Giro di Sardegna

The Giro di Sardegna (Italian; " Sardinia Tour") is one of the smaller round trips in Italian cycling . It is not identical to the Giro della Sardegna , which is held by motorsport enthusiasts. With mostly 5 stages, the Giro di Sardegna  - held irregularly until 1997 - was one of the tours that professionals like to contest, be it to add another success to their palmarès, or to collect competition kilometers.

Well-known names like Rik Van Looy , Eddy Merckx (also here record winner with 4 victories), Patrick Sercu , Freddy Maertens , Roger De Vlaeminck and Gregor Braun, also a German driver, are on the winner's list ( see below ) .

The tour takes place on the island of Sardinia (autonomous region of Italy), usually over 5 stages, and has only moderate gradients. At the 1996 event, the highest mountain was recorded at almost 1400 m. The destination was often in the regional capital of Cagliari . In 2012 the race was canceled for financial reasons and has not taken place since then.

Winners list

not held since 2012 2011 Peter Sagan 2010 Roman Kreuziger 2009 Daniele Bennati 1998–2008 not held 1997 Roberto Petito 1996 Gabriele Colombo 1984–1995 not held 1983 Gregor Braun 1982 Giuseppe Saronni 1981 not held 1980 Gregor Braun 1979 not held 1978 Knut Knudsen 1977 Freddy Maertens 1976 Roger De Vlaeminck 1975 Eddy Merckx

1974 Rik Van Linden 1973 Eddy Merckx 1972 Marino Basso 1971 Eddy Merckx 1970 Patrick Sercu 1969 Claudio Michelotto 1968 Eddy Merckx 1967 Luciano Armani 1966 Jacques Anquetil 1965 Rik Van Looy 1964 Vittorio Adorni 1963 Arnaldo Pambianco 1962 Rik Van Looy 1961 Emile Daems 1960 Jo de Roo 1959 Rik Van Looy 1958 Antonin Rolland

Web links

• Official website (Italian)
• Giro di Sardegna in the Radsportseiten.net database

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Giro di Sardegna 2012 canceled on radsport-news.com v. 4th February 2012