The Trofeo Luis Puig is a single-day road bicycle race held in Valencian Community, Spain.[1] Originally named the Gran Premio Valencia, it was held annually (except for 1980) from the first edition in 1969 until 2005, in which year it was promoted to be a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.[2] It was then not run for 16 years, until re-introduced under the name Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana 1969, as the opening event of the 2021 UCI Europe Tour as a race of 1.2 status.[3] In 2023, the race was upgraded to category 1.1. it is now named after Luis Puig, a prominent Spanish sports executive who server as president of the Union Cycliste Internationale.[4]
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| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Late January/February |
| Region | Comunidad Valenciana, Spain |
| Local name(s) | Gran Premio Valencia (1969−1979) Trofeo Luis Puig (1981−2005) Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana 1969 (2021−) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | Single-day |
| Web site | voltalamarina |
| History | |
| First edition | 1969 |
| Editions | 40 (as of 2024) |
| First winner |  Carlos Echeverría |
| Most wins |  Noël Dejonckheere Erik Zabel(3 wins) |
| Most recent |  Dylan Groenewegen |
Spanish rider Vicente Mata died after being hit by a motorist in the 1987 edition of the race.[5]
Winners edit
References edit
- ^ "Ruta de la Cerámica". FirstCycling.com. 5 October 2023.
- ^ "Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana 1969 - Gran Premio V(1.1)". ProcyclingStats. 5 October 2023.
- ^ "27ème Trofeo Luis Puig 1996". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ "History".
- ^ "Noted fatalities in professional cycling". www.velonews.com. VeloNews. 9 May 2011. Archived from the original on 13 May 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ Fletcher, Patrick (22 January 2023). "Arnaud De Lie wins Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana - Gran Premi València". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
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