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    Which famous sporting prize gets its colour from the newspaper that originally sponsored it?

    Question #61442. Asked by gmackematix. (Jan 02 06 9:40 PM)


    peasypod

    		That would be the Maglia Rosa (pink jersey), after the colour of paper used by La Gazzetta dello Sport. This of course was a cunning plan used in the Giro d'Italia, inspired by the Tour de France.

    http://www.answers.com/Giro%20d'Italia

    Jan 03 06, 12:03 AM
    gmackematix

    		You have to get a yay for that, peasy! I was thinking of the "maillot jaune" itself, which also took its colour from the pages of a newspaper.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tour_de_France
    Of course, I knew the Italian sporting paper was pink from the old Shrek question, but didn't know there was a pink jersey in the Giro d'Italia.

    Jan 03 06, 1:39 AM

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