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Istrian Spring Trophy

Istrian Spring Trophy
Date Mid-March
Region Istria
Local name(s) Istarsko proljeće (Croatian)
Discipline Road race
Competition UCI Europe Tour
Type Stage race
First edition 1961 (1961)
Editions 57 (as of 2017)
First winner  Nevio Valčić (YUG)
Most wins  Janez Zakotnik (YUG) (4 wins)
Most recent  Matej Mugerli (SLO)

Istrian Spring Trophy (Croatian: Istarsko proljeće) is a stage road bicycle race held annually in the Croatian part of the Istria peninsula. The race was first organized in 1961 as a small competition reserved to local cyclists. In 2000, it was opened to professional riders; since 2005, it is rated as a 2.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Before 2006, the race was called "Jadranska magistrala".

The 2012 edition of the race featured a prologue and three stages totaling 487 kilometres (303 mi), and was contested by more than 200 cyclists from 35 teams.


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