Giro di Sicilia (English: Tour of Sicily) is a men's multi-stage bicycle race held on Sicily, Italy. The race was first held in 1907 and was won by Carlo Galetti.[2] The race disappeared from the calendar after the 1977 edition won by Giuseppe Saronni, until it was revived by RCS Sports in 2019.[3] The first edition of the revived race was won by American rider Brandon McNulty.[4] It is part of the UCI Europe Tour, classified as a 2.1 event.[5]
 2023 Giro di Sicilia | |
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| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | April |
| Region | Sicily |
| English name | Tour of Sicily |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | Stage race |
| Organiser | RCS Sport |
| Web site | ilgirodisicilia |
| History | |
| First edition | 1907 |
| Editions | 27 (as of 2023)[1] |
| First winner |  Carlo Galetti (ITA) |
| Most recent |  Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) |
The 2024 edition was cancelled as RCS Sport, in collaboration with the Abruzzo Region, will organize the Giro d'Abruzzo instead.[6]
Winners edit
References edit
- ^ "Il Giro Di Sicilia Is Back After 42 Years". Il Giro Di Sicilia. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ "Giro di Sicilia "en ligne" (Ita) - Ex". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ "Sicily confirmed as host of Giro d'Italia 2021 start". www.cyclingnews.com. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
- ^ "Giro di Sicilia". FirstCycling.com. 5 October 2023.
- ^ "Giro di Sicilia 2019". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
- ^ "Bye Bye Sicilia: RCS si sposta al Giro d'Abruzzo" (in Italian). ciclismoweb.net. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ Cursa en línia
- ^ Farr, Stephen (14 April 2023). "Giro di Sicilia: Alexey Lutsenko captures overall title with Mount Etna stage 4 solo victory". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
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