Giro d'Italia Inaugural Cycling Race

The Giro d'Italia, also known simply as the Giro, is an annual multiple-stage road cycling race primarily held in Italy.^¹ The first race was organized in 1909 to increase sales of the newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport, and the race is still run by a subsidiary of that paper's owner.^¹ The race has been held annually since its first edition in 1909, except during the two world wars.^¹ As the Giro gained prominence and popularity, the race was lengthened, and the peloton expanded from primarily Italian participation to riders from all over the world.^¹ The Giro is a UCI World Tour event, which means that the teams that compete in the race are mostly UCI WorldTeams, with some additional teams invited as 'wild cards'.^¹