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Coppa Ugo Agostoni
Race details |
Date |
Mid-August |
Region |
Lombardy, Italy |
English name |
Cup Ugo Agostoni |
Local name(s) |
Coppa Ugo Agostoni (Italian) |
Discipline |
Road |
Competition |
UCI Europe Tour |
Type |
Single-day |
History |
First edition |
1946 |
Editions |
61 (as of 2007) |
First winner |
Luigi Casola |
Most wins |
Franco Bitossi (3 wins) |
Most recent |
Alessandro Bertolini |
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-Sanremo, killed during World War II. Is is also called Giro della Brianza. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.
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.
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