Giro del Lazio

Giro del Lazio
Race details
Date	Early-August
Region	Lazio, Italy
English name	Tour of Lazio
Local name(s)	Giro del Lazio, Roma Maxima (Italian)
Discipline	Road
Competition	UCI Europe Tour
Type	Single-day
Organiser	RCS Sport
History
First edition	1933 (1933)
Editions	74
Final edition	2014
First winner	Giovanni Valetti (ITA)
Most wins	Francesco Moser (ITA) Andrea Tafi (ITA) (3 wins)
Final winner	Alejandro Valverde (ESP)

The Giro del Lazio is a semi classic European bicycle race held in the region of Lazio, Italy. From 2005 to 2008, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour.

In past years it was also held as Giro delle Quattro Provincie, Gran premio di Roma and Gran Premio Littoria.

The Giro del Lazio returned to the race calendar in 2013 for the first time since 2008 as the Roma Maxima.^[1] The event has been provisionally included on the UCI Europe Tour for the 2013 season. It has been given a date of Saturday March 2 with a classification of 1.1. Mauro Vegni, the technical manager for race organisers RCS Sport says he hopes the race will include a section of the Appian Way Roman cobbled road with finish in the centre of Rome.^[2]^[3] The race was not held in 2015.^[4]

Winners

		Rider	Team
1933	ITA !	Valetti, GiovanniGiovanni Valetti (ITA)
1934	ITA !	Scorticati, RenatoRenato Scorticati (ITA)
1935	ITA !	Martano, GiuseppeGiuseppe Martano (ITA)	Frejus
1936	ITA !	Gerini, RinaldoRinaldo Gerini (ITA)	Frejus
1937	ITA !	Bartali, GinoGino Bartali (ITA)	Legnano
1938	ITA !	Del Cancia, CesareCesare Del Cancia (ITA)	Ganna
1939	ITA !	Vicini, MarioMario Vicini (ITA)	Lygie
1940	~ !No race
1941	ITA !	Leoni, AdolfoAdolfo Leoni (ITA)	Bianchi
1942	ITA !	Bailo, OsvaldoOsvaldo Bailo (ITA)	Viscontea
1943	ITA !	Toccaceli, QuirinoQuirino Toccaceli (ITA)	Olmo
1944	~ !No race
1945	ITA !	Guidi, ZoarinoZoarino Guidi (ITA)	amateur
1946	~ !No race
1947	ITA !	Motta, MicheleMichele Motta (ITA)	Lygie-Pirelli
1948	ITA !	Giudici, PietroPietro Giudici (ITA)	S.C. Crennese
1949	ITA !	Brasola, AnnibaleAnnibale Brasola (ITA)	Bottecchia-Pirelli
1950	~ !No race
1951	ITA !	Magni, FiorenzoFiorenzo Magni (ITA)	Ganna-Ursus
1952	ITA !	Rivola, DanteDante Rivola (ITA)	Guerra-Ursus
1953	ITA !	Albani, GiorgioGiorgio Albani (ITA)	Legnano-Pirelli
1954	ITA !	Conterno, AngeloAngelo Conterno (ITA)	Frejus
1955	ITA !	Petrucci, LorettoLoretto Petrucci (ITA)	Lygie
1956	ITA !	Magni, FiorenzoFiorenzo Magni (ITA)	Nivea-Fuchs
1957	ITA !	Baldini, ErcoleErcole Baldini (ITA)	Legnano
1958	ITA !	Defilippis, NinoNino Defilippis (ITA)	Carpano
1959	ITA !	Ronchini, DiegoDiego Ronchini (ITA)	Bianchi-Pirelli
1960	ITA !	Fallarini, GiuseppeGiuseppe Fallarini (ITA)	Ignis
1961	ITA !	Mealli, BrunoBruno Mealli (ITA)	Bianchi
1962	ITA !	Defilippis, NinoNino Defilippis (ITA)	Carpano
1963	ITA !	Durante, AdrianoAdriano Durante (ITA)	Legnano
1964	ITA !	Mealli, BrunoBruno Mealli (ITA)	Cynar-Frejus
1965	ITA !	Bitossi, FrancoFranco Bitossi (ITA)	Filotex
1966	ITA !	Dancelli, MicheleMichele Dancelli (ITA)	Molteni
1967	ITA !	Gimondi, FeliceFelice Gimondi (ITA)	Salvarani
1968	ITA !	Polidori, GiancarloGiancarlo Polidori (ITA)	Pepsi Cola
1969	ITA !	Vicentini, FlavianoFlaviano Vicentini (ITA)	Filotex
1970	ITA !	Dancelli, MicheleMichele Dancelli (ITA)	Molteni
1971	ITA !	Mori, FrancoFranco Mori (ITA)
1972	BEL !	Bossche, Martin Van DenMartin Van Den Bossche (BEL)
1973	ITA !	Battaglin, GiovanniGiovanni Battaglin (ITA)
1974	ITA !	Poggiali, RobertoRoberto Poggiali (ITA)
1975	BEL !	De Vlaeminck, RogerRoger De Vlaeminck (BEL)
1976	BEL !	De Vlaeminck, RogerRoger De Vlaeminck (BEL)
1977	ITA !	Moser, FrancescoFrancesco Moser (ITA)
1978	ITA !	Moser, FrancescoFrancesco Moser (ITA)
1979	ITA !	Contini, SilvanoSilvano Contini (ITA)
1980	SWE !	Johansson, BerntBernt Johansson (SWE)
1981	ITA !	Baronchelli, GianbattistaGianbattista Baronchelli (ITA)
1982	NOR !	Pedersen, Dag-ErikDag-Erik Pedersen (NOR)
1983	ITA !	Contini, SilvanoSilvano Contini (ITA)
1984	ITA !	Moser, FrancescoFrancesco Moser (ITA)
1985	ITA !	Leali, BrunoBruno Leali (ITA)
1986	SUI !	Zimmermann, UrsUrs Zimmermann (SUI)
1987	ITA !	Pagnin, RobertoRoberto Pagnin (ITA)
1988	FRA !	Mottet, CharlyCharly Mottet (FRA)
1989	FRA !	Mottet, CharlyCharly Mottet (FRA)
1990	ITA !	Fondriest, MaurizioMaurizio Fondriest (ITA)	Del Tongo
1991	ITA !	Tafi, AndreaAndrea Tafi (ITA)	Carrera Jeans–Tassoni
1992	ITA !	Bugno, GianniGianni Bugno (ITA)	Gatorade-Château d'Ax
1993	SUI !	Richard, PascalPascal Richard (SUI)	Ariostea
1994	ITA !	Fondriest, MaurizioMaurizio Fondriest (ITA)	Lampre–Panaria
1995	SUI !	Richard, PascalPascal Richard (SUI)	MG Maglificio–Technogym
1996	ITA !	Tafi, AndreaAndrea Tafi (ITA)	Mapei–GB
1997	ITA !	Baronti, AlessandroAlessandro Baronti (ITA)	Asics-CGA
1998	ITA !	Tafi, AndreaAndrea Tafi (ITA)	Mapei–Bricobi
1999	ITA !	Barbero, SergioSergio Barbero (ITA)	Mercatone Uno–Bianchi
2000	GBR !	Sciandri, MaximilianMaximilian Sciandri (GBR)	Linda McCartney Racing Team
2001	ITA !	Donati, MassimoMassimo Donati (ITA)	Tacconi Sport–Vini Caldirola
2002	ITA !	Bettini, PaoloPaolo Bettini (ITA)	Mapei–Quick-Step
2003	ITA !	Bartoli, MicheleMichele Bartoli (ITA)	Fassa Bortolo
2004	ESP !	Flecha, Juan AntonioJuan Antonio Flecha (ESP)	Fassa Bortolo
2005	ITA !	Pozzato, FilippoFilippo Pozzato (ITA)	Quick-Step–Innergetic
2006	ITA !	Figueras, GiulianoGiuliano Figueras (ITA)	Lampre–Fondital
2007	ITA !	Bosisio, GabrieleGabriele Bosisio (ITA)	Tenax
2008	ITA !	Masciarelli, FrancescoFrancesco Masciarelli (ITA)	Acqua & Sapone–Caffè Mokambo
2009– 2012	~ !No race
2013	FRA !	Kadri, BlelBlel Kadri (FRA)	Ag2r–La Mondiale
2014	ESP !	Valverde, AlejandroAlejandro Valverde (ESP)	Movistar Team
2015	~ !No race

References

↑ Giro del Lazio is dead, long live Roma Maxima Cycling Weekly
↑ Cyclingnews.com (Retrieved 15/11/12) Possible event in 2013 and route.
↑ UCI Europe Tour 2013 calendar Race date 2/3/13.
↑ http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/19-teams-announced-for-strade-bianche

External links

Official website (Italian)

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Spring classics	Milan–San Remo Cobbled classics E3 Harelbeke Gent–Wevelgem Tour of Flanders Paris–Roubaix Ardennes classics Amstel Gold Race La Flèche Wallonne Liège–Bastogne–Liège

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Past classics	Paris–Brest–Paris Bordeaux–Paris Wincanton Classic Porto–Lisboa Züri-Metzgete Giro del Lazio Giro della Romagna

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