Coppa Agostoni

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

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YearCountryRiderTeam
1946  ItalyLuigi Casola
1947  ItalyFranco Fanti
1948  ItalyLuigi Malabrocca
1949  ItalyAntonio Ausenda
1950  ItalyGiorgio Albani
1951  ItalyRenzo Accordi
1952  ItalyEzio Bicocca
1953  ItalyAndrea Barro
1954  ItalyAldo Moser
1955  ItalyLino Pizzoferrato
1956  ItalySilvano Tessari
1957  ItalyCarlo Zorzoli
1958  ItalyGiacobbe Boggian
1959  ItalyMichele GismondiTricofilina–Coppi
1960  ItalyPietro ChiodiniBianchi
1961  ItalyGiovanni BettinelliLegnano
1962No race
1963  SpainJaime AlomarCite
1964  ItalyItalo ZilioliCarpano
1965  ItalyTommaso de PraMolteni
1966  ItalyFelice GimondiSalvarani
1967  ItalyFranco BitossiFilotex
1968  ItalyClaudio MichelottoMax Meyer
1969  ItalyFranco BitossiFilotex
1970  BelgiumEddy MerckxFaemino–Faema
1971  ItalyFranco BitossiFilotex
1972  ItalyMauro SimonettiFerretti
1973  ItalyArnaldo CaverzasiFilotex
1974  ItalyFelice GimondiBianchi–Campagnolo
1975  BelgiumRoger De VlaeminckBrooklyn
1976  BelgiumRoger De VlaeminckBrooklyn
1977  ItalyFrancesco MoserSanson
1978  ItalyGiuseppe SaronniScic
1979  ItalyGiovanni BattaglinInoxpran
1980  SwedenTommy PrimBianchi
1981  ItalyFrancesco MoserFamcucine
1982  ItalyGiuseppe SaronniDel Tongo
1983  BelgiumAlfons De WolfBianchi–Piaggio
1984  ItalyFranco ChioccioliMurella–Rossin
1985  PortugalAcácio da SilvaMalvor–Bottecchia
1986  ItalyMarino AmadoriEcoflam–Jolly–BFB
1987  ItalyBruno LealiCarrera Jeans–Vagabond
1988  ItalyGianni BugnoChateau d'Ax
1989  Soviet UnionDimitri KonyshevAlfa Lum–STM
1990  ItalyMaurizio FondriestDel Tongo
1991  ItalyDavide CassaniAriostea
1992  ItalyStefano ColagèZG Mobili–Selle Italia
1993  ItalyDavide CassaniAriostea
1994  ItalyOscar PelliccioliTeam Polti–Vaporetto
1995  ItalyGianni BugnoMG Maglificio–Technogym
1996  ItalyFilippo CasagrandeScrigno–Blue Storm
1997  ItalyMassimo ApollonioScrigno–Gaerne
1998  ItalyAndrea TafiMapei–Bricobi
1999  ItalyMassimo DonatiVini Caldirola
2000  GermanyJan UllrichTeam Telekom
2001  ItalyFrancesco CasagrandeFassa Bortolo
2002  FranceLaurent JalabertCSC–Tiscali
2003  ItalyFrancesco CasagrandeLampre
2004  ItalyLeonardo BertagnolliSaeco
2005  ItalyPaolo ValotiDomina Vacanze
2006  ItalyAlessandro BertoliniSelle Italia–Diquigiovanni
2007  ItalyAlessandro BertoliniDiquigiovanni–Selle Italia
2008  GermanyLinus GerdemannTeam Columbia
2009  ItalyGiovanni ViscontiISD–NERI
2010  ItalyFrancesco GavazziLampre–Farnese Vini
2011  ItalySacha ModoloColnago–CSF Inox
2012  ItalyEmanuele SellaAndroni Giocattoli–Venezuela
2013  ItalyFilippo PozzatoLampre–Merida
2014  ItalyNiccolò BonifazioLampre–Merida
2015  ItalyDavide RebellinCCC–Sprandi–Polkowice
2016  ItalySonny ColbrelliBardiani–CSF
2017   SwitzerlandMichael AlbasiniSwitzerland (national team)
2018  ItalyGianni MosconTeam Sky
2019  BelarusAlexandr RiabushenkoUAE Team Emirates
2020No race due to the COVID-19 pandemic, replaced by Gran Trittico Lombardo[3]
2021  KazakhstanAlexey LutsenkoAstana–Premier Tech
2022  NetherlandsSjoerd BaxAlpecin–Deceuninck
2023  ItalyDavide FormoloUAE Team Emirates

Wins per country

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

References

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  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.
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