Giro di Sardegna

The Giro di Sardegna is one of the smaller tours in the Italian bicycle racing. It is not identical with the Giro della Sardegna, which is discharged from motor sports. With most 5 stages during the Giro di Sardegna belonged - held irregularly until 1997 - the tours, which are often disputed by the professionals, it to still add to their trophy case a success is it to gain contest kilometers was.

In the winners' list (see below) of the race are well-known names like Rik Van Looy, Eddy Merckx (again, record winner with 4 wins ), Patrick Sercu, Freddy Maertens, Roger De Vlaeminck and with Gregory Brown, a German driver.

The tour is on the island of Sardinia (autonomous region of Italy ), usually over 5 stages, discharged and includes only moderate slopes. Thus, in the discharge in 1996 was the highest mountain, 1400 m recorded. The goal was often in the Regional capital Cagliari. 2012, the race will not take place due to financial reasons.

List of winners

Race stage Gregor Braun Rik Van Linden Marino Basso France Jacques Anquetil Arnaldo Pambianco Emile Daems Jo de Roo
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