Gran Premio di Lugano

Gran Premio di Lugano
Race details
DateEarly-March
RegionLugano, Switzerland
English nameGrand Prix of Lugano
Local name(s)Gran Premio di Lugano (in Italian)
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI Europe Tour
TypeSingle-day
OrganiserVelo Club Lugano
Web sitewww.veloclublugano.ch Edit this at Wikidata
History
Editions74 (as of 2021)[1]
First winner Josef Fuchs (SUI)
Most wins Marco Vitali (ITA) (3 wins)
Most recent Gianni Moscon (ITA)

The Gran Premio di Lugano (English: Grand Prix of Lugano) is a road bicycle race held annually in Lugano, Switzerland.[2] Prior to 1981 it was held as an individual time trial but in recent years it has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.[3] In 2013, the race was cancelled due to snowfall.[4]

Lugano, Chrono

Year Country Rider Team
1950   Switzerland Ferdinand Kübler Tebag
1951  Italy Fausto Coppi Bianchi–Pirelli
1952  Italy Fausto Coppi Bianchi–Pirelli
1953  France Jacques Anquetil La Perle–Hutchinson
1954  France Jacques Anquetil La Perle–Hutchinson
1955   Switzerland Rolf Graf Tebag
1956  Italy Fausto Coppi Carpano–Coppi
1957  Italy Ercole Baldini Legnano
1958  France Jacques Anquetil Helyett–Leroux–Hutchinson
1959  France Jacques Anquetil Helyett–Leroux–Hutchinson
1960  France Jacques Anquetil Helyett–Leroux–Fynsec
1961  France Jacques Anquetil Helyett–Fynsec-Hutchinson
1962   Switzerland Rolf Graf Tigra
1963  France Raymond Poulidor Mercier–BP–Hutchinson
1964  Belgium Ferdinand Bracke Peugeot–BP–Englebert
1965  France Jacques Anquetil Ford France–Gitane
1966  Italy Vittorio Adorni Salvarani
1967  Italy Felice Gimondi Salvarani
1968  Belgium Eddy Merckx Faema
1969  West Germany Rudi Altig Salvarani
1970  Denmark Ole Ritter Germanvox–Wega
1971  Spain Luis Ocaña Bic
1972
1973 		No race
1974  Denmark Ole Ritter Filotex
1975  Netherlands Roy Schuiten TI–Raleigh
1976
1977 		No race
1978  Netherlands Joop Zoetemelk Miko–Mercier–Hutchinson
1979  France Michel Laurent Peugeot–Esso–Michelin

GP di Lugano

Year Country Rider Team
1981   Switzerland Josef Fuchs
1982  Italy Marco Vitali
1983  Great Britain Chris Wreghitt Bianchi
1984   Switzerland Benno Wiss
1985   Switzerland Gody Schmutz Garage Neuburg
1986   Switzerland Mauro Gianetti Cilo–Aufina
1987   Switzerland Thomas Wegmüller Kas
1988  Italy Marco Vitali Atala–Ofmega
1989  France Gilles Delion Helvetia–La Suisse
1990  Italy Marco Vitali Frank–Toyo
1991   Switzerland Pascal Jaccard
1992  Germany Steffen Rein
1993  Italy Roberto Caruso ZG Mobili
1994  Italy Andrea Chiurato Mapei–CLAS
1995  Italy Stefano Colagè ZG Mobili–Selle Italia
1996  Italy Amilcare Tronca Scrigno–Blue Storm
1997  Italy Michele Rezzani
1998  Italy Luca Bianucci
1999
2000 		No race
2001  Italy Luca Paolini Mapei–Quick-Step
2002  Moldova Ruslan Ivanov Alessio
2003  France David Moncoutié Cofidis
2004  France Frédéric Bessy Cofidis
2005  Belgium Rik Verbrugghe Quick-Step–Innergetic
2006  Italy Paolo Bettini Quick-Step–Innergetic
2007  Italy Luca Mazzanti Ceramica Panaria–Navigare
2008  Italy Rinaldo Nocentini Ag2r–La Mondiale
2009  France Rémi Pauriol Cofidis
2010  Italy Roberto Ferrari De Rosa–Stac Plastic
2011  Italy Ivan Basso Liquigas–Cannondale
2012  Italy Eros Capecchi Liquigas–Cannondale
2013 No race due to snow[4]
2014  Italy Mauro Finetto Yellow Fluo
2015  Italy Niccolò Bonifazio Lampre–Merida
2016  Italy Sonny Colbrelli Bardiani–CSF
2017  Italy Iuri Filosi Nippo–Vini Fantini
2018  Austria Hermann Pernsteiner Bahrain–Merida
2019  Italy Diego Ulissi UAE Team Emirates
2020 No race due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021  Italy Gianni Moscon Ineos Grenadiers

References

  1. ^ "7 maggio 2017 – 71a edizione del Gran Premio Città di Lugano 2017" [7 May 2017 – 71st edition of the Grand Prix of the City of Lugano 2017]. Gran Premio di Lugano (in Italian). Velo Club Lugano. 12 March 2017. Archived from the original on 12 May 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Gran Premio di Lugano". FirstCycling.com. 2021.
  3. ^ "G.P Citta di Lugano (Sui) - Cat.1.1". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Snow hits races across Europe". Cyclingnews. Future Publishing Limited. 24 February 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2013.