Giro del Trentino

Infobox Cycling race
name = Giro del Trentino
current_event =


date = Mid-to-Late April
region = Trentino, Italy
english = Tour of Trentino
localnames = Giro del Trentino it icon
discipline = Road race
type = Stage race
first = 1962
number = 31 (as of 2007)
last =
firstwinner = flagicon|ITA Enzo Moser
mostwins = flagicon|ITA Damiano Cunego (3 wins)
mostrecent = flagicon|ITA Damiano Cunego

The Giro del Trentino (English: "Tour of Trentino") is an Italian cycle road race. It is run typically mid-to-late April over four stages in the Trentino Alto Adige region of Italy.

The short, sharp course of the Giro del Trentino, full of steep climbs, is seen as a good proving ground for the aspirants of the Giro d'Italia which usually starts a few days after the Giro del Trentino. In fact, several Giro del Trentino winners have won the Giro d'Italia including Francesco Moser, Gilberto Simoni, Paolo Savoldelli and Damiano Cunego.

For the last several years, the Giro del Trentino has finished in Arco and for four out of the last five years it has started at Arco as well. In 1995 one of the stages went to Innsbruck and there have been several stages to and from Lienz in Austria since.

History

The first edition of the race was held in 1962. It consisted of a single stage that started and finished in Trento. It was won by Enzo Moser. After the second edition in 1963, the third edition was not held until 1979. There were two races in 1977 and 1978 but they are disputed and usually not counted as official Giro del Trentino races. [cite news|title=Storia del Giro del Trentino it icon|url=http://www.girodeltrentino.com/Storia/]

The 1986 race was unusual in that there was no individual prize awarded. It was a team competition called the Coppa Italia and the first place went to Carrera-Inoxpran.

List of winners

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