Race details | |
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Date | Mid October |
Region | Emilia-Romagna, Italy |
English name | Grand Prix Bruno Beghelli |
Local name(s) | Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli (in Italian) |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
Type | Single-day |
Organiser | Gruppo Sportivo Emilia |
Web site | www |
History | |
First edition | 1996 |
Editions | 24 (as of 2019) |
First winner | Mario Cipollini (ITA) |
Most wins | Stefano Zanini (ITA) (2 wins) |
Most recent | Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) |
The Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli (also known as GP Beghelli) is a late season men's road bicycle race held annually in Monteveglio, near the city of Bologna, Italy. From 2005 to 2013, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, while in 2014 it was upgraded to 1.HC. [1] It was first held in 1996, after the disappearance of the Milano–Vignola.
A women's race, the Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli Internazionale Donne Elite, has been held since 2016. [2]
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