The Giro di Padania was a multi-stage cycling race which forms part of the UCI Europe Tour.

It was held at the beginning of September in Northern Italy, in the region known as the Po Valley or Padania.

[2] About 200 riders participated to the first Giro di Padania, with the national teams of Australia, Poland and Slovenia.

This edition was heavily disrupted by activists protesting against the Lega Nord and the Berlusconi government austerity plans.

[5][6] In the 2011 edition the leader's jersey was green (which is also the colour of Lega Nord), but the colour was changed to blue in 2012.