Giro di Sardegna

Giro di Sardegna (Tour of Sardinia) was a stage road bicycle race held on the island of Sardinia, an Italian region. It was rated 2.1 on the UCI Europe Tour. The race returned in 2009 after 11 years, but only lasted a further three editions before being cancelled due to budgetary problems in 2012.[1]

Giro di Sardegna
Race details
DateLate-February
RegionSardinia, Italy
English nameTour of Sardinia
Local name(s)Giro di Sardegna (in Italian)
DisciplineRoad race
CompetitionUCI Europe Tour
TypeStage race
History
First edition1958 (1958)
Editions29
Final edition2011
First winner Antonin Rolland (FRA)
Most wins Eddy Merckx (BEL) (4 wins)
Final winner Peter Sagan (SVK)

Winners
Year Country Rider Team
1958  France Antonin Rolland L. Bobet-BP-Hutchinson
1959  Belgium Rik Van Looy Faema–Guerra
1960  Netherlands Jo De Roo Helyett-Fynsec-Leroux
1961  Belgium Emile Daems Philco
1962  Belgium Rik Van Looy Flandria–Faema–Clément
1963  Italy Arnaldo Pambianco Salvarani
1964  Italy Vittorio Adorni Salvarani
1965  Belgium Rik Van Looy Solo-Superia
1966  France Jacques Anquetil Ford France-Geminiani
1967  Italy Luciano Armani Salamini-Luxor
1968  Belgium Eddy Merckx Faema
1969  Italy Claudio Michelotto Max Meyer
1970  Belgium Patrick Sercu Dreher
1971  Belgium Eddy Merckx Molteni
1972  Italy Marino Basso Salvarani
1973  Belgium Eddy Merckx Molteni
1974  Belgium Rik Van Linden IJsboerke-Colner
1975  Belgium Eddy Merckx Molteni
1976  Belgium Roger De Vlaeminck Brooklyn
1977  Belgium Freddy Maertens Flandria–Velda–Latina Assicurazioni
1978  Norway Knut Knudsen Bianchi-Faema
1979 No race
1980  Germany Gregor Braun Sanson
1981 No race
1982  Italy Giuseppe Saronni Del Tongo
1983  Germany Gregor Braun Vivi-Benotto
1984–1995 No race
1996  Italy Gabriele Colombo Gewiss Playbus
1997  Italy Roberto Petito Saeco
1998–2008 No race
2009  Italy Daniele Bennati Liquigas
2010  Czech Republic Roman Kreuziger Liquigas–Doimo
2011  Slovakia Peter Sagan Liquigas–Cannondale

References
  1. "Giro di Sardegna falls by the wayside for 2012". Cycling News. 4 February 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
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