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The first Giro was won by Luigi Ganna, while Carlo Galetti won the two following Giros. In 1912 , there was no individual classification, instead, there was only a team classification, which was won by Team Atala .
After Koblet became the first foreigner to win the Giro, the Italians won the majority of the races held until 1968. In 1968, the Belgian Eddy Merckx won his first Giro d'Italia, which were soon followed by four more victories. Bernard Hinault won the first of his three Giros d'Italia in 1980.
Froome became the first British rider to ever win the Giro, as well as the first rider since 1983 to hold all three Grand Tour titles simultaneously, as well as becoming the seventh man to have completed the career Grand Tour grand slam.
Not only did Coppi win his first Giro on his first attempt, he is also the youngest winner in the race's history – aged just 20 years and 268 days. Coppi is also the second youngest Grand Tour winner behind Henri Cornet, who won the Tour de France in 1904, aged 19 years and 352 days.
Edy Merckx (dominant in the 70s), Stephen Roche (Giro d Italia winner in 1987), Laurent Fignon (1989), Tomy Rominger (1995), Stefano Garzelli (2000), Gilberto Simoni (2001, 2003), are just a few huge names in the history of this event.
Eddy Merckx has the most victories in Giro d'Italia history, winning 5 out of the 108 editions. The last winner is Tadej Pogačar in 2024. With 42 stages, Mario Cipollini has the most stagewins.
Remco Evenepoel has the chance to become the first reigning road world champion to win the Giro since Giuseppe Saronni in 1983. Saronni was the last cylist to achieve this feat, with only Alfredo Binda and Eddy Merckx accomplishing it before him, each achieving the double twice.
