Firenze-Pistoia
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The Firenze–Pistoia is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in Tuscany
, Italy
. It is an individual time trial
between Prato
and Quarrata
, in the Province of Pistoia
. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, although it was not held in 2006 due to organization problems.
Tuscany
Tuscany is a region in Italy. It has an area of about 23,000 square kilometres and a population of about 3.75 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence ....
, Italy
Italy
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. It is an individual time trial
Individual time trial
An individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials...
between Prato
Prato
Prato is a city and comune in Tuscany, Italy, the capital of the Province of Prato. The city is situated at the foot of Monte Retaia , the last peak in the Calvana chain. The lowest altitude in the comune is 32 m, near the Cascine di Tavola, and the highest is the peak of Monte Cantagrillo...
and Quarrata
Quarrata
Quarrata is a comune in the Province of Pistoia in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 30 km west of Florence and about 10 km south of Pistoia.-External links:*...
, in the Province of Pistoia
Province of Pistoia
The Province of Pistoia is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Pistoia. It has an area of 965 km², and a total population of 268,503 . There are 22 communes in the province .-External links:...
. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, although it was not held in 2006 due to organization problems.