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Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio

Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio
Race details
DateMarch
RegionProvince of Varese, Italy
English nameTrophy of Alfredo Binda-Municipality of Cittiglio
Nickname(s)Trofeo Alfredo Binda
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI Women's World Tour (since 2016)
TypeOne-day race
OrganiserCycling Sport Promotion
History
First edition1974 (1974)
Editions48 (as of 2024)
First winner Giuseppina Micheloni (ITA)
Most wins Maria Canins (ITA)
 Marianne Vos (NED) (4 wins)
Most recent Elisa Balsamo (ITA)

Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio is a women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in the comune (municipality) of Cittiglio and nearby comunes located within the Province of Varese in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy.

First held in 1974, Trofeo Alfredo Binda is one of the oldest and most established races in the women's calendar, and has been part of the UCI Women's World Tour since its inception in 2016.

History

The race is named after Italian cyclist Alfredo Binda, who was from Cittiglio. In the 1920s and 1930s, Binda won five editions of the Giro d'Italia, four editions of the Giro di Lombardia and two editions of Milan–San Remo - as well as being world champion three times.[1]

The race was first held as a regional event in 1974.[2] The race became a national event in 1999, before becoming an international event from 2007.[3][4] In 2008, the race joined the UCI Women's Road World Cup.[5] In 2016, the Trofeo Alfredo Binda became part of the new UCI Women's World Tour.[6] It is one of the biggest races on the women's calendar that does not have a male equivalent.[1][4]

A junior race (Piccolo Trofeo Alfredo Binda) has been held alongside the race since 1979, with it becoming part of the UCI Nations Cup from 2015.[7][8]

The race is well suited for puncheurs and climbers, with two riders winning the race four times - Italian rider Maria Canins (1984, 1985, 1990, 1992), and Dutch rider Marianne Vos (2009, 2010, 2012, 2019). Italian riders have won the event on twenty seven occasions.[1]

Course

Course map of the 2015 edition

Trofeo Alfredo Binda is held in the Province of Varese in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. The start location varies from year to year, but the course culminates with multiple laps of a hilly circuit outside Cittiglio around 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) in length.[9]

The circuit has two significant climbs - the Casale Alto or Casalzuigno (0.8km at 7%) in the early part of the circuit and the climb of Orino (2.6km at 5%), which typically separates the field as it is located just before the conclusion of the circuit.[10] The circuit passes through Brenta, Casalzuigno, Casale Alto, Cuveglio, Cuvio, Azzio, Gemonio before returning to Cittiglio.

Other climbs that have featured on the route include the Masciago Primo (5.1km at 4.6%), Caldana (2.2km at 4.5%) and Cunardo (4km at 4.8%).[9][11]

Past winners

Year First Second Third
1974 Italy Giuseppina Micheloni
1975 Belgium Nicolle Van Den Broeck
1976 Italy Morena Tartagni
1977 Italy Nicoletta Castelli
1978 Italy Emanuela Menuzzo
1979 Italy Anna Morlacchi
1980 Italy Francesca Galli
1981 Italy Emanuela Menuzzo
1982 Italy Lucia Pizzolotto
1983 Italy Michela Tomasi
1984 Italy Maria Canins
1985 Italy Maria Canins Italy Maria Mosole Italy Cristina Menuzzo
1986 Italy Stefania Carmine
1987 Italy Rossella Galbiati
1988 Italy Elisabetta Fanton
1989 Italy Elisabetta Fanton
1990 Italy Maria Canins
1991 Italy Maria Paola Turcutto
1992 Italy Maria Canins
1993 Italy Roberta Ferrero Italy Mara Calliope Italy Lucia Pizzolotto
1994 Italy Fabiana Luperini Italy Lucia Pizzolotto Italy Katia Longhin
1995 Italy Valeria Cappellotto Italy Alessandra Cappellotto Italy Imelda Chiappa
1996 Italy Valeria Cappellotto Italy Imelda Chiappa Lithuania Diana Žiliūtė
1997–98 No race
1999 France Fany Lecourtois United States Mari Holden-Paulsen Finland Pia Sundstedt
2000 Italy Fabiana Luperini Finland Pia Sundstedt France Fany Lecourtois
2001 Switzerland Nicole Brändli Italy Noemi Cantele Lithuania Diana Žiliūtė
2002 Russia Svetlana Bubnenkova Germany Regina Schleicher Belarus Zinaida Stahurskaya
2003 Lithuania Diana Žiliūtė Ukraine Valentina Karpenko Australia Alison Wright
2004 Australia Oenone Wood Australia Olivia Gollan Italy Noemi Cantele
2005 United Kingdom Nicole Cooke Italy Katia Longhin Japan Miho Oki
2006 Germany Regina Schleicher Lithuania Diana Žiliūtė Italy Katia Longhin
2007 United Kingdom Nicole Cooke Italy Giorgia Bronzini Italy Martina Corazza
2008 United Kingdom Emma Pooley Netherlands Suzanne de Goede Lithuania Diana Žiliūtė
2009 Netherlands Marianne Vos Sweden Emma Johansson United States Kristin Armstrong
2010 Netherlands Marianne Vos Netherlands Martine Bras Sweden Emma Johansson
2011 United Kingdom Emma Pooley Sweden Emma Johansson Netherlands Annemiek van Vleuten
2012 Netherlands Marianne Vos Italy Tatiana Guderzo Germany Trixi Worrack
2013 Italy Elisa Longo Borghini Sweden Emma Johansson Netherlands Ellen van Dijk
2014 Sweden Emma Johansson United Kingdom Lizzie Armitstead Belarus Alena Amialiusik
2015 United Kingdom Lizzie Armitstead France Pauline Ferrand-Prévot Netherlands Anna van der Breggen
2016 United Kingdom Lizzie Armitstead United States Megan Guarnier Switzerland Jolanda Neff
2017 United States Coryn Rivera Cuba Arlenis Sierra Denmark Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig
2018 Poland Katarzyna Niewiadoma Netherlands Chantal Blaak Netherlands Marianne Vos
2019 Netherlands Marianne Vos Australia Amanda Spratt Denmark Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig
2020 Race cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Italy Elisa Longo Borghini Netherlands Marianne Vos Denmark Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig
2022 Italy Elisa Balsamo Italy Sofia Bertizzolo Italy Soraya Paladin
2023 Netherlands Shirin van Anrooij Italy Elisa Balsamo Italy Vittoria Guazzini
2024 Italy Elisa Balsamo Belgium Lotte Kopecky Netherlands Puck Pieterse

Source:[12][13]

Multiple winners

Wins Rider Editions
4  Maria Canins (ITA) 1984, 1985, 1990, 1992
 Marianne Vos (NED) 2009, 2010, 2012, 2019
2  Emanuela Menuzzo (ITA) 1978, 1981
 Elisabetta Fanton (ITA) 1988, 1989
 Fabiana Luperini (ITA) 1994, 2000
 Valeria Cappellotto (ITA) 1995, 1996
 Nicole Cooke (UK) 2005, 2007
 Emma Pooley (UK) 2008, 2011
 Lizzie Deignan (UK) 2015, 2016
 Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) 2013, 2021
 Elisa Balsamo (ITA) 2022, 2024

Wins per country

Wins Country
27  Italy
6  United Kingdom
5  Netherlands
1  Australia
 Belgium
 France
 Germany
 Lithuania
 Poland
 Russia
 Sweden
 Switzerland
 United States

References

  1. ^ a b c Strickson, Will (2023-03-14). "Trofeo Alfredo Binda 2023: Route, TV, start list and all you need to know". Cyclist. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  2. ^ "Storia". www.cyclingsportpromotion.com. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  3. ^ "Trofeo Alfredo Binda – Comune di Cittiglio – Gran Premio Almar – U.C.I. Women's World Tour". www.cyclingsportpromotion.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-04-30. La storia del Trofeo Alfredo Binda – Comune di Cittiglio, – U.C.I. Women's Road World Tour. Cittiglio, il paese natale di Alfredo Binda, primo campione del mondo su strada. ricca di aneddoti e di grandi nomi nel proprio albo d'oro, lo rende una manifestazione unica nel panorama italiano e internazionale. La gara femminile a lui intitolata si è disputata per la prima volta nel 1974 come gara regionale, in seguito gara di livello nazionale dal 1999 e, infine, promossa a livello internazionale dal 2007, e unica prova italiana di Coppa del Mondo dal 2008 al 2015. Dal 2016 riconfermata nel calendario internazionale dell'U.C.I. Women World Tour che ha riformulato la Coppa del Mondo con l'inclusione di alcune gare a tappe.
  4. ^ a b "Preview: 2023 Trofeo Alfredo Binda". GCN. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  5. ^ "Official website". trofeobinda.com. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  6. ^ O'Shea, Sadhbh (2016-03-17). "Trofeo Alfredo Binda - Comune di Cittiglio 2016: Preview". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  7. ^ "Trofeo Alfredo Binda – Comune di Cittiglio Brochure Ufficiale" (PDF). Cycling Sport Promotion. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Piccolo Trofeo Alfredo Binda – Valli del Verbano – U.C.I. Nations' Cup Junior Women". www.cyclingsportpromotion.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-04-30. Il "Piccolo Trofeo Alfredo Binda – Valli del Verbano – U.C.I. Nations' Cup Junior", disputato dal 2013 come gara nazionale, è diventato gara Internazionale dal 2015 e si disputa nella mattinata prima della prova di U.C.I. WWT.
  9. ^ a b Madgwick, Katy (17 March 2023). "Trofeo Alfredo Binda 2023 preview - route, predictions, and contenders". Rouleur. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
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  11. ^ "Trofeo Alfredo Binda 2022: Route, Predictions and Contenders". Rouleur. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  12. ^ "Trofeo Alfredo Binda – Comune di Cittiglio (F)". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  13. ^ "Albo d'Oro". www.cyclingsportpromotion.com. Retrieved 2023-04-29.