The Coppa Placci is a semi-classic European bicycle race held between Imola, Italy and San Marino. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Mid-October |
| Region | Emilia, Italy |
| English name | Placci Cup |
| Local name(s) | Coppa Placci (in Italian) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | One-day |
| Organiser | Unione Sportiva Imolese |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 1923 |
| Editions | 59 (as of 2009) |
| First winner |  Enea Dal Fiume |
| Most wins | Emilio Petiva Ugo Colombo Roger De VlaeminckGiovanni Battaglin Francesco Casagrande(2 wins) |
| Most recent | Filippo Pozzato |
The race is named after Antonio Placci, a cyclist born in Imola who died in 1921, two years before the race was created.
Because of sponsorship problems, in 2010 the race has been excluded from the UCI Europe Tour and was reserved to the Elite/Under 23 Category.
In 2011 the race was held as Giro della Romagna – Coppa Placci and won by Oscar Gatto.[1]
In 2012 the race also merged with another Italian classic, the Giro del Veneto;[2] the Giro del Veneto – Coppa Placci was won again by Oscar Gatto.[3]
The race should have returned in 2013 as Coppa Placci.[4] The edition was scheduled on 16 October 2013 as a 1.1 event;[5] however, the race was later cancelled again.[6]
Winners edit
*as Giro della Romagna – Coppa Placci
**as Giro del Veneto – Coppa Placci
References edit
- ^ (Italian) "Giro di Romagna - Coppa Placci 2011: percorso e risultati" Archived 2013-05-21 at the Wayback Machine, CicloWeb, 04-09-11. Retrieved on 02-02-13
- ^ (Italian) Ferraris, Simone. "Presentazione Giro del Veneto-Coppa Placci 2012", SpazioCiclismo, 24-08-2012. Retrieved on 02-02-13
- ^ (Italian) "Giro del Veneto - Coppa Placci 2012: percorso e risultati" Archived 2012-10-31 at the Wayback Machine, CicloWeb, 25-08-2012. Retrieved on 02-02-13
- ^ (Italian) De Pasquale, Mattia. "UCI Europe Tour, svelato il calendario 2013", SpazioCiclismo, 20-09-12. Retrieved on 02-02-13
- ^ http://www.ucieuropetour.com Archived 2008-07-04 at the Wayback Machine "2013 UCI Europe Tour - Calendar" Archived 2013-07-01 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 02-02-13
- ^ (Italian) Redazione SpazioCiclismo "Coppa Placci 2013, saltata la corsa per professionisti: corrono gli allievi" Archived 2013-08-27 at the Wayback Machine, SpazioCiclismo, 24-08-13. Retrieved on 13-10-13
External links edit
- Official website (in Italian)