Race details | |
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Date | Mid-February |
Region | Liguria, Italy |
English name | Trophy of Laigueglia |
Local name(s) | Trofeo Laigueglia (in Italian) |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI ProSeries |
Type | Single-day |
Web site | www |
History | |
First edition | 1964 |
Editions | 61 (as of 2024) |
First winner | Guido Neri (ITA) |
Most wins | Filippo Pozzato (ITA)(3 wins) |
Most recent | Lenny Martinez (FRA) |
The Trofeo Laigueglia is an early season road bicycle race held annually in Liguria, Italy. [1] It is held about ten days after the opening to the Italian season, the Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi. [2] From 2005 to 2014, the race was organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2015, it was held as a 1.HC event. [3] In 2020, the race joined the UCI ProSeries. [4]
Wins | Country |
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38 | Italy |
7 | Belgium |
3 | France |
2 | Denmark Netherlands Switzerland United States |
1 | Colombia Luxembourg Norway Russia Slovenia |
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