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Race details | |
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Region | Austria |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
Type | Stage race |
History | |
First edition | 1953 |
Editions | 53 |
Final edition | 2005 |
First winner | ![]() |
Most wins | ![]() ![]() |
Final winner | ![]() |
The Uniqa Classic was a staged cycling race held in Austria. It was created in 1953 and was part of UCI Europe Tour in 2005 as a 2.1 event, but has not been held since. [1] Its main sponsor was insurance company Uniqa, which the race was named after. Bram de Groot won the final edition of the race in 2005. [2]
List of winners: [3]
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