Giro d'Italia

Every year, the Giro d'Italia or Tour of Italy is among the noteworthy competitions of the World Tour. Created by the...

Every year, the Giro d'Italia or Tour of Italy is among the noteworthy competitions of the World Tour. Created by the newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport by Eugenio Camillo Costamagna in 1909 and the journalist Tullo Morgagni, it travels through Italy although certain stages can be exported abroad (Switzerland or the Netherlands). The starting point of the race changes every year and the finish is usually in the cities of Florence, Verona, Rome or Milan, the city of La Gazzetta dello Sport. The leader of his general classification wears a pink jersey evoking the color of the paper used by this newspaper. Italians Alfredo Binda, Fausto Coppi and Belgian Eddy Merckx hold the record of the event, with five wins each : Alfredo Binda (1925, 1927, 1928, 1929 and 1933), Fausto Coppi (1940, 1947, 1949, 1952 and 1953) and Eddy Merckx (1968, 1970, 1972, 1973 and 1974). Fausto Coppi is the youngest winner of the Tour of Italy, winner at 20 years, 8 months and 25 days of the Giro 1940. Jacques Anquetil is the first French winner of the Giro. A range of Giro d'Italia cycling jerseys are produced in special edition on this occasion, for example the short-sleeved cycling jerseys declined under the colors of the leaders of the competition : the pink jersey for the leader, the blue jersey for the mountain, the purple point classification jersey or the black jersey for the last rider.