Date | Mid-March |
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Region | Istria |
Local name(s) | Istarsko proljeće (Croatian) |
Discipline | Road race |
Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
Type | Stage race |
First edition | 1961 |
Editions | 57 (as of 2017) |
First winner |
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Most wins |
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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.