Race details | |
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Region | Italy |
English name | Baracchi Trophy |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI Road World Cup (1991) |
Type | Time trial |
History | |
First edition | 1941 |
Editions | 51 |
Final edition | 1991 |
First winner | Michele Motta (ITA) |
Most wins | Francesco Moser (ITA) (5 times) |
Final winner | Tony Rominger (SUI) |
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