Giro di Sardegna
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Race details | |
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Date | Late-February |
Region | Sardinia, Italy |
English name | Tour of Sardinia |
Local name(s) | Giro di Sardegna (in Italian) |
Discipline | Road race |
Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
Type | Stage race |
History | |
First edition | 1958 |
Editions | 29 |
Final edition | 2011 |
First winner | Antonin Rolland (FRA) |
Most wins | Eddy Merckx (BEL) (4 wins) |
Final winner | Peter Sagan (SVK) |
Giro di Sardegna (Tour of Sardinia) was a stage road bicycle race held on the island of Sardinia, an Italian region. It was rated 2.1 on the UCI Europe Tour. The race returned in 2009 after 11 years, but only lasted a further three editions before being cancelled due to budgetary problems in 2012.[1]
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References[]
- ^ "Giro di Sardegna falls by the wayside for 2012". Cycling News. 4 February 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
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- Men's road bicycle races
- Recurring sporting events established in 1958
- 1958 establishments in Italy
- Defunct cycling races in Italy
- UCI Europe Tour races
- Sport in Sardinia
- Cycle races in Italy
- 2011 disestablishments in Italy
- Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2011
- Italian cycling race stubs