Giro di Padania
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The 1st Giro di Padania has been from 6 of september till 10 of september 2011.
About 200 riders participated to the 1st Giro di Padania
, with the national teams of Australia
, Poland
and Slovenia
. This edition was heavily disrupted by activists protesting against the Lega Nord and the Berlusconi government austerity plans.
About 200 riders participated to the 1st Giro di Padania
Padania
Padania is an alternative name for the Po Valley in Italy. The term was sparingly used until the early 1990s, when Lega Nord, a political party in Italy, proposed Padania as a possible denomination for an autonomous Northern Italy...
, with the national teams of Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
and Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
. This edition was heavily disrupted by activists protesting against the Lega Nord and the Berlusconi government austerity plans.
Stages
The 1st Giro di Padania was divided in five stages:- PaesanaPaesanaPaesana is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 km southwest of Turin and about 40 km northwest of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,027 and an area of 58.1 km².Paesana borders the following municipalities: Barge,...
(CuneoCuneoCuneo is a city and comune in Piedmont, Northern Italy, the capital of the province of Cuneo, the third largest of Italy’s provinces by area...
) - LaiguegliaLaiguegliaLaigueglia is a town and comune in the province of Savona, in Liguria .220px|left|thumb|Aerial view of Laigueglia in the 1970s.Nearby is the Capo Mele Lighthouse....
(SavonaSavonaSavona is a seaport and comune in the northern Italian region of Liguria, capital of the Province of Savona, in the Riviera di Ponente on the Mediterranean Sea....
), won by Sacha ModoloSacha Modolo- Palmarès :20062010- Palmarès :2006: 1st, Giro del Casentino2010- Palmarès :2006: 1st, Giro del Casentino2010: 4th, Giro del Friuli: 3rd, Stage 7, Tirreno Adriatico: 4th, Milano - Sanremo: 3rd, Giro del Veneto2011: 2nd, Ronde van Drenthe...
; - LoanoLoanoLoano is a comune in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about 60 km southwest of Genoa and about 30 km southwest of Savona...
(SavonaSavonaSavona is a seaport and comune in the northern Italian region of Liguria, capital of the Province of Savona, in the Riviera di Ponente on the Mediterranean Sea....
) - VigevanoVigevanoVigevano is a town and comune in the province of Pavia, Lombardy, northern Italy, which possesses many artistic treasures and runs a huge industrial business. It is at the center of a district called Lomellina, a great rice-growing agricultural centre...
(PaviaPaviaPavia , the ancient Ticinum, is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 35 km south of Milan on the lower Ticino river near its confluence with the Po. It is the capital of the province of Pavia. It has a population of c. 71,000...
), won by Elia VivianiElia VivianiElia Viviani is an Italian cyclist, who rides for the Italian team, .-Palmarès:*2010** Stage 7, Vuelta a Cuba** Stage 7, Tour of Turkey** 1st, Memorial Marco Pantani** 1st, Binche–Tournai–Binche*2011** Prologue, Tour of Slovenia...
; - Lonate PozzoloLonate PozzoloLonate Pozzolo is a town and comune located in the province of Varese, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy.The airline Cargoitalia has its head office in the Avioport Logistics Park in Lonate Pozzolo.-External links:*...
(VareseVareseVarese is a town and comune in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 55 km north of Milan.It is the capital of the Province of Varese. The hinterland or urban part of the city is called Varesotto.- Geography :...
) - Salsomaggiore TermeSalsomaggiore TermeSalsomaggiore Terme is a town and comune in northern Italy. It is located in the province of Parma, in the Emilia-Romagna region, located at the foot of the Apennines. It is a popular Spa town. The water is strongly saline....
(ParmaParmaParma is a city in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna famous for its ham, its cheese, its architecture and the fine countryside around it. This is the home of the University of Parma, one of the oldest universities in the world....
), won by Sacha ModoloSacha Modolo- Palmarès :20062010- Palmarès :2006: 1st, Giro del Casentino2010- Palmarès :2006: 1st, Giro del Casentino2010: 4th, Giro del Friuli: 3rd, Stage 7, Tirreno Adriatico: 4th, Milano - Sanremo: 3rd, Giro del Veneto2011: 2nd, Ronde van Drenthe...
; - NocetoNocetoNoceto is a comune in the province of Parma in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 100 km northwest of Bologna and about 12 km west of Parma...
(ParmaParmaParma is a city in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna famous for its ham, its cheese, its architecture and the fine countryside around it. This is the home of the University of Parma, one of the oldest universities in the world....
) - San Valentino di BrentonicoBrentonicoBrentonico is a comune in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 30 km southwest of Trento...
(TrentoTrentoTrento is an Italian city located in the Adige River valley in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. It is the capital of Trentino...
), won by Ivan BassoIvan BassoIvan Basso is an Italian professional road bicycle racer who is currently racing with UCI ProTeam . Basso, nicknamed Ivan the Terrible, is among the best mountain riders in the professional field in the 21st century, and is considered one of the strongest stage race riders...
; - RoveretoRoveretoRovereto is a city and comune in Trentino in northern Italy, located in the Vallagarina valley of the Adige River.-History:Rovereto was an ancient fortress town standing at the frontier between the bishopric of Trento - an independent state until 1797 - and the republic of Venice, and later...
(TrentoTrentoTrento is an Italian city located in the Adige River valley in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. It is the capital of Trentino...
) - Montecchio MaggioreMontecchio MaggioreMontecchio Maggiore is a town and comune in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy. It is situated approximately 12 km west of Vicenza and 43 km east of Verona, SP 246 passes through it....
(VicenzaVicenzaVicenza , a city in north-eastern Italy, is the capital of the eponymous province in the Veneto region, at the northern base of the Monte Berico, straddling the Bacchiglione...
), won by Andrea GuardiniAndrea GuardiniAndrea Guardini is an Italian cyclist, who rides for the Italian team, .-Palmarès:2011*Tour de Langkawi** 1st, Stage 1** 1st, Stage 2** 1st, Stage 6** 1st, Stage 7** 1st, Stage 10** 3rd, Stage 3* Tour of Qatar** 1st, Stage 5...
.