Gran Premio di Lugano
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The Gran Premio di Lugano (Grand Prix of Lugano) is a road bicycle race held annually in Lugano
, Switzerland
. Prior to 1981 it was held as an individual time trial
but in recent years it has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.
Lugano
Lugano is a city of inhabitants in the city proper and a total of over 145,000 people in the agglomeration/city region, in the south of Switzerland, in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, which borders Italy...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. Prior to 1981 it was held as an individual time trial
Individual time trial
An individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials...
but in recent years it has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.