Race details | |
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Date | July |
Region | Aosta Valley, Italy |
Local name(s) | Giro della Valle d'Aosta (in Italian) |
Discipline | Road race |
Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
Type | Stage race |
Organiser | Società Ciclistica Valdostana |
Race director | Massimo Gemme |
Web site | www |
History | |
First edition | 1962 |
Editions | 59 (as of 2023) |
First winner | Gilberto Vendemmiati (ITA) |
Most wins | Ivan Gotti (ITA) Yaroslav Popovych (UKR) Marco Marzano (ITA) Fabio Aru (ITA) (2 wins) |
Most recent | Darren Rafferty (IRL) |
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