Italian Road Cycling Cup

The Italian Road Cycling Cup (Italian: Coppa Italia di ciclismo) is a season-long road bicycle racing competition which consists of a number of standalone Italian races.

Italian Road Cycling Cup
SportRoad bicycle racing
Founded2007
CountryItaly
Most recent
champion(s)
Filippo Zana
Most titlesSonny Colbrelli (4 wins)

History

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The competition was established in 2007 and is open to all riders who ride with an Italian-licensed team.[1] The current format of the Italian Cycling Cup groups all Italian one-day and stages races of HC and first category, i.e. all races just below UCI World Tour level. Since 2016 the competition also includes the time trial and road race of the Italian national championships.

In each race, the top 20 riders score points and the rider scoring the most points in total is crowned the Italian Cycling Cup champion.[1] Separate classifications are held for the best young rider and the best team. The winning team used to receive a wildcard invitation for the Giro d'Italia the following season.

Winners

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Year Winner Team competition
2007   Alessandro Bertolini (ITA) Tenax–Menikini
2008   Danilo Di Luca (ITA) Diquigiovanni–Androni
2009   Giovanni Visconti (ITA) CSF Group–Navigare
2010 Androni Giocattoli
2011 Androni Giocattoli
2012 Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela
2013   Diego Ulissi (ITA) Lampre–Merida
2014   Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) Neri Sottoli
2015   Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) Southeast Pro Cycling
2016   Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) Bardiani–CSF
2017   Diego Ulissi (ITA) Androni–Sidermec–Bottecchia
2018   Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec
2019   Giovanni Visconti (ITA) Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec
2020   Diego Ulissi (ITA) UAE Team Emirates
2021   Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) Team Bahrain Victorious
2022   Filippo Zana (ITA) UAE Team Emirates

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Regolamento 2016". legaciclismoprof.org (in Italian). Archived from the original on 19 November 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
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