The 14th edition of the

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was held on 1 August 2020. Starting and finishing in

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, Italy, it was the sixth event of the

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. The race was originally scheduled for 7 March 2020 but was postponed to 1 August 2020 due to the

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. After finishing third in the past two editions of the race, Belgian

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of won the race in just under five hours after going solo with around 13 kilometers to go.

Teams

Twenty-four teams, including 18 of the 19

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s and six

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teams. All but two teams entered seven riders; and only entered six riders. Of the 166 riders that started the race, only 42 finished, while a further 8 riders finished over the time limit. UCI WorldTeams * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * UCI Professional Continental teams * * * * * *

Result

References

External links

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