1996 Giro d'Italia
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The 1996 Giro d'Italia was the 79th edition of the Giro. It began on 18 May with a mass-start stage that began and ended in the Greek capital Athens. The race came to a close on 9 June with a mass-sta
Athens hosted the start and finish of the first stage, while the race stayed in Greece for another two days before transferring into Italy.
Pascal Hervé (pictured in 2000) gained enough time during the event's sixth stage to take the race lead, although he lost it following the next stage.
Mario Cipollini (pictured at the 1997 Paris–Nice) won the most stages at the race, with four.
Pavel Tonkov (pictured in 2005) won a single stage en route to his overall victory.
Gavia Pass
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Gavia Pass is a high mountain pass in the Italian Alps. It is the tenth highest paved road in the Alps.
The pass
The lake near the pass
Road on the southern side
Road on the northern side