Giro d'Italia
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Mey–Juin |
| Region | Italy an nearby kintras |
| English name | Tour o Italy |
| Local name(s) | Giro d'Italia (Italian) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Warld Tour |
| Type | Grand Tour |
| Organiser | RCS Sport |
| Race director | Michele Acquarone |
| History | |
| First edeetion | 1909 |
| Edeetions | 96 (as o 2013) |
| First winner |  Luigi Ganna (ITA) |
| Maist wins |
|
| Maist recent |  Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) |
The Giro d'Italia (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒiːro diˈtaːlja]; Scots: Tour o Italy) is an annual stage race bicycle race primarily held in Italy, while an aa occasionally passin through nearbi kintras.[1] The race wis first organized in 1909 tae increase sales o the newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport;[1][2] however it is currently run bi RCS Sport.[3][4] The race haes been held annually syne its first edeetion in 1909, except when it wis stopped for the twa warld wars.[1] As the Giro gained prominence an popularity the race wis lengthened, an the peloton expandit frae primarily Italian participation tae riders frae aw ower the warld. The Giro is a UCI Warld Tour event, which means that the teams that compete in the race are maistly UCI Proteams, wi the exception o the teams that the organizers can invite.[5][6]
Alang wi the Tour de France an Vuelta a España, the Giro maks up cyclin's prestigious three-week-lang Grand Tours.[1][7] The Giro is uisually held durin late Mey an early Juin.[1] While the route chynges each year, the format o the race stays the same, wi the appearance o at least twa time trials, the passage through the muntains o the Alps,[8] includin the Dolomites,[9][10] an the finish in the Italian ceety o Milan.[11][12] Like the ither Grand Tours, the modren edeetions o the Giro d'Italia normally consist o 21 day-long segments (stages) ower a 23-day period that includes 2 rest days.[1]
Aw o the stages are timed tae the finish. Efter finishin the riders' times are compoondit wi thair previous stage times. The rider wi the lawest aggregate time is the leader o the race an gets tae don the covetit pink jersey.[1][13] While the general classification gathers the maist attention thare are ither contests held within the Giro: the pynts classification for the sprinters,[13] the muntains classification for the climbers,[13] young rider classification for the riders unner the age o 25,[13] an the team classification for the competin teams.[13] The 2013 edeetion o the race wis wan bi Italian rider Vincenzo Nibali.
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Gregg Seltzer (26 Mey 2011). "The History of the Giro d'Italia.". Livestrong. Retrieved 30 Julie 2012.
- ↑ "Tour d'Italie ou Giro d'Italia" [Tour of Italy or Giro d'Italia] (in French). Larousse.fr. 30 Mairch 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ↑ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1909 Giro d'Italia". Bike Race Info. Dog Ear Publishing. Retrieved 30 Julie 2012.
- ↑ "RCS Sport". RCSMediaGroup. RCS MediaGroup S.p.A. 24 Januar 2013. Retrieved 20 Juin 2013.
- ↑ "2012 - 2013 UCI Road Calendar". Union Cycliste Internationale. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 6 Juin 2013.
- ↑ Nigel Wynn (2 November 2011). "UCI WorldTour calendar 2012". Cycling Weekly. IPC Media Limited. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ↑ "Million dollar, baby!". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 12 Januar 2007. Retrieved 21 Mey 2011.
- ↑ "Ryder Hesjedal in pink as Giro d'Italia hits the Alps". Perth Now. News Ltd. 20 Mey 2012. Retrieved 30 Julie 2012.
- ↑ "Classic Climbs of the Dolomites Bike Tours, Biking Trips, & Bicycle Vacations of a Lifetime". Trek Travel. Trek Travel, LLC. Retrieved 30 Julie 2012.
- ↑ 8 August 2011 (8 August 2011). "Giro d'Italia in the Dolomites". BikePlusTours. Retrieved 30 Julie 2012.
- ↑ "Giro d'Italia". Milan Tourism. Milano City. 5 Mey 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ↑ "May 27, Stage 21: Milan (ITT) 31.5km". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 19 Julie 2012.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 Laura Weislo (13 Mey 2008). "Giro d'Italia classifications demystified". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
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