In the pink: the colour of the Giro d’Italia – in pictures

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Pink confetti showers the race leader Tadej Pogačar in Sappada. The race leader’s pink jersey, or maglia rosa, was introduced in 1931 by a journalist from La Gazzetta dello Sport, a newspaper printed on pink paper that had created the Giro d’Italia over 20 years earlier

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Tadej Pogacar celebrates in Sappada

Fans wear pink in Veneria Reale

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A girl in a tall pink hat and T-shirt sits on a wall in a park looking at her mobile phone. Next to her is a woman, also in a pink hat and T-shirt, with her back to the camera

A pink train accompanies the race in Genoa

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A pink train accompanies the race in Genoa

A cyclist rides on a pink carpet in Venaria Reale

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A cyclist rides on a pink carpet in the distance with a spectator in a pink hat in the foreground

The Termini station in Rome is lit in pink

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The Termini station in Rome is lit in pink

A fan of Italy’s Filippo Ganna wears a pink crown in Novara

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A bearded man in sunglasses wears a pink paper crown, which a laughing woman is pointing at

Slovenia’s Tadej Pogačar celebrates in Livigno.

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A cyclist dressed in pink point to the sky as he crosses the finishing line with a cheering crowd in the background

Spectators hold pink pastries as the races passes during the 20th stage between Alpago and Bassano del Grappa

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Spectators hold pink pastries as the races passes during the 20th stage between Alpago and Bassano del Grappa

A rider passes under pink umbrellas during the 17th stage from Selva di Val Gardena to Passo Brocon

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A cyclist rides down a street with pink umbrellas hanging over it

Tadej Pogačar puts on the pink jersey during the 18th stage from Fiera di Primiero to Padova

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A cyclist in a white cap is seen from behind as he pulls a pink jersey over his shoulders

A dog wears a pink hat in San Francesco al Campo

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A dog wears a pink hat and sunglasses

Influencer Eleonora Incardona wears pink for the start of the 13th stage from Riccione to Cento

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A woman in sunglasses and a pink outfit waves to spectators

Tadej Pogačar, nicknamed the Pink Pogther by one commentator, competes in the 15th stage from Manerba del Garda to Livigno

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A cyclist dressed in pink leans into a corner with a grassy verge dotted with yellow flowers behind him

Italy’s Antonio Tiberi signs a fan’s pink T-shirt in Avezzano

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A cyclist dressed in blue and white signs the sleeve of a fan's pink T-shirt with a crowd of spectators behind them

A fan watches the 14th stage, a time trial from Castiglione delle Stiviere to Desenzano del Garda

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A woman in a pink dress on a bicycle decorated with pink flowers waves a large Italian flag

A fan holds a pink flare in Fiera di Primiero

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A man in a blue and yellow cycling vest holds a pink flare

Young fans wait for the race to pass during the 12th stage to Fano

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Two children holding pink balloons sit on their doorstep with their mother as cyclists pass in the foreground

A fan waits for the race to pass in Sappada

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A fan waits for the race to pass in Sappada

Fans gather during stage 19 from Mortegliano to Sappada

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Fans gather during stage 19 from Mortegliano to Sappada

Supporters wave from a rooftop in Martinsicuro

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Three men, one of the dressed in a pink jumpsuit, wave from a rooftop, with three pink balloons in the foreground and a palm tree in the background

Tadej Pogačar’s pink socks

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A close-up of a cyclist's pink socks

A bicycle made of pink balloons in Martinsicuro

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A bicycle made of pink balloons

A fan watches the peloton climbing to the Colle del Melogno

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A large group of cyclists race through a forest in the distance as a spectator in a pink T-shirt and wig watches in the foreground

Tadej Pogačar celebrates at the finish line in Bassano del Grappa

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Tadej Pogacar celebrates at the finish line in Bassano del Grappa

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