bet on a cyclist to end up in the top three or ten finishers<\/strong> in either a stage or the entire race.<\/p>\n\n\n Best betting site for nominated places: Betfred<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n Head-to-Head\n <\/h3>\n \n\n
\n Sometimes referred to as matched bets, <\/strong>head-to-head bets on the Giro d\u2019Italia pit one cyclist against another<\/strong> to see who finishes better off in a stage or the entire race.<\/p>\n\n\n Best betting site for head-to-head betting: 888sport<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n Points Winner\n <\/h3>\n \n\n
\n The Points Winner bet is a stake on who manages to accumulate the most points<\/strong> in intermediate sprints and stage \ufb01nishes. While these races are not really for sprint cyclists, who stand no chance of winning overall, sprinting itself is a necessary feature of the tour.<\/p>\n\n\n Best betting site for Points Winner: bwin<\/strong><\/p>\n\nHistory of the Giro d'Italia<\/h2>\n \n\n
\n The Giro d\u2019Italia forms part of one of the three Grand Tours of cycling, with the other two being the Tour de France and the Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a. The race takes place predominantly in Italy, but has frequently visited other nations. The race itself dates back to 1909 and was designed to drive up the sales of the newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n Since 1909, the Giro d\u2019Italia has been held annually and lengthened as its popularity increased. Notable winners include Italian Luigi Ganna,<\/strong> who won the inaugural race, as well as Hugo Koblet,<\/strong> the first non-Italian to claim victory in 1950. The Italians continued to dominate the race for most of the next 20 years until it was won by Belgian Eddy Merckx<\/strong> in 1968, who, one year later, was disqualified for failing a drug test.<\/p>\n\n\n In recent years, overseas riders have fared better with Ireland, Spain, Russia, and United Kingdom all producing winners. The first foreign Grande Partenza for the race came in 1965 when the riders set off in San Marino. Since then, Greece, France, and Israel have all hosted, while the racers have started out in Holland three times. Hungary had been due to host the start in 2020, but this plan was cancelled due to the pandemic. However, in 2022, the Giro is starting in Budapest for the first time.<\/p>\n\n
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