Adriatica Ionica Race
Adriatica Ionica Race
Race details
DateJune
RegionItaly
English nameAdriatica Ionica Race
Local name(s)
Adriatica Ionica Race (in Italian)
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI Europe Tour
TypeStage race
OrganiserASD Sport Union
Race directorMoreno Argentin
Web siteairace.it/en/
History
First edition2018 (2018)
Editions4 (as of 2022)
First winner Iván Sosa (COL)
Most winsNo repeat winners
Most recent Filippo Zana (ITA)

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 Tirreno–Adriatico is run between the Tyrrhenian and the Adriatic coasts), the first edition was run entirely within two mountainous Italian regions bordering the Adriatic 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, North Macedonia, Albania and finally finishing in Athens, Greece.[3]

The race returned with its second edition in 2019, which was held between July 24 and July 28.

Winners

Year Country Rider Team
2018[4]  Colombia Iván Sosa Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec
2019[5]  Ukraine Mark Padun Bahrain–Merida
2020 No race due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021[6]  Italy Lorenzo Fortunato Eolo–Kometa
2022[7]  Italy Filippo Zana Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè

References

  1. ↑ "Adriatica Ionica Race 2018: Results & News | Cyclingnews.com". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
  2. ↑ "CHI SIAMO | Adriatica Ionica Race 20-24 giugno/June 2018". Adriatica Ionica Race 20-24 giugno/June 2018 (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2019-07-12. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
  3. ↑ "Italian stage racing enjoys resurgence | VeloNews.com". VeloNews.com. 2018-04-24. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
  4. ↑ "Sosa wins inaugural Adriatica Ionica". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "Adriatica Ionica Race results & GC: Mark Padun wins title – In the Bunch". inthebunch.co.za. 28 July 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  6. ↑ Farr, Stephen (17 June 2021). "Lorenzo Fortunato wins Adriatica Ionica". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  7. ↑ "Filippo Zana seals overall victory in Adriatica Ionica". cyclingnews.com. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.


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