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Race details | |
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Date | Mid-March |
Region | Italy |
English name | Franco Balestra Trophy |
Local name(s) | Trofeo Franco Balestra (in Italian) |
Nickname(s) | Memorial Giampietro Metelli |
Discipline | Road race |
Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
Type | Single-day |
History | |
First edition | 1977 |
Editions | 37 (as of 2013) |
First winner | |
Most recent |
Trofeo Franco Balestra is a road bicycle race held annually in Italy. It is organized as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour.
1977-2005: Memorial Sabbadini
2006- : Memorial Giampietro Metelli
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