The race was originally scheduled to be held from 25 to 29 March, but the COVID-19 pandemic forced its cancellation.[1] However, in May, with the new UCI post-lockdown racing calendar, the race was rescheduled for 1 to 4 September.[2]
Teams
Nine UCI WorldTeams, eleven UCI ProTeams, and eight UCI Continental teams made up the twenty-eight teams that participated in the race.[4] Of these teams, Giotti Victoria, with five riders, was the only one to not enter the maximum allowed of six riders. 117 of the 167 riders to start the race finished.[5][6]
On stage 1b, Ethan Hayter, who was second in the points classification, wore the red-and-white jersey, because first-placed Olav Kooij wore the white jersey as the leader of the general classification. For the same reason, Davide Persico, who was third in the young rider classification, wore the orange jersey, as Hayter was also second in the young rider classification.
On stage 2, João Almeida, who was second in the young rider classification, wore the orange jersey, because first-placed Mikkel Frølich Honoré wore the white jersey as the leader of the general classification.
On stage 3, Olav Kooij, who was second in the points classification, wore the red-and-white jersey, because first-placed Andrea Bagioli wore the white jersey as the leader of the general classification. For the same reason, Jhonatan Narváez, who was second in the young rider classification, wore the orange jersey.
On stage 4, João Almeida, who was third in the young rider classification, wore the orange jersey, because first-placed Andrea Bagioli wore the white jersey as the leader of the general classification and second-placed Jhonatan Narváez wore the red-and-white jersey as the leader of the points classification.
Final classification standings
Legend
Denotes the winner of the general classification
Denotes the winner of the mountains classification
Denotes the winner of the points classification
Denotes the winner of the young rider classification
^The race was originally scheduled for 25 to 29 March, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was initially cancelled before it was postponed to the beginning of September.[1][2]
References
^ ab"Annullamento Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali" [Cancellation of the Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali]. Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali (in Italian). Gruppo Sportiva Emilia. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
^ ab"Le nuove date delle gare Gs Emilia per il 2020" [The new dates of the GS Emilia races for 2020]. Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali (in Italian). Gruppo Sportiva Emilia. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
^"Scatta domani la Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali" [The Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali starts tomorrow]. Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali (in Italian). Gruppo Sportiva Emilia. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
