The Giro dell'Emilia is a late season road bicycle race held annually in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour, and since 2020 it's part of the UCI ProSeries calendar. The race starts from Bologna, it generally takes a tour of Appennino Tosco-Emiliano National Park and ends in Bologna with 5 reps on the brutal climbing ring (Orfanelle climb, Montalbano climb and Casaglia downhill) of Sanctuary of the Madonna di San Luca. It is considered[by whom?] one of the most important and historical classic bicycle races of the calendar, the palmarès shows great champions like Coppi, Bartali, Merckx.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Early-October |
| Region | Emilia, Italy |
| English name | Tour of Emilia |
| Local name(s) | Giro dell'Emilia (in Italian) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI ProSeries |
| Type | Single-day |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 1909 |
| Editions | 105 (as of 2022) |
| First winner |  Eberardo Pavesi (ITA) |
| Most wins | Costante Girardengo (ITA) (5 wins) |
| Most recent |  Enric Mas (ESP) |
WinnersEdit
Wins per countryEdit
| Wins | Country |
|---|---|
| 82 | Italy
|
| 3 |  Belgium
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| 3 |  Netherlands
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| 3 |  Colombia
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| 2 |  Switzerland
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| 2 |  Russia
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| 2 | Spain
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| 2 |  Slovenia
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| 1 |  Sweden Portugal France Soviet Union Germany Luxembourg
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ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Giro dell'Emilia 2016: Results - Cyclingnews.com". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
External linksEdit
- Official website (in Italian)