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| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Late March |
| Region | Emilia-Romagna, Italy |
| English name | International Week of Coppi and Bartali |
| Local name | Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali(in Italian) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Type | Stage race |
| Organiser | Gruppo Sportivo Emilia |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 1984; 41 years ago (1984) |
| Editions | 40 (as of 2025) |
| First winner |  Moreno Argentin (ITA) |
| Most wins | Moreno Argentin (ITA) Damiano Cunego (ITA) (2 wins) |
| Most recent |  Ben Tulett (GBR) |
TheSettimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali (English:International Week of Coppi and Bartali), also known asCoppi e Bartali,[1] is an Italiancycleroad race. It is run typically in late March over five days in theEmilia-Romagna region of Italy.
Between 1999 and 2000 it was calledMemorial Cecchi Gori while it was also previously held asGiro di Sardegna andGiro di Sicilia. The race is named after Italian cyclistsGino Bartali andFausto Coppi. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a2.1 event on theUCI Europe Tour. It is considered one of the most importantstage races in Italy and is organized by Gruppo Sportivo Emilia.
In 2004 the organization of the race retired the number 145, worn byMarco Pantani in 2003 when he placed tenth and finished second in one stage afterRuslan Ivanov, allowing him to stand on the podium for the last time in his life. At the start of the race a flock of white doves was also released to remember him.
In 2009 at the 24th edition of the race, Damiano Cunego was the overall victor after two stage wins and a second place on the last day. Damiano Cunego won by 24 seconds over Cadel Evans in 2nd place and by 38 seconds over Massimo Giunti in 3rd place. Both Damiano Cunego and Cadel Evans said this was an important part of their training lead up to both Giro d'Italia 2009 for Cunego and Tour de France 2009 for Cadel Evans.
