Trofeo Franco Balestra

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Trofeo Franco Balestra
Race details
DateMid-March
RegionItaly
English nameFranco Balestra Trophy
Local name(s)Trofeo Franco Balestra (in Italian)
Nickname(s)Memorial Giampietro Metelli
Discipline Road race
Competition UCI Europe Tour
TypeSingle-day
History
First edition1977 (1977)
Editions37 (as of 2013)
First winnerFlag of Italy.svg Vinicio Coppi (ITA)
Most recentFlag of Italy.svg Andrea Zordan (ITA)

Trofeo Franco Balestra is a road bicycle race held annually in Italy. It is organized as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour.

Contents

1977-2005: Memorial Sabbadini
2006-  : Memorial Giampietro Metelli

Winners

YearCountryRiderTeam
1977Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Vinicio Coppi
1978Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Davide Meggiolaro
1979Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Enrico Pezzetti
1980Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Davide Giovanardi
1981Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Sergio Dottesio
1982Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Mauro Andreoli
1983Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Enrico Zaina
1984Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Giuseppe Danieli
1985Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Giuseppe Gamba
1986Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Elio Gusmini
1987Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Stefano Cecini
1988Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Orlando Pasinelli
1989Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Mauro Valoti
1990Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Marco Botta
1991Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Diego Ferrari
1992Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Lorenzo Di Silvestro
1993Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Maurizio Tomi
1994Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Maksim Ivankin
1995Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Federico Profeti
1996Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Elio Aggiano
1997Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Moreno Di Biase
1998Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Miguel Angel Meza
1999Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Marco Zanotti
2000Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Matteo Tinelli
2001Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Alberto Loddo Zoccorinese Vellutex
2002Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Antonio Bucciero Unidelta Egidio
2003Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Alex Gualandi G.S. 93 Promosport
2004Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Paride Grillo Pagnoncelli
2005Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Branislau Samoilau Palazzago
2006Flag of France.svg  France Aurélien Passeron Cargo Embassy-Larigiano
2007Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Simone Ponzi Zalf Désirée Fior
2008Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Wojciech Dybel MGK Vis Norda
2009Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Davide Cimolai Team 2000 Veneto Marchiol
2010Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Alexander Mironov Itera-Katusha
2011Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Alessandro Mazzi Petroli Firenze
2012Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Patrick Facchini Casati-MI Impianti
2013Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Andrea Zordan Zalf Désirée Fior
2014 [1] Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Christian Delle Stelle Team Idea

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References

  1. "Trofeo Franco Balestra 2014", ItaliaCiclismo.net, 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2015.