Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio is a women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in the comune (municipality) of Cittiglio and nearby comunes located within the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | March |
| Region | Province of Varese, Italy |
| English name | Trophy of Alfredo Binda-Municipality of Cittiglio |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Women's World Tour (since 2016) |
| Type | One-day race |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 1974 |
| Editions | 46 (as of 2022) |
| First winner |  Giuseppina Micheloni (ITA) |
| Most wins | Maria Canins (ITA) |
| Most recent | Elisa Balsamo (ITA) |
Since 2008, the Trofeo Alfredo Binda serves as the second race of the UCI Women's Road World Cup.[1] In 2016, the Trofeo Alfredo Binda became part of the new UCI Women's World Tour.
The field of riders complete a 15.5 km circuit 8 times to determine the winner. The circuit traces Cittiglio, Brenta, Casalzuigno, Casale Alto, Cuveglio, Cuvio, Azzio, Gemonio before returning to Cittiglio. The race consists of two significant climbs on the circuit, which are the Casale Alto, in the early part of the circuit and the climb of Azzio, which typically separates the field as it is located just before the conclusion of the circuit.
Past winnersEdit
Source:[2]
Multiple winnersEdit
| Wins | Rider | Editions |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Maria Canins (ITA) |
1984, 1985, 1990, 1992 |
 Marianne Vos (NED) |
2009, 2010, 2012, 2019 | |
| 2 | Emanuela Menuzzo (ITA) |
1978, 1981 |
| Elisabetta Fanton (ITA) |
1988, 1989 | |
| Fabiana Luperini (ITA) |
1994, 2000 | |
| Valeria Cappellotto (ITA) |
1995, 1996 | |
 Nicole Cooke (UK) |
2005, 2007 | |
| Emma Pooley (UK) |
2008, 2011 | |
| Lizzie Deignan (UK) |
2015, 2016 | |
| Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) |
2013, 2021 |
Wins per countryEdit
| Wins | Country |
|---|---|
| 26 | Italy
|
| 6 | United Kingdom
|
| 4 | Netherlands
|
| 1 |  Australia Belgium France Germany Lithuania Poland Russia Sweden Switzerland United States
|
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Official website". trofeobinda.com. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ^ "Trofeo Alfredo Binda – Comune di Cittiglio (F)". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 25 March 2013.