Classica Sarda was a road bicycle race that took place on the Italian island Sardinia. It was held after the Giro di Sardegna from 1948 until 1983.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Late February |
| Region | Sardinia, Italy |
| Local name(s) | Classica Sarda (in Italian) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | Single-day |
| Organiser | RCS Sport |
| History | |
| First edition | 1948 |
| Editions | 33 |
| Final edition | 2011 |
| First winner |  Adolfo Leoni (ITA) |
| Most wins |  Edgard Sorgeloos (BEL)
Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL) (2 wins) |
| Final winner |  Pavel Brutt (RUS) |
During this period, it was organized under different names, like GP Alghero from 1965 to 1967, Monte Urpino in 1975 and Cagliari-Sassari in 1951, 1980 and 1982.
The race reappeared again on the cycling calendar in 2010 as Classica Sarda Olbia-Pantogia (from Olbia to Pantogia) as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.
In 2011, its final edition was organized as the Classica Sarda Sassari-Cagliari.
Winners edit
Notes edit
- ^ van der Vleuten was disqualified and second place remained unassigned
References edit
- ^ "Sassari-Cagliari (Ita) - Ex". memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ^ "Classica Sarda - Olbia-Pantogia (Ita) - Cat.1.1". memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 25 October 2014.
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