Gran Premio di Lugano explained

Gran Premio di Lugano
Date:Early-March
Region:Lugano, Switzerland
English:Grand Prix of Lugano
Localnames:Gran Premio di Lugano
Discipline:Road
Competition:UCI Europe Tour
Type:Single-day
Organiser:Velo Club Lugano
Number:74 (as of 2021)[1]

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 7 maggio 2017 – 71a edizione del Gran Premio Città di Lugano 2017. Gran Premio di Lugano. Velo Club Lugano. 12 March 2017. 7 May 2017. it. 7 May 2017 – 71st edition of the Grand Prix of the City of Lugano 2017. 12 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170512075229/https://www.veloclublugano.ch/wp/2017/03/12/71-esima-edizione-del-gran-premio-citta-di-lugano-2017-2/. dead.
  2. Web site: 2021 . Gran Premio di Lugano . FirstCycling.com . en.
  3. Web site: G.P Citta di Lugano (Sui) - Cat.1.1 . 28 June 2023 . Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu . fr.
  4. News: Snow hits races across Europe. Cyclingnews. Future Publishing Limited. 24 February 2013. 24 February 2013.