Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria (2.1), Italy

Winners, podium, distance, average speed

The Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria is currently (2012) two-day professional stage race. It is currently held in late January or early February.

Financial problems put the 2012 edition of the race in jeopardy, but funds were found to run a reduced version.

The roots of the only major stage race to be held in Italy's extreme south go back to the 1920s. For most of it's history it has been a single day race. In 2005 it became a stage race, but wasn't held in 2006 or 2007.

The 2008 edition was a stage race, in 2009 it was a single-day race. Since 2010 it has been a stage race.

Year	1st Place	2nd Place	3rd Place	Distance	Average Speed km/hr
2008	Daniele Pietroppoli 14hr 41min 6sec	Steve Cummings @ 6sec	Francesco Failli @ 12sec	541 km	38.84
2009	Fortunato Balliani 4hr 36min 59sec	Fabio Taborre @ s.t.	Francesco Failli @ s.t.
2010	Matteo Montaguti 17hr 13min 28sec	Francisco José Ventoso @ 25sec	Daniele Pietropolli @ 34sec	691.2 km	40.128
2011	Daniele Pietropolli 13hr 52min 54sec	José Rodolfo Serpa @ 6sec	Daniel Oss	529.6 km	38.143
2012	Elia Viviani 8hr 31min 28sec	Daniele Colli @ 8sec	Elia Favilli @ 16sec	361.80	42.415

 

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