# Canonical recap data for Giro d'Italia Inaugural Cycling Race (1909)
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slug: giro-ditalia-first
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1909/giro-ditalia-first"
title: Giro d'Italia Inaugural Cycling Race
subtitle: Italy's grand cycling tour became one of the sport's three major stage races and established a template for endurance athletic competition still used today.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1909-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1909
decade: 1900
country:
name: Italy
slug: italy
summaryShort: The Giro d'Italia, also known simply as the Giro, is an annual multiple-stage road cycling race primarily held in Italy. 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. The race has been held annually since
summaryLong: The Giro d'Italia, also known simply as the Giro, is an annual multiple-stage road cycling race primarily held in Italy. 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. The race has been held annually since its first edition in 1909, except during the two world wars. 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. 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'.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Marco_Pantani_-_Giro_d%27Italia_%2816384453148%29.jpg/1280px-Marco_Pantani_-_Giro_d%27Italia_%2816384453148%29.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Brian Townsley (Photoshoped by Petar Milošević ) · via Wikipedia
importance: 72
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giro_d'Italia"
  title: Giro d'Italia
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- sports
metaDescription: The Giro d'Italia, also known simply as the Giro, is an annual multiple-stage road cycling race primarily held in Italy. The first race was organized in 1909 to
wikidataQid: Q33861
archiveSnapshots:
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  capturedAt: 2026-07-04
  label: Giro d'Italia
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giro_d'Italia"
