Giro di Sardegna

Giro di Sardegna
Race details
Date Late-February
Region Sardinia, Italy
English name Tour of Sardinia
Local name(s) Giro di Sardegna (Italian)
Discipline Road race
Competition UCI Europe Tour
Type Stage race
History
First edition 1958 (1958)
Editions 29 (as of 2011)
First winner  Antonin Rolland (FRA)
Most wins  Eddy Merckx (BEL) (4 wins)
Most recent  Peter Sagan (SVK)

Giro di Sardegna (Tour of Sardinia) is a stage road bicycle race held on the island of Sardinia, an Italian region. The race returned in 2009 after 11 years. It is now rated 2.1 and is part of the UCI Europe Tour.

Winners

Rider Team
1958 Rolland, AntoninAntonin Rolland (FRA) L. Bobet-BP-Hutchinson
1959 Looy, Rik VanRik Van Looy (BEL) Faema-Guerra
1960 Roo, Jo DeJo De Roo (NED) Helyett-Fynsec-Leroux
1961 Daems, EmileEmile Daems (BEL) Philco
1962 Looy, Rik VanRik Van Looy (BEL) Flandria-Faema-ClĂ©ment
1963 Pambianco, ArnaldoArnaldo Pambianco (ITA) Salvarani
1964 Adorni, VittorioVittorio Adorni (ITA) Salvarani
1965 Looy, Rik VanRik Van Looy (BEL) Solo-Superia
1966 Anquetil, JacquesJacques Anquetil (FRA) Ford France-Geminiani
1967 Armani, LucianoLuciano Armani (ITA) Salamini-Luxor
1968 Merckx, EddyEddy Merckx (BEL) Faema
1969 Michelotto, ClaudioClaudio Michelotto (ITA) Max Meyer (athlete)
1970 Sercu, PatrickPatrick Sercu (BEL) Dreher
1971 Merckx, EddyEddy Merckx (BEL) Molteni
1972 Basso, MarinoMarino Basso (ITA) Salvarani
1973 Merckx, EddyEddy Merckx (BEL) Molteni
1974 Linden, Rik VanRik Van Linden (BEL) IJsboerke-Colner
1975 Merckx, EddyEddy Merckx (BEL) Molteni
1976 De Vlaeminck, RogerRoger De Vlaeminck (BEL) Brooklyn
1977 Maertens, FreddyFreddy Maertens (BEL) Flandria-Velda
1978 Knudsen, KnutKnut Knudsen (NOR) Bianchi-Faema
1979 No race
1980 Braun, GregorGregor Braun (GER) Sanson
1981 No race
1982 Saronni, GiuseppeGiuseppe Saronni (ITA) Del Tongo
1983 Braun, GregorGregor Braun (GER) Vivi-Benotto
1984-1995 No race
1996 Colombo, GabrieleGabriele Colombo (ITA) Gewiss Playbus
1997 Petito, RobertoRoberto Petito (ITA) Saeco
1998-2008 No race
2009 Bennati, DanieleDaniele Bennati (ITA) Liquigas
2010 Kreuziger, RomanRoman Kreuziger (CZE) Liquigas-Doimo
2011 Sagan, PeterPeter Sagan (SVK) Liquigas-Cannondale

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