Coppa Agostoni

Summary

The Coppa Ugo Agostoni is a semi classic European bicycle race held in Lissone, Italy. The race is held in memory of Italian cyclist Ugo Agostoni, winner of prestigious classic Milan–San Remo, killed during World War II. It is also called Giro della Brianza. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.[1]

Coppa Ugo Agostoni
Race details
DateMid-August
RegionLombardy, Italy
English nameCup Ugo Agostoni
Local name(s)Coppa Ugo Agostoni (in Italian)
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI Europe Tour
TypeOne-day
Web sitewww.coppaagostoni.it Edit this at Wikidata
History
First edition1946 (1946)
Editions76 (as of 2023)
First winner Luigi Casola (ITA)
Most wins Franco Bitossi (ITA) (3 wins)
Most recent Davide Formolo (ITA)

It is the second race of Trittico Lombardo, which includes three races held around the region of Lombardy in three consecutive days. These races are Tre Valli Varesine, Coppa Ugo Agostoni and Coppa Bernocchi.

From 1946 to 1958 the race was reserved to amateurs.[2]

Winners edit

Year Country Rider Team
1946   Italy Luigi Casola
1947   Italy Franco Fanti
1948   Italy Luigi Malabrocca
1949   Italy Antonio Ausenda
1950   Italy Giorgio Albani
1951   Italy Renzo Accordi
1952   Italy Ezio Bicocca
1953   Italy Andrea Barro
1954   Italy Aldo Moser
1955   Italy Lino Pizzoferrato
1956   Italy Silvano Tessari
1957   Italy Carlo Zorzoli
1958   Italy Giacobbe Boggian
1959   Italy Michele Gismondi Tricofilina–Coppi
1960   Italy Pietro Chiodini Bianchi
1961   Italy Giovanni Bettinelli Legnano
1962 No race
1963   Spain Jaime Alomar Cite
1964   Italy Italo Zilioli Carpano
1965   Italy Tommaso de Pra Molteni
1966   Italy Felice Gimondi Salvarani
1967   Italy Franco Bitossi Filotex
1968   Italy Claudio Michelotto Max Meyer
1969   Italy Franco Bitossi Filotex
1970   Belgium Eddy Merckx Faemino–Faema
1971   Italy Franco Bitossi Filotex
1972   Italy Mauro Simonetti Ferretti
1973   Italy Arnaldo Caverzasi Filotex
1974   Italy Felice Gimondi Bianchi–Campagnolo
1975   Belgium Roger De Vlaeminck Brooklyn
1976   Belgium Roger De Vlaeminck Brooklyn
1977   Italy Francesco Moser Sanson
1978   Italy Giuseppe Saronni Scic
1979   Italy Giovanni Battaglin Inoxpran
1980   Sweden Tommy Prim Bianchi
1981   Italy Francesco Moser Famcucine
1982   Italy Giuseppe Saronni Del Tongo
1983   Belgium Alfons De Wolf Bianchi–Piaggio
1984   Italy Franco Chioccioli Murella–Rossin
1985   Portugal Acácio da Silva Malvor–Bottecchia
1986   Italy Marino Amadori Ecoflam–Jolly–BFB
1987   Italy Bruno Leali Carrera Jeans–Vagabond
1988   Italy Gianni Bugno Chateau d'Ax
1989   Soviet Union Dimitri Konyshev Alfa Lum–STM
1990   Italy Maurizio Fondriest Del Tongo
1991   Italy Davide Cassani Ariostea
1992   Italy Stefano Colagè ZG Mobili–Selle Italia
1993   Italy Davide Cassani Ariostea
1994   Italy Oscar Pelliccioli Team Polti–Vaporetto
1995   Italy Gianni Bugno MG Maglificio–Technogym
1996   Italy Filippo Casagrande Scrigno–Blue Storm
1997   Italy Massimo Apollonio Scrigno–Gaerne
1998   Italy Andrea Tafi Mapei–Bricobi
1999   Italy Massimo Donati Vini Caldirola
2000   Germany Jan Ullrich Team Telekom
2001   Italy Francesco Casagrande Fassa Bortolo
2002   France Laurent Jalabert CSC–Tiscali
2003   Italy Francesco Casagrande Lampre
2004   Italy Leonardo Bertagnolli Saeco
2005   Italy Paolo Valoti Domina Vacanze
2006   Italy Alessandro Bertolini Selle Italia–Diquigiovanni
2007   Italy Alessandro Bertolini Diquigiovanni–Selle Italia
2008   Germany Linus Gerdemann Team Columbia
2009   Italy Giovanni Visconti ISD–NERI
2010   Italy Francesco Gavazzi Lampre–Farnese Vini
2011   Italy Sacha Modolo Colnago–CSF Inox
2012   Italy Emanuele Sella Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela
2013   Italy Filippo Pozzato Lampre–Merida
2014   Italy Niccolò Bonifazio Lampre–Merida
2015   Italy Davide Rebellin CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice
2016   Italy Sonny Colbrelli Bardiani–CSF
2017    Switzerland Michael Albasini Switzerland (national team)
2018   Italy Gianni Moscon Team Sky
2019   Belarus Alexandr Riabushenko UAE Team Emirates
2020 No race due to the COVID-19 pandemic, replaced by Gran Trittico Lombardo[3]
2021   Kazakhstan Alexey Lutsenko Astana–Premier Tech
2022   Netherlands Sjoerd Bax Alpecin–Deceuninck
2023   Italy Davide Formolo UAE Team Emirates

Wins per country edit

Wins Country
61   Italy
4   Belgium
2   Germany
1   Spain
  Sweden
  Portugal
  Soviet Union
  France
   Switzerland
  Belarus
  Kazakhstan
  Netherlands

References edit

  1. ^ "Coppa Agostoni". FirstCycling.com. 2023.
  2. ^ "Coppa Agostoni (Ita) - Cat.1.1". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Nasce il Grande Trittico Lombardo, sogno e consapevolezza". Malpensa. Malpensa. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

External links edit

  • Official website