Giro della Provincia di Grosseto

Giro della Provincia di Grosseto is a three-day cycling race in the Province of Grosseto, Italy. The stage race was established in 2008 as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2008, the second stage had to be annulled following protests by riders of the unsafe nature of the course finale.[1] The inaugural event was won by Italian Filippo Pozzato of the Liquigas team.

Giro della Provincia di Grosseto
Race details
DateMid-February
RegionProvince of Grosseto, Italy
English nameTour of the Province of Grosseto
Local name(s)Giro della Provincia di Grosseto
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI Europe Tour 2.1
TypeStage Race
OrganiserG.S. Emilia
Web sitewww.gsemilia.it/web/
History
First edition2008 (2008)
Editions2 (as of 2009)
First winner Filippo Pozzato (ITA)
Most recent Daniele Pietropolli (ITA)

Past winners

Year Country Rider Team
2008  Italy Filippo Pozzato Liquigas
2009  Italy Daniele Pietropolli LPR Brakes–Farnese Vini

References

  1. "Orbetello stage annulled". 1st Giro della Provincia di Grosseto - 2.1. Cyclingnews.com. 2008-02-16. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
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