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Corsa Rosa Gallagher Brendan The Giro d'Italia is the cooler, tougher brother of the Tour de France. From its first years the Giro pushed riders to their limits with brutal climbs, treacherous road…
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Corsa Rosa Gallagher Brendan
The Giro d'Italia is the cooler, tougher brother of the Tour de France. From its first years the Giro pushed riders to their limits with brutal climbs, treacherous road conditions, appalling weather and epic distances. First staged in 1909, and only pausing for two World Wars, its hundredth edition takes place in 2017.Inspired by L'Auto's improved circulation figures after establishing France's Grand Tour, the Gazzetta dello Sport saw an opportunity to outdo its rival paper, the Corriere della Sera, by organizing its own race.
Time has changed the Giro to a degree, but it remains as ferociously testing--and as beloved of cycling's romantics--as ever.All the winners are covered: from the first victors Luigi Ganna and Carlo Galetti, to the likes of Alfredo Binda, Costante Girardengo and Gino Bartali, past the legends of Fausto Coppi and Eddy Merckx,