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! colspan=2 |'''Tour of Italy'''
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|Local name || Giro d'Italia
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|Region  ||  [[Italy]]
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|Date  ||  May, sometimes until early June
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|Type  ||  Stage Race (Great Tour)
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! colspan=2 |History
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|First Edition  ||  1909
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|Editions  ||  88
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|First Winner  ||  [[Luigi Ganna]] {{ITA}}
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|Most Recent  || [[Paolo Savoldelli]] {{ITA}}
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|Most Wins  ||  [[Alfredo Binda]] {{ITA}}, [[Fausto Coppi]] {{ITA}} and [[Eddy Merckx]] {{BEL}}, 5 times
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The '''Giro d'Italia''' (''Tour of [[Italy]]''), also simply known as '''The Giro''', is a long distance [[road bicycle racing]] [[stage race]] for professional cyclists held over three weeks in May/early June in and around [[Italy]]. It is one of the three [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tours]], and is part of the [[UCI World Ranking]] calendar. The most recent winner (2009) is [[Denis Menchov]].  

==History==
The Giro was inspired by the [[Tour de France]] and, just as the French race was intended to boost circulation of ''[[L'Équipe|L'Auto]]'', so Emilio Camillo Costamagna, the editor of ''[[La Gazzetta dello Sport]]'' [[newspaper]], aimed to increase his circulation. The first Giro d'Italia started on May 13, 1909 at [[Milan]] with eight stages totalling 2,448 kilometres (1,521 miles). [[Luigi Ganna]] was the first winner.

Along with the Tour de France and the [[World Cycling Championship]], the Giro d'Italia makes up the [[Triple Crown of Cycling]]. Along with the Tour de France and the [[Vuelta a España]] it is one of the three [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tours]].

==Jerseys==
Whereas the overall leader of the Tour de France is awarded a [[yellow jersey]] (originally to correspond with ''L'Auto'' 's yellow pages), since 1931 the overall leader in the Giro sports the ''[[maglia rosa]]'' (pink jersey), which corresponds with newspaper ''[[La Gazzetta dello Sport]]'' 's pink newsprint. The "[[King of the Mountains]]" wears the ''[[maglia verde]]'' (green jersey). The leader of the [[points classification]] wears the ''[[maglia ciclamino]]'' (mauve jersey), the best young rider wears the ''[[maglia bianca]]'' (white jersey). 
[[Image:Maglia rosa.jpg|thumb|The ''[[maglia rosa]]'' from the 88th edition of the race in 2005.]]
Italian [[Felice Gimondi]] holds the record for the most podium finishes: nine in total, consisting of three victories, two second places and four third place finishes.

===Most wins===
The following riders have won the most final jerseys:
====Overall (maglia rosa)====
The maglia rosa, or pink jersey, is worn each day by the cyclist with the fastest overall time up to that point of the Giro. The rider wearing the jersey may change from day to day, but given the glory and extra exposure for the team, individual and 
sponsor of the rider who holds the jersey, teams often make extra efforts to keep the jersey on the race leader form day to day. In fact, each team brings several pink jerseys to the race in case one of their riders becomes the leader.  The cyclist with the lowest time at the end of the Giro's last stage wins the Giro. This is similar to the Yellow jersey, [[Maillot Jaune]], used in the [[Tour de France]].  

* 5 wins: [[Alfredo Binda]] (1925, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1933), [[Fausto Coppi]] (1940, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953), [[Eddy Merckx]] (1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974) 
* 3 wins: [[Giovanni Brunero]] (1921, 1922, 1926), [[Gino Bartali]] (1936, 1937, 1946), [[Fiorenzo Magni]] (1948, 1951, 1955), [[Bernard Hinault]] (1980, 1982, 1985), [[Felice Gimondi]] (1967, 1969, 1976)

====King of the mountains (maglia verde)==== 

During mountain stages of the race, points are awarded to the rider who is first to reach the top of each significant climb.  Points are also awarded for riders who closely follow the leader up each climb.  The number of points awarded varies according to the hill classification, which is determined by the steepness and length of that particular hill. The green jersey is worn by the rider who, at the start of each stage, has the largest amount of climbing points. If a rider holds both the pink and green jerseys, the green jersey is worn by the rider in second place. At the end of the giro, the rider holding the most climbing points wins the climbing competition.  In fact, some riders, particularly those who are neither sprinters nor particularly good at time-trialing, may attempt only to win this particular competition within the race.  This is the same as the [[Polka dot jersey]] of the [[Tour de France]]. In 2008 it was won by [[Emanuele Sella]].

Climbs rated "[[hors catégorie]]" (HC): 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 7, 6 and 5.

Category 1: 15, 13, 11, 9, 8, 7, 6 and 5.

Category 2: 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, and 5.

Category 3: 4, 3, 2 and 1.

Category 4: 3, 2 and 1.

For the last climb of a stage, points are doubled for HC and categories one and two.

* 7 wins: [[Gino Bartali]]
* 4 wins: [[José Manuel Fuente]] 
* 3 wins: [[Claudio Chiappucci]], [[Claudio Bortolotto]], [[Franco Bitossi]], Fausto Coppi

====Points Competition (maglia ciclamino)==== 
Points are given to the rider who is first to reach the end of, or determined places during, any stage of the giro. The number of points given, vary accordingly to how hard the stage is, determined by the length and number of hills, size of hills etc. in that particular stage. Points are also given to the first following riders, how many varies. The jersey is worn by the rider who at the start of each stage, has the largest amount of points. The rider whom at the end of the giro, holds the most points, wins the points competition. This competition is most often won by specialized sprinters who seldom have a chance in the overall competition. This is the same as the green jersey, [[maillot vert]], of the [[Tour de France]]. The 2008 winner was [[Daniele Bennati]].

;[[Image:Plainstage.png]]Flat stages:
:35, 30, 26, 24, 22, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 points are awarded to the first 25 riders across the finish.
;[[Image:Mediummountainstage.png]]Medium-mountain stages:
:25, 22, 20, 18, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 points are awarded to the first 20 riders across the finish.
;[[Image:Mountainstage.png]]High-mountain stages:
:20, 17, 15, 13, 12, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 points are awarded to the first 15 riders across the finish.
;[[Image:History.jpg|22px]]Time-trials:
: 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 points are awarded to the top 10 finishers of the stage.
In addition, stages can have one or more intermediate sprints: 6, 4, and 2 points are awarded to the first three cyclists passing these lines.

* 4 wins: [[Francesco Moser]], [[Giuseppe Saronni]] 
* 3 wins: [[Mario Cipollini]], [[Roger De Vlaeminck]], [[Johan Van der Velde]]

===Youth Competition (maglia bianca)===
The youth competition is a competition within the giro, celebrating young riders. The white jersey is given to the rider under the age of 25 who gets the highest ranking in the general classification. In 2008 it was won by [[Riccardo Riccò]].


==List of overall winners==
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! Giro
! Year
! Winner
! Nationality
! Team
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| [[2009 Giro d'Italia|92]] || 2009 || [[Denis Menchov]] || {{RUS}} || Rabobank
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| [[2008 Giro d'Italia|91]] || 2008 || [[Alberto Contador]] || {{ESP}} || Astana
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| [[2007 Giro d'Italia|90]] || 2007 || [[Danilo Di Luca]] || {{ITA}} || Liquigas
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| [[2006 Giro d'Italia|89]] || 2006 || [[Ivan Basso]] || {{ITA}} || 	Team CSC
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| [[2005 Giro d'Italia|88]] || 2005 || [[Paolo Savoldelli]] ''(2nd win)'' || {{ITA}} || Discovery Channel
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| [[2004 Giro d'Italia|87]] || 2004 || [[Damiano Cunego]] || {{ITA}} || [[Saeco (cycling team)|Saeco]]
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| [[2003 Giro d'Italia|86]] || 2003 || [[Gilberto Simoni]] ''(2nd win)'' || {{ITA}} || [[Saeco (cycling team)|Saeco]]
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| [[2002 Giro d'Italia|85]] || 2002 || [[Paolo Savoldelli]] || {{ITA}} || Index-Alexia
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| [[2001 Giro d'Italia|84]] || 2001 || [[Gilberto Simoni]] || {{ITA}} || Lampre-Daikin
|-
| [[2000 Giro d'Italia|83]] || 2000 || [[Stefano Garzelli]] || {{ITA}} || [[Mercatone Uno]]
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| [[1999 Giro d'Italia|82]] || 1999 || [[Ivan Gotti]] ''(2nd win)'' || {{ITA}} || [[Team Polti|Polti]]
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| [[1998 Giro d'Italia|81]] || 1998 || [[Marco Pantani]] || {{ITA}} || [[Mercatone Uno]]
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| [[1997 Giro d'Italia|80]] || 1997 || [[Ivan Gotti]] || {{ITA}} || [[Saeco (cycling team)|Saeco]]
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| [[1996 Giro d'Italia|79]] || 1996 || [[Pavel Tonkov]] || {{RUS}} ||Ceramiche Panaria-Vinavil
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| [[1995 Giro d'Italia|78]] || 1995 || [[Tony Rominger]] || {{SUI}} ||[[Mapei (cycling team)|Mapei-GB]]
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| [[1994 Giro d'Italia|77]] || 1994 || [[Eugeni Berzin]] || {{RUS}} ||Gewiss-Ballan
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| [[1993 Giro d'Italia|76]] || 1993 || [[Miguel Indurain]] ''(2nd win)'' || {{ESP}} || 	Banesto
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| [[1992 Giro d'Italia|75]] || 1992 || [[Miguel Indurain]] || {{ESP}} || Banesto
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| [[1991 Giro d'Italia|74]] || 1991 || [[Franco Chioccioli]] || {{ITA}} ||del Tongo
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| [[1990 Giro d'Italia|73]] || 1990 || [[Gianni Bugno]] || {{ITA}} ||Chateau d'Ax
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| [[1989 Giro d'Italia|72]] || 1989 || [[Laurent Fignon]] || {{FRA}} || [[Super U-Raleigh-Fiat]]
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| [[1988 Giro d'Italia|71]] || 1988 || [[Andrew Hampsten]] || {{USA}} || [[7-Eleven Cycling Team|7-Eleven]]
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| [[1987 Giro d'Italia|70]] || 1987 || [[Stephen Roche]] || {{IRL}} || [[Carrera (cycling team)|Carrera-Vagabond]]
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| [[1986 Giro d'Italia|69]] || 1986 || [[Roberto Visentini]] || {{ITA}}||[[Carrera (cycling team)|Carrera-Inoxpran]]
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| [[1985 Giro d'Italia|68]] || 1985 || [[Bernard Hinault]] ''(3rd win)'' || {{FRA}} || [[La Vie Claire]]
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| [[1984 Giro d'Italia|67]] || 1984 || [[Francesco Moser]] || {{ITA}} || Gis-Tuc Lu
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| [[1983 Giro d'Italia|66]] || 1983 || [[Giuseppe Saronni]] ''(2nd win)'' || {{ITA}} || Del Tongo
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| [[1982 Giro d'Italia|65]] || 1982 || [[Bernard Hinault]] ''(2nd win)'' || {{FRA}} || [[Renault-Elf-Gitane]]
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| [[1981 Giro d'Italia|64]] || 1981 || [[Giovanni Battaglin]] || {{ITA}}|| Inoxpran
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| [[1980 Giro d'Italia|63]] || 1980 || [[Bernard Hinault]] || {{FRA}} || [[Renault-Elf-Gitane]]
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| [[1979 Giro d'Italia|62]] || 1979 || [[Giuseppe Saronni]] || {{ITA}} || Scic
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| [[1978 Giro d'Italia|61]] || 1978 || [[Johan de Muynck]] || {{BEL}}||[[Bianchi cycling team|Bianchi-Faema]]
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| [[1977 Giro d'Italia|60]] || 1977 || [[Michel Pollentier]] || {{BEL}} || [[Flandria (cycling team)|Flandria-Velda]]
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| [[1976 Giro d'Italia|59]] || 1976 || [[Felice Gimondi]] ''(3rd win)'' || {{ITA}}||[[Bianchi cycling team|Bianchi-Campagnolo]]
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| [[1975 Giro d'Italia|58]] || 1975 || [[Fausto Bertoglio]] || {{ITA}} || Jollyceramica
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| [[1974 Giro d'Italia|57]] || 1974 || [[Eddy Merckx]] ''(5th win)'' || {{BEL}} || [[Molteni]]
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| [[1973 Giro d'Italia|56]] || 1973 || [[Eddy Merckx]] ''(4th win)'' || {{BEL}} || [[Molteni]]
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| [[1972 Giro d'Italia|55]] || 1972 || [[Eddy Merckx]] ''(3rd win)'' || {{BEL}} || [[Molteni]]
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| [[1971 Giro d'Italia|54]] || 1971 || [[Gösta Pettersson]] || {{SWE}} || Ferretti
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| [[1970 Giro d'Italia|53]] || 1970 || [[Eddy Merckx]] ''(2nd win)'' || {{BEL}} || [[Faema (cycling team)|Faema]]
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| [[1969 Giro d'Italia|52]] || 1969 || [[Felice Gimondi]] ''(2nd win)'' || {{ITA}} || [[Faema (cycling team)|Faema]]
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| [[1968 Giro d'Italia|51]] || 1968 || [[Eddy Merckx]] || {{BEL}} || [[Faema (cycling team)|Faema]]
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| [[1967 Giro d'Italia|50]] || 1967 || [[Felice Gimondi]] || {{ITA}} || [[Salvarani]]
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| [[1966 Giro d'Italia|49]] || 1966 || [[Gianni Motta]] || {{ITA}} || [[Molteni]]
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| [[1965 Giro d'Italia|48]] || 1965 || [[Vittorio Adorni]] || {{ITA}} || [[Salvarani]]
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| [[1964 Giro d'Italia|47]] || 1964 || [[Jacques Anquetil]] ''(2nd win)'' || {{FRA}} || [[St.Raphael (cycling team)|St.Raphael]]
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| [[1963 Giro d'Italia|46]] || 1963 || [[Franco Balmamion]] ''(2nd win)'' || {{ITA}} || Carpano
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| [[1962 Giro d'Italia|45]] || 1962 || [[Franco Balmamion]] || {{ITA}} || Carpano
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| [[1961 Giro d'Italia|44]] || 1961 || [[Arnaldo Pambianco]] || {{ITA}} || Fides
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| [[1960 Giro d'Italia|43]] || 1960 || [[Jacques Anquetil]] || {{FRA}} || Fynsec
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| [[1959 Giro d'Italia|42]] || 1959 || [[Charly Gaul]] ''(2nd win)'' || {{LUX}} || Emi G. S.
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| [[1958 Giro d'Italia|41]] || 1958 || [[Ercole Baldini]] || {{ITA}} || [[Legnano (cycling team)|Legnano]]
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| [[1957 Giro d'Italia|40]] || 1957 || [[Gastone Nencini]] || {{ITA}} || Chlorodont
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| [[1956 Giro d'Italia|39]] || 1956 || [[Charly Gaul]] || {{LUX}} || [[Faema (cycling team)|Faema-Guerra]]
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| [[1955 Giro d'Italia|38]] || 1955 || [[Fiorenzo Magni]] ''(3rd win)'' || {{ITA}} || Nivea-Fuchs
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| [[1954 Giro d'Italia|37]] || 1954 || [[Carlo Clerici]] || {{SUI}} || [[Faema (cycling team)|Faema-Guerra]]
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| [[1953 Giro d'Italia|36]] || 1953 || [[Fausto Coppi]] ''(5th win)'' || {{ITA}}||[[Bianchi cycling team|Bianchi-Pirelli]]
|-
| [[1952 Giro d'Italia|35]] || 1952 || [[Fausto Coppi]] ''(4th win)'' || {{ITA}}||[[Bianchi cycling team|Bianchi-Pirelli]]
|-
| [[1951 Giro d'Italia|34]] || 1951 || [[Fiorenzo Magni]] ''(2nd win)'' || {{ITA}} || Ganna
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| [[1950 Giro d'Italia|33]] || 1950 || [[Hugo Koblet]] || {{SUI}} || Guerra
|-
| [[1949 Giro d'Italia|32]] || 1949 || [[Fausto Coppi]] ''(3th win)'' || {{ITA}}||[[Bianchi cycling team|Bianchi-Ursus]]
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| [[1948 Giro d'Italia|31]] || 1948 || [[Fiorenzo Magni]] || {{ITA}} || Willier Triestina
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| [[1947 Giro d'Italia|30]] || 1947 || [[Fausto Coppi]] ''(2nd win)'' || {{ITA}}||[[Bianchi cycling team|Bianchi]]
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| [[1946 Giro d'Italia|29]] || 1946 || [[Gino Bartali]] ''(3rd win)'' || {{ITA}} || [[Legnano (cycling team)|Legnano]]
|-
|colspan=5 align=center|1941 to 1945: suspended because of [[World War II]]
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| [[1940 Giro d'Italia|28]] || 1940 || [[Fausto Coppi]] || {{flagiconITA1861}} [[Italy]]|| [[Legnano (cycling team)|Legnano]]
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| [[1939 Giro d'Italia|27]] || 1939 || [[Giovanni Valetti]] ''(2nd win)'' || {{flagiconITA1861}} [[Italy]] || France Sport-Wobler
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| [[1938 Giro d'Italia|26]] || 1938 || [[Giovanni Valetti]] || {{flagiconITA1861}} [[Italy]] || Fresjus
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| [[1937 Giro d'Italia|25]] || 1937 || [[Gino Bartali]] ''(2nd win)'' || {{flagiconITA1861}} [[Italy]] ||[[Legnano (cycling team)|Legnano]]
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| [[1936 Giro d'Italia|24]] || 1936 || [[Gino Bartali]] || {{flagiconITA1861}} [[Italy]]|| [[Legnano (cycling team)|Legnano]]
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| [[1935 Giro d'Italia|23]] || 1935 || [[Vasco Bergamaschi]] || {{flagiconITA1861}} [[Italy]] || [[Maino (cycling team)|Maino-Girardengo]]
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| [[1934 Giro d'Italia|22]] || 1934 || [[Learco Guerra]] || {{flagiconITA1861}} [[Italy]] || [[Maino (cycling team)|Maino-Clement]] 
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| [[1933 Giro d'Italia|21]] || 1933 || [[Alfredo Binda]] ''(5th win)'' || {{flagiconITA1861}} [[Italy]] || [[Legnano (cycling team)|Legnano]]
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| [[1932 Giro d'Italia|20]] || 1932 || [[Antonio Pesenti]] || {{flagiconITA1861}} [[Italy]] || Dei
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| [[1931 Giro d'Italia|19]] || 1931 || [[Francesco Camusso]] || {{flagiconITA1861}} [[Italy]] || Gloria
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| [[1930 Giro d'Italia|18]] || 1930 || [[Luigi Marchisio]] || {{flagiconITA1861}} [[Italy]] || [[Legnano (cycling team)|Legnano]]
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| [[1929 Giro d'Italia|17]] || 1929 || [[Alfredo Binda]] ''(4th win)'' || {{flagiconITA1861}} [[Italy]] || [[Legnano (cycling team)|Legnano]]
|-
| [[1928 Giro d'Italia|16]] || 1928 || [[Alfredo Binda]] ''(3rd win)'' || {{flagiconITA1861}} [[Italy]] || [[Legnano (cycling team)|Legnano]]
|-
| [[1927 Giro d'Italia|15]] || 1927 || [[Alfredo Binda]] ''(2nd win)'' || {{flagiconITA1861}} [[Italy]] || [[Legnano (cycling team)|Legnano]]
|-
| [[1926 Giro d'Italia|14]] || 1926 || [[Giovanni Brunero]] ''(3rd win)'' || {{flagiconITA1861}} [[Italy]] || [[Legnano (cycling team)|Legnano]]
|-
| [[1925 Giro d'Italia|13]] || 1925 || [[Alfredo Binda]] || {{flagiconITA1861}} [[Italy]] || [[Legnano (cycling team)|Legnano]]
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| [[1924 Giro d'Italia|12]] || 1924 || [[Giuseppe Enrici]] || {{flagiconITA1861}} [[Italy]] || 
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| [[1923 Giro d'Italia|11]] || 1923 || [[Costante Girardengo]] ''(2nd win)'' || {{flagiconITA1861}} [[Italy]] || [[Maino (cycling team)|Maino]]
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| [[1922 Giro d'Italia|10]] || 1922 || [[Giovanni Brunero]] ''(2nd win)'' || {{flagiconITA1861}} [[Italy]] || [[Legnano (cycling team)|Legnano]]
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| [[1921 Giro d'Italia|9]] || 1921 || [[Giovanni Brunero]] || {{flagiconITA1861}} [[Italy]] || [[Legnano (cycling team)|Legnano]]
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| [[1920 Giro d'Italia|8]] || 1920 || [[Gaetano Belloni]] || {{flagiconITA1861}} [[Italy]] || [[Bianchi cycling team|Bianchi]]
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| [[1919 Giro d'Italia|7]] || 1919 || [[Costante Girardengo]] || {{flagiconITA1861}} [[Italy]] || Stucchi
|-
|colspan=5 align=center|1915 to 1918: suspended because of [[World War I]]
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| [[1914 Giro d'Italia|6]] || 1914 || [[Alfonso Calzolari]] || {{flagiconITA1861}} [[Italy]] || Stucchi
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| [[1913 Giro d'Italia|5]] || 1913 || [[Carlo Oriani]] || {{flagiconITA1861}} [[Italy]] || [[Maino (cycling team)|Maino]]
|-
| [[1912 Giro d'Italia|4]] || 1912 || Team Atala: [[Carlo Galetti]] ''(3rd win)'',<br> [[Giovanni Micheletto]],<br>[[Eberardo Pavesi]] || {{flagiconITA1861}} [[Italy]]|| [[Team Atala]]
|-
| [[1911 Giro d'Italia|3]] || 1911 || [[Carlo Galetti]] ''(2nd win)'' || {{flagiconITA1861}} [[Italy]] || [[Bianchi cycling team|Bianchi]]
|-
| [[1910 Giro d'Italia|2]] || 1910 || [[Carlo Galetti]] || {{flagiconITA1861}} [[Italy]] || [[Team Atala]]
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| [[1909 Giro d'Italia|1]] || 1909 || [[Luigi Ganna]] || {{flagiconITA1861}} [[Italy]] || [[Italy]]
|}


== Victories per country ==
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! Rank !! Country !! Victories
|-
| 1
| {{ITA}}
| align="center"|65
|-
| 2
| {{BEL}}
| align="center"|7
|-
| 3
| {{FRA}}
| align="center"|6
|-
|rowspan=3|4
| {{SUI}}
| align="center"|3
|-
| {{ESP}}
| align="center"|3
|-
| {{RUS}}
| align="center"|3
|-
| 7 
| {{LUX}}
| align="center"|2
|-
|rowspan=3|8
| {{IRL}}
| align="center"|1
|-
| {{USA}}
| align="center"|1
|-
| {{SWE}}
| align="center"|1
|}


==Giro d'Italia stage victories==
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!Rank
!Name
!Country
!Wins
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|1 ||  [[Mario Cipollini]] || {{ITA}} || 42
|-
|2 ||  [[Alfredo Binda]] || {{ITA}} || 41
|-
|3 ||  [[Learco Guerra]] || {{ITA}} || 31
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|4 ||  [[Costante Girardengo]] || {{ITA}} || 30
|-
|5 ||  [[Eddy Merckx]] || {{BEL}} || 25
|-
|rowspan=2|6 ||  [[Alessandro Petacchi]] || {{ITA}} || 24
|-
||  [[Giuseppe Saronni]] || {{ITA}} || 24
|-
|8 ||  [[Francesco Moser]] || {{ITA}} || 23
|-
|rowspan=2|9 ||  [[Fausto Coppi]] || {{ITA}} || 22
|-
||  [[Roger De Vlaeminck]] || {{BEL}} || 22
|-
|11 ||  [[Franco Bitossi]] || {{ITA}} || 21
|-
|rowspan=2|12 ||  [[Giuseppe Olmo]] || {{ITA}} || 20
|-
||  [[Miguel Poblet]] || {{ESP}} || 20
|}



==See also==
*[[Tour de France]]
*[[Vuelta a España]]
*[[UCI ProTour]]

==External links==
*[http://www.giroditalia.it Giro d'Italia official website available in Italian, English, French, Spanish, German]
*[http://www.canalciclista.com Giro d'Italia daily online coverage (Italian)]
*[http://www.histrica.com/g/giro-d-italia2004/ Giro d'Italia - Istria (Italian, English, German)]


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