Race details | |
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Date | Late April–Early May (1923–2014) September (2016– ) |
Region | Tuscany, Italy |
English name | Tour of Tuscany |
Local name(s) | Giro di Toscana (in Italian) |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
Type | One-day (1923–2014) Two-day (2016– ) |
Organiser | Comitato Sportivo Città di Arezzo |
Web site | www |
History | |
First edition | 1923 |
Editions | 94 (as of 2022) |
First winner | Costante Girardengo (ITA) |
Most wins | Gino Bartali (ITA)(5 wins) |
Most recent | Marc Hirschi (SUI) |
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