Italian National Road Race Championships Explained
The Italian National Road Race Championships are a road cycling race held annually, which decides the Italian cycling champion in the road racing discipline, across several categories of rider.
The event was officially first held in 1906 (won by Giovanni Cuniolo), having been held unofficially since 1885. At the beginning there were often back-to-back wins from many riders. Costante Girardengo won the event nine times between 1913 and 1925, either side of World War I, including seven consecutive wins between 1919 and 1925. After his winning streak ended, another Italian cycling legend, Alfredo Binda, won 4 races in a row. Learco Guerra succeeded him with 5 consecutive wins. Since then the event has not been dominated to the same extent, although Fausto Coppi claimed 4 victories. Recent multiple victors have included Vincenzo Nibali, Giovanni Visconti, Paolo Bettini, Salvatore Commesso, Massimo Podenzana and Gianni Bugno. None of the men's road champions have also won the Italian National Time Trial Championships in the same year.
A women's race has been held since 1963, with the first winner being Paola Scotti. The record winner is Maria Canins with six victories.
Multiple winners
Men
| Wins | Rider | Years |
|---|
| align=center | 9 | | 1913, 1914, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925 |
| align=center | 5 | | 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934 |
| align=center rowspan= 3 | 4 | Alfredo Binda | 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929 |
| 1935, 1937, 1940, 1952 |
| 1942, 1947, 1949, 1955 |
| align=center rowspan=8 | 3 | | 1887, 1888, 1889 |
| 1906, 1907, 1908 |
| 1951, 1953, 1954 |
| 1970, 1971, 1976 |
| 1973, 1974, 1977 |
| 1975, 1979, 1981 |
| 1978, 1982, 1988 |
| 2007, 2010, 2011 |
| align=center rowspan=13 | 2 | | 1909, 1911 |
| 1957, 1958 |
| 1960, 1962 |
| 1965, 1966 |
| 1968, 1972 |
| 1985, 1986 |
| 1983, 1989 |
| 1993, 1994 |
| 1991, 1995 |
| 1999, 2002 |
| 2003, 2006 |
| 2014, 2015 |
| 2018, 2020 |
|
Women
| Wins | Rider | Years |
|---|
| align=center | 6 | | 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989 |
| align=center rowspan=2 | 4 | | 1964, 1968, 1972, 1973 |
| 1996, 2004, 2006, 2008 |
| align=center rowspan=2 | 3 | Elena Cecchini | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| 2017, 2020, 2021 |
| align=center rowspan=4 | 2 | | 1975, 1977 |
| 1993, 1997 |
| 1991, 1998 |
| 2009, 2010 |
|
Men
Elite
U23
Women
See also
Notes and References
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- News: Visconti wins alone in Conegliano. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 26 June 2010. 30 December 2022.
- News: Stephen. Farrand. Visconti wins his third tricolore. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 25 June 2011. 30 December 2022.
- News: Pellizotti returns from ban to win Italian road title. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 23 June 2012. 30 December 2022.
- News: Santaromita wins Italian national road race title. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 22 June 2013. 30 December 2022.
- News: Vincenzo Nibali wins national road title. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 28 June 2014. 30 December 2022.
- News: Vincenzo Nibali wins back-to-back national titles. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 27 June 2015. 30 December 2022.
- News: Italian Francesco Reda handed eight-year ban for EPO. VeloNews. Competitor Group. 12 February 2016. 30 December 2022. The Team Idea 2010 ASD rider was stripped of his podium result at national championships as well..
- News: Nizzolo takes Italian national road race title. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 26 June 2016. 30 December 2022.
- News: Jean-François. Quénet. Fabio Aru solos to first Italian road race title. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 25 June 2017. 30 December 2022.
- News: Daniel. Benson. Viviani wins Italian road race championship. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 30 June 2018. 30 December 2022.
- News: Formolo goes long to win Italian road title. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 30 June 2019. 30 December 2022.
- News: Patrick. Fletcher. Nizzolo wins Italian road championships. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 23 August 2020. 30 December 2022.
- News: Stephen. Puddicombe. Colbrelli sprints to Italian men's road title. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 21 June 2021. 30 December 2022.
- News: Patrick. Fletcher. Filippo Zana wins Italian men's road race title. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 26 June 2022. 30 December 2022.
- News: Campionato Italiano Under23. Italian. Under23 Italian Championship. Ciclismo.info. 30 June 2007. 30 December 2022.
- News: Il Siciliano Damiano Caruso e' il nuovo campione Italiano della categoria under 23. Italian. The Sicilian Damiano Caruso is the new Italian champion of the under 23 category. Ciclismo.info. 27 June 2008. 30 December 2022.
- News: Campionato Italiano Under23. Italian. Under23 Italian Championship. Ciclismo.info. 27 June 2009. 30 December 2022.
- News: Agostini wins from breakaway. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 25 June 2010. 30 December 2022.
- News: Matteo Trentin outwits Fabio Aru in finale to take out U/23 road race. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 25 June 2011. 30 December 2022.
- News: Bongiorno wins Italian U23 road race championship. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 23 June 2012. 30 December 2022.
- News: Andrea Zordan e' il nuovo campione italiano Under 23. Italian. Andrea Zordan is the new Italian Under 23 champion. Ciclismo.info. 22 June 2013. 30 December 2022.
- News: Il laziale Simone Sterbini conquista il successo e si laurea Campione Italiano degli Under23. Italian. Simone Sterbini from Lazio achieves success and is crowned Under23 Italian Champion. Ciclismo.info. 29 June 2014. 30 December 2022.
- News: Gianni Moscon (Zalf) e' il nuovo Campione Italiano degli Under23. Italian. Gianni Moscon (Zalf) is the new Under23 Italian Champion. Ciclismo.info. 28 June 2015. 30 December 2022.
- News: Simone Consonni e' il nuovo Campione Italiano Under 23. Italian. Simone Consonni is the new Under 23 Italian Champion. Ciclismo.info. 25 June 2016. 30 December 2022.
- News: Matteo Moschetti (Viris Maserati-SISAL Matchpoint) e' il nuovo Campione Italiano Under23. Italian. Matteo Moschetti (Viris Maserati-SISAL Matchpoint) is the new Italian Under23 Champion. Ciclismo.info. 25 June 2017. 30 December 2022.
- News: Edoardo Affini e' il nuovo Campione Italiano under 23. L'ordine di arrivo completo. Italian. Edoardo Affini is the new under 23 Italian Champion. The complete order of arrival. Ciclismo.info. 23 June 2018. 30 December 2022.
- News: Marco Frigo (Zalf) conquista il titolo tricolore a Corsanico al termine di una lunga cavalcata solitaria. Italian. Marco Frigo (Zalf) conquers the Italian title in Corsanico at the end of a long solitary ride. Ciclismo.info. 30 June 2019. 30 December 2022.
- News: Giovanni Aleotti (Cycling Team Friuli) vince in solitaria il Campionato Italiano Under23. Italian. Giovanni Aleotti (Cycling Team Friuli) wins the Italian Under23 Championship solo. Ciclismo.info. 13 September 2020. 30 December 2022.
- News: Gabriele Benedetti (Zalf Euromobil Desiree Fior) arriva solitario al traguardo e conquista la maglia tricolore per la categoria Under23. Italian. Gabriele Benedetti (Zalf Euromobil Desiree Fior) arrives alone at the finish line and wins the tricolor jersey for the Under23 category. Ciclismo.info. 19 June 2021. 30 December 2022.
- News: Lorenzo Germani (Groupama - FDJ) e' il nuovo Campione Italiano Under23. Italian. Lorenzo Germani (Groupama - FDJ) is the new Italian Under23 Champion. Ciclismo.info. 25 June 2022. 30 December 2022.
- News: Baccaille repeats as champion. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 23 June 2010. 30 December 2022.
- News: Cantele bests Guderzo for tricolore. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 23 June 2011. 30 December 2022.
- News: Borgato rides to a solo national championship victory. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 21 June 2012. 30 December 2022.
- News: Muccioli solos to championship win. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 24 June 2013. 30 December 2022.
- News: Cecchini wins Italian women's road race. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 27 June 2015. 30 December 2022.
- News: Kirsten. Frattini. Cecchini defends Italian road title. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 27 June 2016. 30 December 2022.
- News: CAMPIONATI ITALIANI STRADA. 25 June 2017. Federazione Ciclistica Italiana. 24 July 2017.
- News: Cavalli wins Italian road race title. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 24 June 2018. 30 December 2022.
- News: Stephen. Puddicombe. Longo Borghini wins third Italian women's road title. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 21 June 2021. 30 December 2022.
- News: Kirsten. Frattini. Elisa Balsamo secures women's road race title at Italian Road Championships. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 27 June 2022. 30 December 2022.
