Adriatica Ionica Race
 2018 Adriatica Ionica Race | |
| File:Adriatica Ionica Race logo.png Adriatica Ionica Race | |
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | June |
| Region | Italy |
| English name | Adriatica Ionica Race |
| Local name(s) | Adriatica Ionica Race Template:It icon
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| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | Stage race |
| Organiser | ASD Sport Union |
| Race director | Moreno Argentin |
| Web site | airace |
| History | |
| First edition | 2018 |
| Editions | 1 (as of Adriatica Ionica Race) |
| First winner |  Iván Sosa (Colombia) |
| Most wins | Iván Sosa (Colombia)
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| Most recent | Iván Sosa (Colombia) |
The Adriatica Ionica Race is an Italian annual professional men's road bicycle race introduced in the 2018 season as a part of the UCI Europe Tour, and currently classified as a 2.1 event.[1] The race is organised by former professional cyclist Moreno Argentin and ASD Sport Union.[2]
History
The race was founded by Argentin together with Quanto Basta, with its first edition taking place in 2018.
Although the name of the race suggest the race being run between the coasts of the Adriatic Sea and the Ionian Sea (similarly to how Terreni-Adriatico is run between the Tyrrhenian and the Adriatic coasts), the first edition was ran entirely within two mountainous Italian regions bordering the Terrenian sea, namely Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Race director Mario Argentin has however stated his plans being to within five years expand the race to a ten-day race starting at the Adriatic coast, passing through Austria, Croatia, Montenegro, Bosnia, Macedonia, Albania and finally finishing in Athens, Greece.[3]
Winners
Template:Cycling race/listofwinners
References
- ^ "Adriatica Ionica Race 2018: Results & News | Cyclingnews.com". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
- ^ "CHI SIAMO | Adriatica Ionica Race 20-24 giugno/June 2018". Adriatica Ionica Race 20-24 giugno/June 2018 (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-06-24.
- ^ "Italian stage racing enjoys resurgence | VeloNews.com". VeloNews.com. 2018-04-24. Retrieved 2018-06-25.