With this year’s race delayed, here are 15 questions to keep you entertained. Warning: some of them are pretty trickyMore quizzes: Tour de France, Six Nations, football assistsWho won last year’s Giro d’Italia?Vincenzo Nibali Richard CarapazChris Froome Primoz Roglic Eddy Merckx and Fausto Coppi both won five Giros. Who is the other rider to have achieved that remarkable feat?Felice Gimondi Alfredo BindaMiguel InduráinBernard Hinault What is the Cima Coppi?The first stage of each year’s raceThe Giro D’Italia’s official brand of coffeeThe highest peak in each year’s race – with a prize for the first rider over the topThe prize for finishing last in the general classificationWhich British rider won Stage 8 back in 2013?Geraint Thomas Ian Stannard Mark Cavendish Alex DowsettIn 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?30 seconds 1 minute, 15 seconds3 minutes, 22 seconds5 minutesWhere was the race scheduled to begin this year?BudapestPragueBerlinViennaWhich hitherto little-known domestique won the first stage in Sardinia in 2017?Lukas PöstlbergerSilvan Dillier Simon Geschke Roy Curvers Which GC contender was forced to stop for an emergency toilet break, also during the 2017 race?Tom Dumoulin Nairo Quintana Fabio Aru Adam Yates Which year did the Giro’s grande partenza – AKA the start – take place in Ireland?2010201420162019How many Giros did Alberto Contador, El Pistolero, win?NoneOneTwoFourWho has won the most individual Giro stages?Mario Cipollini Alfredo Binda Giuseppe Saronni Roger de Vlaeminck The race started in Bologna last year. Where did it begin in 2018?Marrakesh JerusalemOsloFrankfurtWho was the last rider to win back-to-back Giros?Miguel InduráinMarco Pantani Ivan Basso Vincenzo NibaliWhich country did the first non-Italian winner come from?Switzerland SpainFranceBelgiumWhat colour is the sprinter’s classification or points jersey at the Giro? MauveRed WhiteBlue4 and above.It was a tough one. You were warned.3 and above.It was a tough one. You were warned.2 and above.It was a tough one. You were warned.1 and above.It was a tough one. You were warned.5 and above.It was a tough one. You were warned.6 and above.That's a good score. It was a tough quiz. 7 and above.That's a good score. It was a tough quiz. 8 and above.That's a good score. It was a tough quiz. 9 and above.That's a great score. It was a tough quiz. 10 and above.That's a great score. It was a tough quiz. 11 and above.That's a brilliant score. It was a tough quiz. 12 and above.That's a brilliant score. 13 and above.That's a brilliant score. 14 and above.That's an incredible score. 0 and above.It was a tough one. You were warned.15 and above.That's an incredible score. Continue readingreadfullarticle
