Trofeo Franco Balestra

Trofeo Franco Balestra is a road bicycle race held annually in Italy. It is organized as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour.

Trofeo Franco Balestra
Race details
DateMid-March
RegionItaly
English nameFranco Balestra Trophy
Local name(s)Trofeo Franco Balestra (in Italian)
Nickname(s)Memorial Giampietro Metelli
DisciplineRoad race
CompetitionUCI Europe Tour
TypeSingle-day
History
First edition1977 (1977)
Editions37 (as of 2013)
First winner Vinicio Coppi (ITA)
Most recent Andrea Zordan (ITA)

1977-2005: Memorial Sabbadini
2006- : Memorial Giampietro Metelli

Winners

Year Country Rider Team
1977  Italy Vinicio Coppi
1978  Italy Davide Meggiolaro
1979  Italy Enrico Pezzetti
1980  Italy Davide Giovanardi
1981  Italy Sergio Dottesio
1982  Italy Mauro Andreoli
1983  Italy Enrico Zaina
1984  Italy Giuseppe Danieli
1985  Italy Giuseppe Gamba
1986  Italy Elio Gusmini
1987  Italy Stefano Cecini
1988  Italy Orlando Pasinelli
1989  Italy Mauro Valoti
1990  Italy Marco Botta
1991  Italy Diego Ferrari
1992  Italy Lorenzo Di Silvestro
1993  Italy Maurizio Tomi
1994  Russia Maksim Ivankin
1995  Italy Federico Profeti
1996  Italy Elio Aggiano
1997  Italy Moreno Di Biase
1998  Mexico Miguel Angel Meza
1999  Italy Marco Zanotti
2000  Italy Matteo Tinelli
2001  Italy Alberto Loddo Zoccorinese Vellutex
2002  Italy Antonio Bucciero Unidelta Egidio
2003  Italy Alex Gualandi G.S. 93 Promosport
2004  Italy Paride Grillo Pagnoncelli
2005  Belarus Branislau Samoilau Palazzago
2006  France Aurélien Passeron Cargo Embassy-Larigiano
2007  Italy Simone Ponzi Zalf Désirée Fior
2008  Poland Wojciech Dybel MGK Vis Norda
2009  Italy Davide Cimolai Team 2000 Veneto Marchiol
2010  Russia Alexander Mironov Itera-Katusha
2011  Italy Alessandro Mazzi Petroli Firenze
2012  Italy Patrick Facchini Casati-MI Impianti
2013  Italy Andrea Zordan Zalf Désirée Fior
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References

  1. "Trofeo Franco Balestra 2014", ItaliaCiclismo.net, 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
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