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The first edition of the Giro d'Italia, a long-distance multiple-stage bicycle race, began in Milan; the Italian cyclist Luigi Ganna was the eventual winner.
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1909 Giro d'Italia
Cycling race
The 1909 Giro d'Italia was the 1st edition of the Giro d'Italia, organized and sponsored by the Italian major sport newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport. The event began in Milan on 13 May with a 397 km (247 mi) first stage to Bologna, finishing back in Milan on 30 May after a…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Giro d'Italia
Cycling road race held in Italy
The Giro d'Italia, also known simply as the Giro, is an annual multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in Italy, while also starting in, or passing through, other countries. The first race was organized in 1909 to increase sales of the newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport, and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Race stage
Cycling race contested over multiple days
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Milan
Second-largest city in Italy
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Luigi Ganna
Italian cyclist (1883–1957)
Luigi Ganna was an Italian professional road racing cyclist. He was the overall winner of the first Giro d'Italia, held in 1909, as well as the first Italian winner of the classic Milan–San Remo earlier that year. Further highlights in his career were his fifth place in the 1908…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
May 13
Day of the year
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