Giro Next Gen, also known as Baby Giro, Girobio, Giro d'Italia Giovani Under 23 or Giro Ciclistico d'Italia, is an Italian
road bicycle racing
Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on Road surface, paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional sport, professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and ...
amateur
stage race
A race stage, leg, or heat is a unit of a race that has been divided in several parts for the reason such as length of the distance to be covered, as in a multi-day event. Usually, such a race consists of "ordinary" stages, but sometimes stages ...
created in 1970.
The race is considered to be the most important race on Italy's U23 calendar, the analogue of the
Giro d'Italia. The list of winners includes renowned riders like
Francesco Moser,
Marco Pantani,
Gilberto Simoni,
Leonardo Piepoli and
Danilo Di Luca.
After the 2012 edition, the race was not held for a few years, but it was announced that in 2017 it would return as a U23 race.
Winners
References
Cycle races in Italy
Recurring sporting events established in 1970
Men's road bicycle races
1970 establishments in Italy
Amateur sports
Under-23 cycle racing
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