1979 Giro del Trentino

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1979 Giro del Trentino
Race details
Dates 27 February–1 March 1979
Stages 2 + Prologue
Distance 289.5 [1]  km (179.9 mi)
Winning time 7h 19' 01"
Results
  WinnerFlag of Norway.svg  Knut Knudsen  (NOR)
  SecondFlag of Italy.svg  Francesco Moser  (ITA)
  ThirdFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Roger De Vlaeminck  (BEL)
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The 1979 Giro del Trentino was the third edition of the Tour of the Alps cycle race and was held on 27 February to 1 March 1979. The race started and finished in Riva del Garda. [2] The race was won by Knut Knudsen.

Tour of the Alps recurring sporting event

The Tour of the Alps is an annual professional cycling stage race in Italy and Austria. First held in 1962, it was named Giro del Trentino until 2016, and run over four stages in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region of Italy. In 2015, the race merged with the nearby one-day race Trofeo Melinda, and the 2015 edition was called the Giro del Trentino Melinda.

Riva del Garda Comune in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

Riva del Garda is a town and comune in the northern Italian province of Trento of the Trentino Alto Adige region. It is also known simply as Riva and is located at the northern tip of the Lake Garda.

Knut Knudsen Norwegian racing cyclist

Knut Knudsen is a retired Norwegian road and track cyclist. As an amateur he competed on track in the individual 4000 m pursuit at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics and 1973 World Champsionships, and won the event in 1972 and 1973. At the 1972 Olympics he also placed fifth in the 100 km team time trial on the road. He won the Norwegian National Road Race Championships in 1972 and 1973.

General classification

Final general classification [2] [3]
RankRiderTime
1Flag of Norway.svg  Knut Knudsen  (NOR)7h 19' 01"
2Flag of Italy.svg  Francesco Moser  (ITA)+ 2"
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Roger De Vlaeminck  (BEL)+ 6"
4Flag of Italy.svg  Alfredo Chinetti  (ITA)+ 30"
5Flag of Italy.svg  Roberto Visentini  (ITA)+ 31"
6Flag of Italy.svg  Vittorio Algeri  (ITA)+ 58"
7Flag of Italy.svg  Wladimiro Panizza  (ITA)+ 1' 19"
8Flag of Italy.svg  Dante Morandi  (ITA)+ 1' 24"
9Flag of Italy.svg  Giuseppe Favero  (ITA)+ 1' 27"
10Flag of Italy.svg  Pietro Algeri  (ITA)+ 1' 28"

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The 1997 Giro del Trentino was the 21st edition of the Tour of the Alps cycle race and was held on 28 April to 1 May 1997. The race started in Riva del Garda and finished in Lienz. The race was won by Luc Leblanc.

The 2001 Giro del Trentino was the 25th edition of the Tour of the Alps cycle race and was held on 30 April to 4 May 2001. The race started in Tione and finished in Arco. The race was won by Francesco Casagrande.

The 1984 Giro del Trentino was the eighth edition of the Tour of the Alps cycle race and was held on 7 May to 10 May 1984. The race started in Folgaria and finished in Trento. The race was won by Franco Chioccioli.

The 1980 Giro del Trentino was the fourth edition of the Tour of the Alps cycle race and was held on 7 May to 10 May 1980. The race started and finished in Arco. The race was won by Francesco Moser.

The 1981 Giro del Trentino was the fifth edition of the Tour of the Alps cycle race and was held on 5 May to 7 May 1981. The race started and finished in Arco. The race was won by Roberto Visentini.

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The 1983 Giro del Trentino was the seventh edition of the Tour of the Alps cycle race and was held on 2 May to 5 May 1983. The race started in Folgaria and finished in Trento. The race was won by Francesco Moser.

The 1987 Giro del Trentino was the 11th edition of the Tour of the Alps cycle race and was held on 6 May to 9 May 1987. The race started in Serrada and finished in Arco di Trentino. The race was won by Claudio Corti.

The 1999 Giro del Trentino was the 23rd edition of the Tour of the Alps cycle race and was held on 26 April to 29 April 1999. The race started in Lienz and finished in Arco. The race was won by Paolo Savoldelli.

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The 2003 Giro del Trentino was the 27th edition of the Tour of the Alps cycle race and was held on 24 April to 27 April 2003. The race started and finished in Arco. The race was won by Gilberto Simoni.

The 2005 Giro del Trentino was the 29th edition of the Tour of the Alps cycle race and was held on 19 April to 22 April 2005. The race started in Mori and finished in Arco di Trento. The race was won by Julio Alberto Pérez.

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References

  1. ↑ "Tour of the Alps (HC)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 "1er Giro del Trentino 1979". Memoire de cyclisme. Archived from the original on 13 March 2005.
  3. ↑ "1979 Tour of the Alps - Giro del Trentino". First Cycling. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
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