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
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:
  1. Paesana
    Paesana
    Paesana 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,...

     (Cuneo
    Cuneo
    Cuneo 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...

    ) - Laigueglia
    Laigueglia
    Laigueglia 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....

     (Savona
    Savona
    Savona 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 Modolo
    Sacha 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...

    ;
  2. Loano
    Loano
    Loano 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...

     (Savona
    Savona
    Savona 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....

    ) - Vigevano
    Vigevano
    Vigevano 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...

     (Pavia
    Pavia
    Pavia , 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 Viviani
    Elia Viviani
    Elia 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...

    ;
  3. Lonate Pozzolo
    Lonate Pozzolo
    Lonate 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:*...

     (Varese
    Varese
    Varese 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 Terme
    Salsomaggiore Terme
    Salsomaggiore 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....

     (Parma
    Parma
    Parma 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 Modolo
    Sacha 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...

    ;
  4. Noceto
    Noceto
    Noceto 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...

     (Parma
    Parma
    Parma 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 Brentonico
    Brentonico
    Brentonico is a comune in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 30 km southwest of Trento...

     (Trento
    Trento
    Trento is an Italian city located in the Adige River valley in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. It is the capital of Trentino...

    ), won by Ivan Basso
    Ivan Basso
    Ivan 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...

    ;
  5. Rovereto
    Rovereto
    Rovereto 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...

     (Trento
    Trento
    Trento is an Italian city located in the Adige River valley in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. It is the capital of Trentino...

    ) - Montecchio Maggiore
    Montecchio Maggiore
    Montecchio 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....

     (Vicenza
    Vicenza
    Vicenza , 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 Guardini
    Andrea Guardini
    Andrea 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...

    .
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