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Monte Paschi Eroica
| Race details |
| Date |
Early March |
| Region |
Tuscany, Italy |
| Local name(s) |
Monte Paschi Eroica (Italian) |
| Discipline |
Road |
| Competition |
UCI Europe Tour |
| Type |
Single-day |
| Organiser |
RCS Sport |
| History |
| First edition |
2007 |
| Editions |
2 (as of 2008) |
| First winner |
 Alexandr Kolobnev |
| Most recent |
 Fabian Cancellara |
The Monte Paschi Eroica is a late season road bicycle race held annually near Siena, in the region of Tuscany, Italy. The race was first organised on 2007 as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. From 2008 on the event will be held in early March as part of the European classics season.[1]
The race starts in Gaiole in Chianti and finishes in the famous public space Piazza del Campo in Siena. The route consists of 180 kilometres around the city of Siena, including 70 kilometres of gravel roads, called sterrati in Italy.[2] Parts of the route were originally used in a recreational race, or gran fondo.[3] The organizers of the race, RCS sports, were inspired by the Ronde van Vlaanderen with its bergs, and Paris-Roubaix with its cobblestone sections. [2]
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