Road Bike Reviews Tour of Italy is the answer to the Tour de France

Road Bike Reviews Tour of Italy is the answer to the Tour de France The Tour of Italy has a history behind all this well, as the Tour de France has begun to publish a newspaper, like the Tour de France organizers made the leaders jersey card of the same color, the color yellow in France in the newspaper L'Auto and Italy have increased La Gazzetta dello Sport. The first Giro in 1909 and was 2.448 miles long (lower), divided into 8 stages and was won by Italian cyclist Luigi Ganna, 127 riders started in Milan, but with the arrival in Milan, there were only 49 left This was not the worst year, in 1914 only 8 of the 81 starters managed the entire distance. Winners. Like the Tour de France and the Vuelta a Espa? The winner of the Tour of Italy that has always deserved, three drivers have won five times, Alfredo Binda and Fausto Coppi of Italy and the great Belgian Eddy Merckx, Merckx, of course, won the Tour de France five times and after the Vuelta. There have been many other "stars" who won the Tour in recent years, the French heroes Jacques Anquetil and Beard Hinault and Miguel Indurain of Spain all 5 Tour de France and the Giro more than once. The house, of course, the pilots were the big winners, Felice Gimondi, Gino Bartoli, Ivan Gotti, Gilberto Simoni and Paolo Savoldelli has shown there are ways to win, but the fighting between Francesco Moser and Giuseppe Saronni in the 80's are epic . The odd rider took part in the Giro d'Italy is Alfonsina Morini Strada, which is the only woman to have mounted and finish the race! The race itself. The tour was launched in Italy on eight occasions, most are far Belgium, Greece, Netherlands, or, possibly, the city of Groningen, which hosted the opening of a trial period in 2002. When Roa d bike race in Italian soil are the main difficulties usually the Alps, the Dolomites and the Apennines, it is the tu of May so that we can achieve great climbs terrible weather, snow, rain and cold can determine the shape and race winner. The future of the Tour of Italy. The future of the Tour of Italy looks good, as the UCI (cycling's goveing body) that the Pro-Tour to all the top 20 teams riding the race, just before receiving all the Italian teams, and some foreign groups interested in sponsoring the Italy, now the race is also shown on free television, which previously could be seen in a private station. 2005 edition was one of the best for years, top teams and top riders throughout the duration of his career for life, for years the tour had become a procession until the last minute, and then the sprinters are over. The climbers had some tough times and good team leader of the work to be done, in general, in the hills or at the time of trial, and that was, is now one of the most exciting stage of the race is to stop begging .