Trofeo Luis Puig

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Trofeo Luis Puig
Classica Comunitat Valenciana 1969-logo 2023.png
Race details
DateLate January/February
RegionComunidad Valenciana, Spain
Local name(s)Gran Premio Valencia (1969−1979)
Trofeo Luis Puig (1981−2005)
Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana 1969 (2021−)
Discipline Road
Competition UCI Europe Tour
TypeSingle-day
Web site voltalamarina.com/classica-comunitat-valenciana-1969-gran-premio-valencia OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
History
First edition1969 (1969)
Editions40 (as of 2024)
First winner Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Carlos Echeverría
Most wins Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Noël Dejonckheere
Flag of Germany.svg Erik Zabel
(3 wins)
Most recent Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dylan Groenewegen

The Trofeo Luis Puig is a single-day road bicycle race held in Valencian Community, Spain. [1] Originally named the Gran Premio Valencia, it was held annually (except for 1980) from the first edition in 1969 until 2005, in which year it was promoted to be a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. [2] It was then not run for 16 years, until re-introduced under the name Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana 1969, as the opening event of the 2021 UCI Europe Tour as a race of 1.2 status. [3] In 2023, the race was upgraded to category 1.1. it is now named after Luis Puig, a prominent Spanish sports executive who server as president of the Union Cycliste Internationale. [4]

Spanish rider Vicente Mata died after being hit by a motorist in the 1987 edition of the race. [5]

Winners

YearCountryRiderTeam
1969Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Carlos Echeverría
1970Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Ramón Sáez
1971Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Frans Verhaegen
1972Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Eric Leman
1973Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Gustaaf Van Roosbroeck
1974Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Eddy Peelman
1975Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Eddy Peelman
1976Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Tomas Nistal
1977Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain Domingo Perurena
1978Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain Francisco Elorriaga
1979Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain Antoine Gutierrez
1980No race
1981Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Noël Dejonckheere
1982Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Reimund Dietzen
1983Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Noël Dejonckheere
1984Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Noël Dejonckheere
1985Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Enrique Aja
1986Flag of France.svg  France Bernard Hinault
1987Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Pello Ruiz Cabestany
1988Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Acácio da Silva
1989Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Mathieu Hermans
1990Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Tom Cordes
1991Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Andreas Kappes
1992Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Sean Kelly
1993Flag of France.svg  France Laurent Jalabert
1994Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Adriano Baffi
1995Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Mario Cipollini
1996Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Peter Van Petegem
1997Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Erik Zabel
1998Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Andrei Tchmil
1999Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Mario Cipollini
2000Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Erik Zabel
2001Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Erik Zabel
2002Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Sergei Ivanov
2003Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Alessandro Petacchi
2004Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Óscar Freire
2005Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Alessandro Petacchi
2006–2020No race
2021Flag of France.svg  France Lorrenzo Manzin Total Direct Énergie
2022Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Giovanni Lonardi Eolo–Kometa
2023 [6] Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Arnaud De Lie Lotto–Dstny
2024Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Dylan Groenewegen Team Jayco–AlUla

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References

  1. ↑ "Ruta de la Cerámica". FirstCycling.com. 5 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana 1969 - Gran Premio V(1.1)". ProcyclingStats. 5 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "27ème Trofeo Luis Puig 1996". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "History".
  5. ↑ "Noted fatalities in professional cycling". www.velonews.com. VeloNews. 9 May 2011. Archived from the original on 13 May 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  6. ↑ Fletcher, Patrick (22 January 2023). "Arnaud De Lie wins Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana - Gran Premi València". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 30 April 2023.


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