Race details | |
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Date | July/August |
Region | Casentino, Italy |
English name | Tour of Casentino |
Discipline | Road |
Type | One-day race |
Organiser | UC Aretina 1907 |
Race director | Enzo Amantini |
History | |
First edition | 1910 |
Editions | 106 (as of 2023) |
First winner | Ugo Marzocchini (ITA) |
Most recent | Edoardo Zamperini (ITA) |
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