Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template other Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio is a one day 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 region of Lombardy in northern Italy.

First held in 1974, Trofeo Alfredo Binda is one of the oldest and most established races in the women's calendar, and has been part of the UCI Women's World Tour since its inception in 2016.

History

Trofeo Alfredo Binda was first held as a regional event in 1974.[1] The race became a national event in 1999, before becoming an international event from 2007.[2][3] In 2008, the race joined the UCI Women's Road World Cup.[4] In 2016, the race became part of the new UCI Women's World Tour.[5] From 2025, the race has moved backwards one week in the calendar, allowing Milan–San Remo Women to join the UCI Women's World Tour.[6]

The race is one of the biggest races on the women's calendar that does not have a male equivalent.[7][8] Media have suggested that the race may be worthy of cycling monument status, due to the race's history and longevity on the women's calendar.[9]

The race is well suited for puncheurs and climbers,[10] with two riders winning the race four times – Italian rider Maria Canins (1984, 1985, 1990, 1992), and Dutch rider Marianne Vos (2009, 2010, 2012, 2019). since 2025Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., Italian riders have won the event on twenty eight occasions, most recently by three time winner Elisa Balsamo (2022, 2024, 2025).[11]

The race is named after Italian cyclist Alfredo Binda, who was from Cittiglio. In the 1920s and 1930s, he won five editions of the Giro d'Italia, four editions of the Giro di Lombardia and two editions of Milan–San Remo – as well as being world champion three times.[11] A junior race (Piccolo Trofeo Alfredo Binda) has been held alongside the race since 1979, with it becoming part of the UCI Nations Cup from 2015.[12][13]

Course

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Course map of the 2015 edition

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The circuit has two significant climbs – the Casale Alto or Casalzuigno (0.8km at 7%) in the early part of the circuit and the climb of Orino (2.6km at 5%), which typically separates the field as it is located just before the conclusion of the circuit.[15] The circuit passes through Brenta, Casalzuigno, Casale Alto, Cuveglio, Cuvio, Azzio, Gemonio before returning to Cittiglio. The final kilometres of the lap are downhill, with a flat finish.[16]

Other climbs that have featured on the route include the Masciago Primo (5.1km at 4.6%), Caldana (2.2km at 4.5%) and Cunardo (4km at 4.8%).[14][17]

Past winners

Year First Second Third
1974 Template:Flagicon Giuseppina Micheloni
1975 Template:Flagicon Nicolle Van Den Broeck
1976 Template:Flagicon Morena Tartagni
1977 Template:Flagicon Nicoletta Castelli
1978 Template:Flagicon Emanuela Menuzzo
1979 Template:Flagicon Anna Morlacchi
1980 Template:Flagicon Francesca Galli
1981 Template:Flagicon Emanuela Menuzzo
1982 Template:Flagicon Lucia Pizzolotto
1983 Template:Flagicon Michela Tomasi
1984 Template:Flagicon Maria Canins
1985 Template:Flagicon Maria Canins Template:Flagicon Maria Mosole Template:Flagicon Cristina Menuzzo
1986 Template:Flagicon Stefania Carmine
1987 Template:Flagicon Rossella Galbiati
1988 Template:Flagicon Elisabetta Fanton
1989 Template:Flagicon Elisabetta Fanton
1990 Template:Flagicon Maria Canins
1991 Template:Flagicon Maria Paola Turcutto
1992 Template:Flagicon Maria Canins
1993 Template:Flagicon Roberta Ferrero Template:Flagicon Mara Calliope Template:Flagicon Lucia Pizzolotto
1994 Template:Flagicon Fabiana Luperini Template:Flagicon Lucia Pizzolotto Template:Flagicon Katia Longhin
1995 Template:Flagicon Valeria Cappellotto Template:Flagicon Alessandra Cappellotto Template:Flagicon Imelda Chiappa
1996 Template:Flagicon Valeria Cappellotto Template:Flagicon Imelda Chiappa Template:Flagicon Diana Žiliūtė
1997–98 No race
1999 Template:Flagicon Fany Lecourtois Template:Flagicon Mari Holden-Paulsen Template:Flagicon Pia Sundstedt
2000 Template:Flagicon Fabiana Luperini Template:Flagicon Pia Sundstedt Template:Flagicon Fany Lecourtois
2001 Template:Flagicon Nicole Brändli Template:Flagicon Noemi Cantele Template:Flagicon Diana Žiliūtė
2002 Template:Flagicon Svetlana Bubnenkova Template:Flagicon Regina Schleicher Template:Flagicon Zinaida Stahurskaya
2003 Template:Flagicon Diana Žiliūtė Template:Flagicon Valentina Karpenko Template:Flagicon Alison Wright
2004 Template:Flagicon Oenone Wood Template:Flagicon Olivia Gollan Template:Flagicon Noemi Cantele
2005 Template:Flagicon Nicole Cooke Template:Flagicon Katia Longhin Template:Flagicon Miho Oki
2006 Template:Flagicon Regina Schleicher Template:Flagicon Diana Žiliūtė Template:Flagicon Katia Longhin
2007 Template:Flagicon Nicole Cooke Template:Flagicon Giorgia Bronzini Template:Flagicon Martina Corazza
2008 Template:Flagicon Emma Pooley Template:Flagicon Suzanne de Goede Template:Flagicon Diana Žiliūtė
2009 Template:Flagicon Marianne Vos Template:Flagicon Emma Johansson Template:Flagicon Kristin Armstrong
2010 Template:Flagicon Marianne Vos Template:Flagicon Martine Bras Template:Flagicon Emma Johansson
2011 Template:Flagicon Emma Pooley Template:Flagicon Emma Johansson Template:Flagicon Annemiek van Vleuten
2012 Template:Flagicon Marianne Vos Template:Flagicon Tatiana Guderzo Template:Flagicon Trixi Worrack
2013 Template:Flagicon Elisa Longo Borghini Template:Flagicon Emma Johansson Template:Flagicon Ellen van Dijk
2014 Template:Flagicon Emma Johansson Template:Flagicon Lizzie Armitstead Template:Flagicon Alena Amialiusik
2015 Template:Flagicon Lizzie Armitstead Template:Flagicon Pauline Ferrand-Prévot Template:Flagicon Anna van der Breggen
2016 Template:Flagicon Lizzie Armitstead Template:Flagicon Megan Guarnier Template:Flagicon Jolanda Neff
2017 Template:Flagicon Coryn Rivera Template:Flagicon Arlenis Sierra Template:Flagicon Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig
2018 Template:Flagicon Katarzyna Niewiadoma Template:Flagicon Chantal Blaak Template:Flagicon Marianne Vos
2019 Template:Flagicon Marianne Vos Template:Flagicon Amanda Spratt Template:Flagicon Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig
2020 Race cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Template:Flagicon Elisa Longo Borghini Template:Flagicon Marianne Vos Template:Flagicon Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig
2022 Template:Flagicon Elisa Balsamo Template:Flagicon Sofia Bertizzolo Template:Flagicon Soraya Paladin
2023 Template:Flagicon Shirin van Anrooij Template:Flagicon Elisa Balsamo Template:Flagicon Vittoria Guazzini
2024 Template:Flagicon Elisa Balsamo Template:Flagicon Lotte Kopecky Template:Flagicon Puck Pieterse
2025 Template:Flagicon Elisa Balsamo Template:Flagicon Blanka Vas Template:Flagicon Cat Ferguson

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Multiple winners

Wins Rider Editions
4 Template:Flagathlete 1984, 1985, 1990, 1992
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3 Template:Flagathlete 2022, 2024, 2025
2 Template:Flagathlete 1978, 1981
Template:Flagathlete 1988, 1989
Template:Flagathlete 1994, 2000
Template:Flagathlete 1995, 1996
Template:Flagathlete 2005, 2007
Template:Flagathlete 2008, 2011
Template:Flagathlete 2015, 2016
Template:Flagathlete 2013, 2021

Wins per country

Wins Country
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