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Primavera Rosa

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Primavera Rosa
Race details
RegionLiguria, Italy
English namePink Spring
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI Women's Road World Cup
TypeOne-day race
OrganiserRCS Sport
History
First edition1999 (1999)
Editions7
Final edition2005
First winner Sara Felloni (ITA)
Most wins Zoulfia Zabirova (RUS) (2)
Final winner Trixi Worrack (GER)

The Primavera Rosa was an elite women's professional one-day road bicycle race held between 1999 and 2005 in Liguria, Italy as part of the UCI Women's Road Cycling World Cup. The race was a female version of Milan–San Remo being organised on the same day and finishing in Sanremo shortly before the men but racing over a shorter distance, hence the start was in Varazze. The 2006 edition was initially planned but cancelled before the event.[1]

In 2023, RCS Sport announced that a women's edition of Milan–San Remo would be held from 2024.[2] It is unclear whether the race will use the Primavera Rosa name.

Past winners

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Year Country Rider Team
1999  Italy Sara Felloni
2000  Lithuania Diana Žiliūtė
2001  Sweden Susanne Ljungskog Vlaanderen–T Interim Ladies Team
2002  Netherlands Mirjam Melchers-van Poppel Team Farm Frites–Hartol
2003  Russia Zoulfia Zabirova Prato Marathon Bike
2004  Russia Zoulfia Zabirova
2005  Germany Trixi Worrack Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung

References

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  1. ^ Westemeyer, Susan (26 January 2006). "Women's Milan-San Remo cancelled". cyclingnews.com. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  2. ^ "A Women's Version of Milan-San Remo Is Planned. Sadly, It Will Be Much Shorter Than the Men's Race". Bicycling. 2023-03-21. Retrieved 2023-08-10.