Trofeo Alfredo Binda was first held as a regional event in 1974.[1] The race became a national event in 1999, before becoming an international event from 2007.[2][3] In 2008, the race joined the UCI Women's Road World Cup.[4] In 2016, the race became part of the new UCI Women's World Tour.[5] From 2025, the race has moved backwards one week in the calendar, allowing Milan–San Remo Women to join the UCI Women's World Tour.[6]
The race is one of the biggest races on the women's calendar that does not have a male equivalent.[7][8] Media have suggested that the race may be worthy of cycling monument status, due to the race's history and longevity on the women's calendar.[9]
The race is well suited for puncheurs and climbers,[10] 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). As of 2025[update], Italian riders have won the event on twenty eight occasions, most recently by three time winner Elisa Balsamo (2022, 2024, 2025).[11]
The race is named after Italian cyclist Alfredo Binda, who was from Cittiglio. In the 1920s and 1930s, he 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.[11] 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.[12][13]
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 (9.3mi) in length.[10][14] Recent editions of the race have been around 130 kilometres (81mi) to 150 kilometres (93mi) in length.
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.[15] The circuit passes through Brenta, Casalzuigno, Casale Alto, Cuveglio, Cuvio, Azzio, Gemonio before returning to Cittiglio. The final kilometres of the lap are downhill, with a flat finish.[16]
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%).[14][17]
↑ "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.
↑ Magazine, Peloton (2022-03-21). "It's More Than Just the Racing: Why Trofeo Binda Is Always a Special Race". Velo. Retrieved 2025-03-20. First run in 1974, it's one of the longest-running races on the women's calendar [...] Binda is one of the only one-day races on the women's calendar that isn't attached to a men's race.
↑ "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.
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2025 Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio 
Giuseppina Micheloni (ITA)
Marianne Vos (NED)(4 wins)
