Cycling: grand tours & classics: 8 quiz questions with answers

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Tour de France

The Tour de France loops around France over three weeks and traditionally ends in Paris on the Champs-Élysées.

💡 Did you know? The Tour de France is regarded, after the Olympics and football World Cup, as the third-biggest sporting event in the world.

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Grand Tours

They are the Tour de France, the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España.

💡 Did you know? Winning all three Grand Tours (Tour, Giro, Vuelta) in one year has never been done.

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Giro d'Italia

The Giro d'Italia runs through the Dolomites; its leader's jersey is pink: after the colour of the organising sports paper.

💡 Did you know? Its overall leader wears the pink jersey ('Maglia Rosa').

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Vuelta a España

The Vuelta a España is the third and youngest Grand Tour: notorious for its extremely steep summit finishes.

💡 Did you know? The Vuelta is the youngest of the three Grand Tours.

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