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La Maglia Rosa

The longest Giro, was in 1954

Over a distance of 4,337km

The shortest was in 1912

Over a distance of 2,444km

La Maglia Rosa

The women's equivalent of the Giro D'Italia

Is called The Giro Rosa, first held in 1988

La Maglia Rosa, is Italian, for pink jersey

And is the symbol, of the Giro D'Italia

Which was introduced in 1931

And is worn by the race leader

The jersey is pink, because the race was founded by The La Gazzetta

Dello Sport publication

Which is printed on pink paper

127 riders, started the first Giro D'Italia, in 1909

La Maglia Rosa

Eddie Merx, from Belguim, has won both the Giro

And Tour De France, five times

Hugo Koblet, became the first non-Italian

To win the Giro, in 1950

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Alfonsina Strada is the only woman

To take part, in the Giro D'Italia in 1924