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Race details | |
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Date | Late March |
Region | Emilia-Romagna, Italy |
English name | International Week of Coppi and Bartali |
Local name(s) | Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali (in Italian) |
Discipline | Road |
Type | Stage race |
Organiser | Gruppo Sportivo Emilia |
Web site | www |
History | |
First edition | 1984 |
Editions | 39 (as of 2024) |
First winner | Moreno Argentin (ITA) |
Most wins | Moreno Argentin (ITA) Damiano Cunego (ITA) (2 wins) |
Most recent | Koen Bouwman (NED) |
The Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali (English: International Week of Coppi and Bartali), also known as Coppi e Bartali, [1] is an Italian cycle road race. It is run typically in late March over five days in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy.
Between 1999 and 2000 it was called Memorial Cecchi Gori while it was also previously held as Giro di Sardegna and Giro di Sicilia. The race is named after Italian cyclists Gino Bartali and Fausto Coppi.
Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It is considered one of the most important stage races in Italy and is organized by Gruppo Sportivo Emilia.
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