Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio

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.

Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio
Race details
DateMarch
RegionProvince of Varese, Italy
English nameTrophy of Alfredo Binda-Municipality of Cittiglio
Nickname(s)Trofeo Alfredo Binda
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI Women's World Tour (since 2016)
TypeOne-day race
OrganiserCycling Sport Promotion
History
First edition1974 (1974)
Editions48 (as of 2024)
First winner Giuseppina Micheloni (ITA)
Most wins Maria Canins (ITA)
 Marianne Vos (NED) (4 wins)
Most recent Elisa Balsamo (ITA)

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

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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

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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

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

Source:[12][13]

Multiple winners

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

Wins per country

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Wins Country
27   Italy
6   United Kingdom
5   Netherlands
1   Australia
  Belgium
  France
  Germany
  Lithuania
  Poland
  Russia
  Sweden
  Switzerland
  United States

References

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  1. ^ a b c Strickson, Will (2023-03-14). "Trofeo Alfredo Binda 2023: Route, TV, start list and all you need to know". Cyclist. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  2. ^ "Storia". www.cyclingsportpromotion.com. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b "Preview: 2023 Trofeo Alfredo Binda". GCN. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  5. ^ "Official website". trofeobinda.com. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  6. ^ O'Shea, Sadhbh (2016-03-17). "Trofeo Alfredo Binda - Comune di Cittiglio 2016: Preview". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  7. ^ "Trofeo Alfredo Binda – Comune di Cittiglio Brochure Ufficiale" (PDF). Cycling Sport Promotion. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ a b Madgwick, Katy (17 March 2023). "Trofeo Alfredo Binda 2023 preview - route, predictions, and contenders". Rouleur. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  10. ^ Madgwick, Katy (17 March 2023). "Trofeo Alfredo Binda 2023 preview - route, predictions, and contenders". Rouleur. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  11. ^ "Trofeo Alfredo Binda 2022: Route, Predictions and Contenders". Rouleur. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  12. ^ "Trofeo Alfredo Binda – Comune di Cittiglio (F)". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  13. ^ "Albo d'Oro". www.cyclingsportpromotion.com. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
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