The Giro d’Italia started in 1909.  The following questions test your Giro knowledge.

Who won the Giro in 2011? (1 Point)
A. Cadel Evans (Aus)
B. Juan Jose Cobo (Spa)
C. Alberto Contador (Spa)
D. Dennis Menchov (Rus)

What color is the Giro’s Mountain Jersey? (2 Points)
A. Orange
B. White with Red Polka Dots
C. White with Pink Polka Dots
D. Green
E. Blue

Alfredo Binda set the record of 5 Giro victories.  Which two riders tied the record? (3 Points)
A. Eddy Merckx and Gino Bartali
B. Fausto Coppi and Bernard Hinault
C. Eddy Merckx and Fausto Coppi
D. Felice Gimondi and Gino Bartali

FILL-IN the BLANK: Since 2000, how many times has there been a non-Italian winner of the Giro? (4 Points)

3 [Alberto Contador (twice) and Dennis Menchov]

When the Giro and Vuelta were both held in the spring, Eddy Merckx won the first spring time Giro/Vuelta double.  Who was the other cyclist to repeat this spring time Giro/Vuelta double? (5 Points)
A. Bernard Hinault (Fra)
B. Stephen Roche (Ire)
C. Giovanni Battaglin (Ita)  [in 1981]
D. Miguel Indurain (Spa)
E. Marco Pantani (Ita)