The Münsterland Giro is a cycling race annually held in Münsterland, Germany.[1] It was first held in 2006 as a 1.2 race of the UCI Europe Tour, becoming a 1.1 race in 2007 and a 1.HC race in 2015.[2] The race became part of the new UCI ProSeries in 2020.[3]

Münsterland Giro
Race details
DateOctober 3
RegionMünster, Germany
English nameTour of Münsterland
Local name(s)Münsterland Giro (in German)
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI Europe Tour
TypeSingle-day
History
First edition2006 (2006)
Editions17 (as of 2023)
First winner Paul Martens (GER)
Most wins Marcel Kittel (GER)
 Jos van Emden (NED)
 André Greipel (GER)
(2 wins)
Most recent Per Strand Hagenes (NOR)
Max Walscheid winning the 2018 edition

Winners edit

Year Country Rider Team
2006   Germany Paul Martens Skil–Shimano
2007   Netherlands Jos Van Emden Rabobank Continental
2008   Germany André Greipel Team Columbia
2009   Latvia Aleksejs Saramotins Team Designa Køkken
2010   Netherlands Joost van Leijen Vacansoleil
2011   Germany Marcel Kittel Skil–Shimano
2012   Germany Marcel Kittel Argos–Shimano
2013   Netherlands Jos van Emden Belkin Pro Cycling
2014   Germany André Greipel Lotto–Belisol
2015   Belgium Tom Boonen Etixx–Quick-Step
2016   Germany John Degenkolb Team Giant–Alpecin
2017   Ireland Sam Bennett Bora–Hansgrohe
2018   Germany Max Walscheid Team Sunweb
2019   Colombia Álvaro Hodeg Deceuninck–Quick-Step
2020 No race due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021   Great Britain Mark Cavendish Deceuninck–Quick-Step
2022   Netherlands Olav Kooij Team Jumbo–Visma
2023   Norway Per Strand Hagenes Team Jumbo–Visma

External links edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Sparkassen Münsterland Giro (All) - Cat.1.ProS". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Sparkassen Münsterland Giro". FirstCycling.com. 2023.
  3. ^ "Sparkassen Münsterland Giro(1.Pro)". ProcyclingStats. 2023.