May 9, 2015

Q.1682

La Gazzetta dello Sport (The Gazette of the Sport) is an Italian newspaper dedicated to coverage of various sports. It was first published on 3 April 1896, allowing it to cover the first modern Olympic Games held in Athens.

It organizes a popular cycling race which got underway on May 9th.
Like the Tour de France has Yellow Jersey for the leader of the pack, this race also has a specific colour jersey it is famous for and there is a reason behind choosing this color.

What is the name of this race and which color jersey is worn by the leader?

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