Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio

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Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio
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Race details
DateMarch
Region Province of Varese, Italy
English nameTrophy of Alfredo Binda-Municipality of Cittiglio
Nickname(s)Trofeo Alfredo Binda
Discipline Road
Competition UCI Women's World Tour (since 2016)
TypeOne-day race
OrganiserCycling Sport Promotion
History
First edition1974 (1974)
Editions48 (as of 2024)
First winnerFlag of Italy.svg  Giuseppina Micheloni  (ITA)
Most winsFlag of Italy.svg  Maria Canins  (ITA)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Marianne Vos  (NED)(4 wins)
Most recentFlag of Italy.svg  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.

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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 being 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 Binda 2015.png
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 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

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

Source: [12] [13]

Multiple winners

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

Wins per country

WinsCountry
27Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
6Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States

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