Settimana internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
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| Date | Late March |
| Region | Emilia-Romagna, Italy |
| English name | International Week of Coppi and Bartali |
| Local name(s) | Settimana internazionale di Coppi e Bartali (Italian) |
| Discipline | Road race |
| Type | Stage Race |
| Organiser | Gruppo Sportivo Emilia |
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| First edition | 1984 |
| Editions | 23 (as of 2008) |
| First winner |  Moreno Argentin |
| Most wins | Moreno Argentin (2 wins) |
| Most recent | Michele Scarponi |
The Settimana internazionale di Coppi e Bartali (English: International Week of Coppi and Bartali) is an Italian cycle road race. It is run typically in late March over five days in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy.
[edit] History
Between 1999 and 2000 it was called Memorial Cecchi Gori while it was also previously held as Giro di Sardegna and Giro di Sicilia. The race is named after Italian cyclists Gino Bartali and Fausto Coppi.
Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It is considered one of the most important stage races in Italy and is organized by Gruppo Sportivo Emilia.
In 2004 the organization of the race retired the number 145, worn by Marco Pantani in 2003 when he placed tenth and finished second in one stage after Ruslan Ivanov, allowing him to stand on the podium for the last time in his life. At the start of the race a flock of white doves was also released to remember him.
[edit] List of Winners
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