Most Famous Cycling Event--GIRO

Giro d'Italia was born in 1909, it is generally known as GIRO. And, like the Tour de France, GIRO also by a news media launched La Gazzetta dello Sport (La Gazzetta dello Sport in Italy is similar to France, L "EQUIPE- L'Equipe). In 1909, the Giro of Italy was never tried test. The game was scheduled for May spring season.

Central Italy game was marked by the pink jersey (Europe known as Rose shirt), which first appeared in 1931,Learco Guerra put first pink jersey in the 19th stage of the GIRO year the opening ceremony. And the yellow jersey of the Tour de France, as it marks the total score of the first riders. However Giro too traditional rules, so it is not too well known, the success rate is less than the Tour de France.

For example, in 1924 the race requires participating drivers have not won any contest winner. There rider Alfredo Binda, he is three consecutive years 1927,1928,1929 GIRO champion, but in 1930, he was banned entry on the grounds that "compared with other riders have an absolute advantage." For a long time, Central Italy are Italian rider in the national land alone to enjoy the game. It appeared during the Giro's legendary hero Fausto Coppi, he is the Giro history a five-times Giro winner and gains 2 times Tour de France champion rider (Italian cars Coppi that he founded, Changsha has a Coppi The car). Until 1950, there has been the first foreign champion on the history of Central Italy, Swiss Hugo Koblet. Giro legends abound. June 8, 1956 this day, the Giro's team met snowstorm, riders accepted the challenge, Charly Gaul in the first station to get a 16-minute advantage in this day did not fall, although the game will be specified time later, but he still keeps the advantage, after reaching the end of warm water was frozen rely paralyzed body, he also won last year's championship GIRO.