Giro d'Italia History Trivia Quiz

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.