1. Who won last year’s Giro d’Italia?

   1. Vincenzo Nibali

   2. Richard Carapaz

   3. Chris Froome

   4. Primoz Roglic

2. Eddy Merckx and Fausto Coppi both won five Giros. Who is the other rider to have achieved that remarkable feat?

   1. Felice Gimondi

   2. Alfredo Binda

   3. Miguel Induráin

   4. Bernard Hinault

3. What is the Cima Coppi?

   1. The first stage of each year’s race

   2. The Giro D’Italia’s official brand of coffee

   3. The highest peak in each year’s race – with a prize for the first rider over the top

   4. The prize for finishing last in the general classification

4. Which British rider won Stage 8 back in 2013?

   1. Geraint Thomas

   2. Ian Stannard

   3. Mark Cavendish

   4. Alex Dowsett

5. 

   In 2018, Chris Froome mounted an astonishing comeback to win Stage 19 to overhaul his rivals and decisively take the overall lead. Before the stage, by how much time did he trail leader Simon Yates?

   1. 30 seconds

   2. 1 minute, 15 seconds

   3. 3 minutes, 22 seconds

   4. 5 minutes

6. Where was the race scheduled to begin this year?

   1. Budapest

   2. Prague

   3. Berlin

   4. Vienna

7. Which hitherto little-known domestique won the first stage in Sardinia in 2017?

   1. Lukas Pöstlberger

   2. Silvan Dillier

   3. Simon Geschke

   4. Roy Curvers

8. Which GC contender was forced to stop for an emergency toilet break, also during the 2017 race?

   1. Tom Dumoulin

   2. Nairo Quintana

   3. Fabio Aru

   4. Adam Yates

9. Which year did the Giro’s grande partenza – AKA the start – take place in Ireland?

   1. 2010

   2. 2014

   3. 2016

   4. 2019

10. 

    How many Giros did Alberto Contador, El Pistolero, win?

    1. None

    2. One

    3. Two

    4. Four

11. Who has won the most individual Giro stages?

    1. Mario Cipollini

    2. Alfredo Binda

    3. Giuseppe Saronni

    4. Roger de Vlaeminck

12. The race started in Bologna last year. Where did it begin in 2018?

    1. Marrakesh

    2. Jerusalem

    3. Oslo

    4. Frankfurt

13. Who was the last rider to win back-to-back Giros?

    1. Miguel Induráin

    2. Marco Pantani

    3. Ivan Basso

    4. Vincenzo Nibali

14. Which country did the first non-Italian winner come from?

    1. Switzerland

    2. Spain

    3. France

    4. Belgium

15. What colour is the sprinter’s classification or points jersey at the Giro?

    1. Mauve

    2. Red

    3. White

    4. Blue

Solutions

1:B - The Movistar Team rider became the first Ecuadorian to win a grand tour, proving stronger than Nibali and Roglic in second and third, respectively, not to mention his Movistar teammate Mikel Landa in fourth. , 2:B - Binda was the original master of the Giro: he won it in 1925, 1927, 1928, 1929 and 1933. He passed away in 1986, at the age of 83., 3:C - Named in honour of Fausto Coppi, the legendary Italian racer, the Cima Coppi is a prestigious prize that also brings the winner a bumper score in the King of the Mountains classification., 4:D - The Essex rider triumphed in a 54.8km individual time trial from Gabicce Mare to Saltara, defeating compatriot Wiggins in the process., 5:C - Froome had endured a difficult race overall up to that point - but came seemingly from nowhere to score one of the most impressive stage wins in the history of Grand Tour racing., 6:A - A visit to Hungary’s capital city would have been the 14th time the race has begun outside of Italy., 7:A - Pöstlberger, an Austrian, capitalised on a late crash in the bunch and ended up taking the Maglia Rosa in Sardinia, despite having been on lead-out duty., 8:A - The Dutchman blamed too many energy gels for his unplanned and very public toilet stop. It worked out OK, though, as he won the overall race., 9:B - The opening two stages were in Belfast, followed by a route from Armagh to Dublin for Stage 3., 10:C - The Spaniard, an explosive climber, won the overall race in 2008 and 2015. He also won in 2011 but was subsequently stripped of the title due to a doping offence., 11:A - "Cipo" won 42 stages between 1989 and 2003., 12:B - The riders, teams, media and all the race entourage jetted to Israel for the first three stages., 13:A - Not content with winning five Tours de France, the Spaniard also won the Giro in 1992 and 1993., 14:A - Great knowledge if you got that right. Hugo Koblet was the man, back in 1950., 15:A - The colour has changed around a bit over the years, but the traditional maglia ciclamino was reintroduced for 2017 – the colour of the alpine flower cyclamen.

Scores

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4. 1 and above.

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5. 5 and above.

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6. 6 and above.

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7. 7 and above.

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8. 8 and above.

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9. 9 and above.

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10. 10 and above.

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11. 11 and above.

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12. 12 and above.

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13. 13 and above.

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14. 14 and above.

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15. 0 and above.

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16. 15 and above.

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