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The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's Imola 200 page on 20 April 2020, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
The Imola 200 (also known as the 200 Miglia) is a 200-mile (320 km) motorcycle race held annually at Imola. The race originally ran as a modern motorcycle race from 1972 to 1985. In 2010, the Imola 200 Miglia Revival began as a classic bike race.
In response to the popularity of the Daytona 200, it was decided to create a "European Daytona" with the best riders from the Grands Prix, European, American and Italian championships competing together.
The inaugural race was held in 1972, being won by Paul Smart. He was riding a Ducati 750 Imola Desmo. This bike is considered the first V-twin engine with desmodromic valve system for Ducati. This race was considered a major step in the notoriety of Ducati.
| Date | Article | Author/Source |
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| 15 March 2016 | How Ducati was Put on the Map: British Customs Honors Paul Smart and the Imola 200 in Their Legends Series | British Customs |