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]
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| Race details | |
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| Date | Mid-August |
| Region | Lombardy, Italy |
| English name | Cup Ugo Agostoni |
| Local name(s) | Coppa Ugo Agostoni (in Italian) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | One-day |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 1946 |
| Editions | 77 (as of 2024) |
| First winner |  Luigi Casola (ITA) |
| Most wins | Franco Bitossi (ITA) (3 wins) |
| Most recent |  Marc Hirschi (SUI) |
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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Wins per country
edit| Wins | Country |
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| 61 |  Italy
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| 4 |  Belgium
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| 2 |  Germany Switzerland
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| 1 |  Spain Sweden Portugal Soviet Union France Belarus Kazakhstan Netherlands
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References
edit- ^ "Coppa Agostoni". FirstCycling.com. 2023.
- ^ "Coppa Agostoni (Ita) - Cat.1.1". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "Nasce il Grande Trittico Lombardo, sogno e consapevolezza". Malpensa. Malpensa. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.