 The race is named after Antonio Placci, a cyclist born in Imola who died in 1921, two years before the race was created.Because of sponsorship problems, in 2010 the race has been excluded from the UCI Europe Tour and was reserved to the Elite/Under 23 Category.In 2011 the race was held as Giro della Romagna - Coppa Placci and won by Oscar Gatto.