer: Laurent Fignon

Roche did it in 1987, Indurain in 1992 and 1993 and Pantani in 1998. Fignon almost did it in 1989, but he lost the tour by eight seconds to Lemond.

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

Answer: Giovanni Battaglin

Battaglin did it in 1981.

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

Answer: Netherlands

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

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

Answer: 42

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

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

Answer: Fausto Coppi and Eddy Merckx

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

Source: Author queenofsheba

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