Giro d'Italia

Held annually for professional cyclists from around the world, the first Giro d'Italia took place on May 13, 1909 at Milan with 8 laps totaling 2448 kilometers. Luigi Ganna[?] was the first winner.

Along with the Tour de France and the World Cycling Championship at Nurburgring, Germany, the Giro d'Italia makes up the Triple Crown of Cycling.

Winners of the Giro d'Italia:

• 2003 - Gilberto Simoni[?], (Italy)
• 2002 - Paolo Savoldelli[?], (Italy)
• 2001 - Gilberto Simoni[?], (Italy)
• 2000 - Stefano Garzelli[?], (Italy)
• 1999 - Ivan Gotti[?], (Italy)
• 1998 - Marco Pantani, (Italy)
• 1997 - Ivan Gotti[?], (Italy)
• 1996 - Pavel Tonkov[?], (Russia)
• 1995 - Tony Rominger[?], (Switzerland)
• 1994 - Eugeni Berzin[?], (Russia)
• 1993 - Miguel Indurain[?], (Spain)
• 1992 - Miguel Indurain[?], (Spain)
• 1991 - Franco Chiocciolo[?], (Italy)
• 1990 - Gianni Bugno[?], (Italy)
• 1989 - Laurent Fignon[?], (France)
• 1988 - Andrew Hampsten[?], (United States)
• 1987 - Stephen Roche[?], (Ireland)
• 1986 - Roberto Visentini[?], (Italy)
• 1985 - Bernard Hinault[?], (France)
• 1984 - Francesco Moser[?], (Italy)
• 1983 - Giuseppe Saronni[?], (Italy)
• 1982 - Bernard Hinault[?], (France)
• 1981 - Giovanni Battaglin[?], (Italy)
• 1980 - Bernard Hinault[?], (France)
• 1979 - Giuseppe Saronni[?], (Italy)
• 1978 - Johan de Muynck[?], (Belgium )
• 1977 - Michel Pollentier[?], (Belgium )
• 1976 - Felice Gimondi[?], (Italy)
• 1975 - Fausto Bertoglio[?], (Italy)
• 1974 - Eddy Merckx, (Belgium)
• 1973 - Eddy Merckx, (Belgium)
• 1972 - Eddy Merckx, (Belgium)
• 1971 - Gosta Pettersson[?], (Sweden)
• 1970 - Eddy Merckx, (Belgium)
• 1969 - Felice Gimondi[?], (Italy)
• 1968 - Eddy Merckx, (Belgium)
• 1967 - Felice Gimondi[?], (Italy)
• 1966 - Gianni Motta[?], (Italy)
• 1965 - Vittorio Adorni[?], (Italy)
• 1964 - Jacques Anquetil[?], (France)
• 1963 - Franco Balmamion[?], (Italy)
• 1962 - Franco Balmamion[?], (Italy)
• 1961 - Arnaldo Pambianco[?], (Italy)
• 1960 - Jacques Anquetil[?], (France)
• 1959 - Charly Gaul[?], (Luxembourg)
• 1958 - Ercole Baldini[?], (Italy)
• 1957 - Gastone Nencini[?], (Italy)
• 1956 - Charly Gaul[?], (Luxembourg)
• 1955 - Fiorenzo Magni[?], (Italy)
• 1954 - Carlo Clerici[?], (Italy)
• 1953 - Fausto Coppi[?], (Italy)
• 1952 - Fausto Coppi[?], (Italy)
• 1951 - Fiorenzo Magni[?], (Italy)
• 1950 - Hugo Koblet[?], (Switzerland )
• 1949 - Fausto Coppi[?], (Italy)
• 1948 - Fiorenzo Magni[?], (Italy)
• 1947 - Fausto Coppi[?], (Italy)
• 1946 - Gino Bartali[?], (Italy)
• 1940 - Fausto Coppi[?], (Italy)
• 1939 - Giovanni Valetti[?], (Italy)
• 1938 - Giovanni Valetti[?], (Italy)
• 1937 - Gino Bartali[?], (Italy)
• 1936 - Gino Bartali[?], (Italy)
• 1935 - Vasco Bergamaschi[?], (Italy)
• 1934 - Learco Guerra[?], (Italy)
• 1933 - Alfredo Binda, (Italy)
• 1932 - Antonio Pesenti[?], (Italy)
• 1931 - Francesco Camusso[?], (Italy)
• 1930 - Luigi Marchisio[?], (Italy)
• 1929 - Alfredo Binda, (Italy)
• 1928 - Alfredo Binda, (Italy)
• 1927 - Alfredo Binda, (Italy)
• 1926 - Giovanni Brunero[?], (Italy)
• 1925 - Alfredo Binda, (Italy)
• 1924 - Giuseppe Enrici[?], (Italy)
• 1923 - Costante Girardengo[?], (Italy)
• 1922 - Giovanni Brunero[?], (Italy)
• 1921 - Giovanni Brunero[?], (Italy)
• 1920 - Gaetano Belloni[?], (Italy)
• 1919 - Costante Girardengo[?], (Italy)
• 1914 - Alfonso Calzolari[?], (Italy)
• 1913 - Carlo Oriani[?], (Italy)
• 1912 - Team Atala: C.Galetti[?], G.Michelotto[?] , E.Pavesi[?], (Italy)
• 1911 - Carlo Galetti[?], (Italy)
• 1910 - Carlo Galetti[?], (Italy)
• 1909 - Luigi Ganna[?], (Italy)

External link

• Giro d'Italia official website available in English, French, Spanish, German (http://www.gazzetta.it/speciali/giro2003/inglese/index.jhtml;jsessionid=TGGWFGKQLHN0ZQFIAIZSFEQ)