Race details | |
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Date | March |
Region | Switzerland |
English name | Tour of Lake Maggiore |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
Type | One-day race |
History | |
First edition | 1982 1985 (women) | (men)
Editions | 25 |
Final edition | 2006 (men) 2009 (women) |
First winner | Alain Dällenbach (SWI) Barbara Ganz (SWI) |
Final winner | Giairo Ermeti (ITA) Noemi Cantele (ITA) |
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