Tour of the Alps

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The Tour of the Alps (until 2016 Giro del Trentino , German Trentino tour ) is an international cycling race .

The race initially took place in 1962 and 1963 as a one-day race in the Italian province of Trento . In 1979 the name was taken up again for a stage race , which usually comprised four stages and took place at the end of April. In 1986, when the race was held as a team competition under the name Coppa Italia , there was a one-time interruption of this competition mode. In 2015, the Giro del Trentino merged with the Trofeo Melinda while retaining the name . With the staging of 2017, the race was renamed the Tour of the Alps and now extends over the entire Tyrol region , i.e. in addition to the province of Trento also the province of South Tyrol and the Austrian state of Tyrol .

Due to the difficult alpine stages, the race serves as a preparatory race for the Giro d'Italia that follows shortly thereafter . The tour has been part of the UCI Europe Tour since 2005 and was initially classified in category 2.1. In 2011 she was upgraded to the 2nd HC category.

winner

Tour of the Alps

Giro del Trentino

1 as a team event under the name Coppa Italia held

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Trofeo Melinda and Giro del Trentino to merge. In: Cycling Quotes. January 8, 2015, accessed April 19, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Tour of the Alps continues the history of the Giro del Trentino. radsport-news.com, December 7, 2016, accessed December 7, 2016 .

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