Race details | |
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Date | Early June |
Region | Basque Country, Spain |
English name | Gran Prix of Llodio |
Local name(s) | Gran Premio Internacional de Llodio(in Spanish) Laudioko Nazioarteko Sari Nagusia(in Basque) |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
Type | Single-day |
History | |
First edition | 1949 |
Editions | 62 (as of 2011) |
Final edition | 2011 |
First winner | ![]() |
Most wins | ![]() |
Final winner | ![]() |
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