The most recent visit to Naples by the Giro was in 1996 when Mario Cipollini won the stage. In 1968 Naples hosted the last stage, a Giro won by Eddy Merckx.
The video we posted about tailors in Naples was timely....
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The Giro went to Naples in 2009. Started there the day after Vesuvius.
ReplyDelete@anonymous: Thanks. I should have been clearer meaning to refer to either starting or finishing stages, the last being a finishing stage in 1996.
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