Giro del Mendrisiotto
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DateMid-March
RegionTicino, Switzerland
EnglishnameTour of Mendrisiotto
DisciplineRoad
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Mid-March |
| Region | Ticino, Switzerland |
| English name | Tour of Mendrisiotto |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | Single day race |
| History | |
| First edition | 1933 |
| Editions | 72 (as of 2012) |
| First winner |  Enrico Gerosa (SUI) |
| Most wins | Gilbert Glaus (SUI) (3 wins) |
| Most recent | Marcel Aregger (SUI) |
Giro del Mendrisiotto is a road bicycle race held annually around Mendrisio, in the canton of Ticino of Switzerland. The race was an amateur competition until 1996. Since 2005, it is organized as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2010 the race was excluded from the UCI calendar, once again becoming a national event.
