Milano–Torino

Milano–Torino
Milano–Torino
Milano-Torino Logo.jpg
Race Logo courtesy of the race organisers (www.gazzetta.it).
Race details
Date Mid October
Region North of Italy
English name Milan–Turin
Local name(s) Milano–Torino (Italian)
Discipline Road
Competition UCI Europe Tour
Type Single-day
History
First edition 1876 (1876)
Editions 92 (as of 2007)
First winner  Paolo Magretti (ITA)
Most recent  Danilo Di Luca (ITA)
Milano–Torino route.

Milano–Torino is a semi classic European single day cycling race, between the northern Italian cities of Milan and Turin over a distance of 199 kilometres. The event was first run in 1876 making it the oldest of the Italian classic races and one of the oldest in the World. The event is organised by the RCS media group which owns the Italian sports daily La Gazzetta dello Sport. RCS also organises other top Italian cycling events such as the Giro d'Italia, Milan – San Remo and Tirreno–Adriatico. The race is ranked 1.HC on the UCI continental calendar.

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Race dates

The position of the race in the European calendar has changed several times. Prior to 1987 the event was always seven days before Milan – San Remo and was seen as an important preparation race for the Spring Classics, however in 1987 Milano–Torino was switched to a date in October just before the Giro di Lombardia because the race organisers were not happy with the inclement weather conditions characterised by early March in northern Italy. In October the race became part of the “Trittico di Autunno” (Autumn Treble) along with the Giro del Piemonte and the Giro di Lombardia which were all run in the same week. In 2005 Milan–Torino returned to its traditional date in early March, however the 2008 edition has again returned to a date in October exchanging dates with the Monte Paschi Eroica race which will now be run in March. The 2000 edition of the race was not held because of torrential rain which caused catastrophic mud slides in the Piedmont area.

The route

The race starts in Novate Milanese just to the north west of Milan and crosses the Ticino river at Vigevano after 40 kilometres, leaving the province of Lombardy and entering Piedmont. The first 95 kilometres of the race are run in a south westerly direction on broad flat roads, the climb of the Vignale Monferrato (293 metres) is encountered and then a series of small undulations take the race to the city of Asti after 130 kilometres. The race route crosses four railway level crossings at 70, 75, 129 and 133 kilometres and these can be important in helping any breakaways if the peloton is held up by a train. At Asti the race swings north westerly towards Turin climbing steadily before tackling the tough climb of the Colle di Superga (620 metres) just 16 kilometres from the finish. The Superga climb is often the springboard for a group of riders to escape before the finish. From the top of the Superga it is a fast picturesque descent into Turin down the Strada Panoramica dei Colli through the Parco Naturale della Collina di Superga to finish in the Fausto Coppi velodrome on Corso Casale in Turin.

Significant winners

Milano–Torino is one of the fastest of the classics, Walter Martin won the 1961 edition at an average speed of 45.094 kilometres per hour and this stood for a time as the fastest speed in a classic race until beaten by Marinio Vigna in the 1964 edition of the Tre Valli Varesine. Swiss rider Markus Zberg now holds the record average speed for the race when he won in 1999 at a speed of 45.75 kilometres per hour. The record for the most wins in Milano–Torino stands to the Italian Costante Girardengo who took five victories between 1914 and 1923. Pierino Favalli took a hat trick of wins between 1938 and 1940. Tour de France and Giro d’Italia winner, the late Marco Pantani almost lost his life in the 1995 edition of Milano–Torino when police allowed a four wheel drive vehicle onto the course by mistake, Pantani and two other riders ploughed into the vehicle. Pantani sustained multiple leg breaks and missed the entire 1996 season.

Winners

Rider Team
1876 Italy Magretti, PaoloPaolo Magretti (ITA)
1877–
1893
No race
1894 Italy Airaldi, LuigiLuigi Airaldi (ITA)
1895 No race
1896 Italy Moro, GiovanniGiovanni Moro (ITA)
1897–
1902
No race
1903 Italy Gerbi, GiovanniGiovanni Gerbi (ITA)
1904 No race
1905 Italy Rossignoli, GiovanniGiovanni Rossignoli (ITA)
1906–
1910
No race
1911 France Pelissier, HenriHenri Pélissier (FRA)
1912 No race
1913 Italy Azzini, GiuseppeGiuseppe Azzini (ITA)
1914 Italy Girardengo, CostanteCostante Girardengo (ITA)
1915 Italy Girardengo, CostanteCostante Girardengo (ITA)
1916 No race
1917 Switzerland Egg, OscarOscar Egg (SUI)
1918 Italy Belloni, GaetamoGaetamo Belloni (ITA)
1919 Italy Girardengo, CostanteCostante Girardengo (ITA)
1920 Italy Girardengo, CostanteCostante Girardengo (ITA)
1921 Italy Gay, FedericoFederico Gay (ITA)
1922 Italy Zanaga, AdrianoAdriano Zanaga (ITA)
1923 Italy Girardengo, CostanteCostante Girardengo (ITA)
1924 Italy Gay, FedericoFederico Gay (ITA)
1925 Italy Zanaga, AdrianoAdriano Zanaga (ITA)
1926–
1930
No race
1931 Italy Graglia, GiuseppeGiuseppe Graglia (ITA)
1932 Italy Olmo, GiuseppeGiuseppe Olmo (ITA)
1933 Italy Graglia, GiuseppeGiuseppe Graglia (ITA)
1934 Italy Cipriani, MarianoMariano Cipriani (ITA)
1935 Italy Gotti, GiovanniGiovanni Gotti (ITA)
1936 Italy Del Cancia, CesareCesare Del Cancia (ITA)
1937 Italy Martano, GiuseppeGiuseppe Martano (ITA)
1938 Italy Favalli, PierinoPierino Favalli (ITA)
1939 Italy Favalli, PierinoPierino Favalli (ITA)
1940 Italy Favalli, PierinoPierino Favalli (ITA)
1941 Italy Chiappini, PietroPietro Chiappini (ITA)
1942 Italy Chiappini, PietroPietro Chiappini (ITA)
1943 No race
1944 No race
1945 Italy Ortelli, VitoVito Ortelli (ITA)
1946 Italy Ortelli, VitoVito Ortelli (ITA)
1947 Italy De Zan, ItaloItalo De Zan (ITA)
1948 Italy Maggini, SergioSergio Maggini (ITA)
1949 Italy Casola, LuigiLuigi Casola (ITA)
1950 Italy Grosso, AdolfoAdolfo Grosso (ITA)
1951 Italy Magni, FiorenzoFiorenzo Magni (ITA)
1952 Italy Bini, AldoAldo Bini (ITA)
1953 Italy Maggini, LucianoLuciano Maggini (ITA)
1954 Italy Coletto, AgostiniAgostini Coletto (ITA)
1955 Italy Maule, CletoCleto Maule (ITA)
1956 Switzerland Kubler, FerdiFerdi Kübler (SUI)
1957 Spain Poblet, MiguelMiguel Poblet (ESP)
1958 Italy Coletto, AgostiniAgostini Coletto (ITA)
1959 Italy Fabri, NelloNello Fabri (ITA)
1960 Italy Pambianco, ArnaldoArnaldo Pambianco (ITA)
1961 Italy Martin, WalterWalter Martin (ITA)
1962 Italy Balmamion, FrancoFranco Balmamion (ITA)
1963 Italy Cribori, FrancoFranco Cribori (ITA)
1964 Spain Uriona, ValentinValentin Uriona (ESP)
1965 Italy Taccone, VitoVito Taccone (ITA)
1966 Italy Vigna, MarinoMarino Vigna (ITA)
1967 Italy Motta, GianniGianni Motta (ITA)
1968 Italy Bitossi, FrancoFranco Bitossi (ITA)
1969 Italy Michelotto, ClaudioClaudio Michelotto (ITA)
1970 Italy Armani, LucianoLuciano Armani (ITA)
1971 Belgium Pintens, GeorgesGeorges Pintens (BEL)
1972 Belgium De Vlaeminck, RogerRoger De Vlaeminck (BEL)
1973 Italy Bergamo, MarcelloMarcello Bergamo (ITA)
1974 Belgium De Vlaeminck, RogerRoger De Vlaeminck (BEL)
1975 Italy Panizza, WladimiroWladimiro Panizza (ITA)
1976 Italy Paolini, EnricoEnrico Paolini (ITA)
1977 Belgium Linden, Rik VanRik Van Linden (BEL)
1978 Italy Gavazzi, PierinoPierino Gavazzi (ITA)
1979 Italy Zandi, AlfioAlfio Zandi (ITA)
1980 Italy Battaglin, GiovanniGiovanni Battaglin (ITA)
1981 Italy Martinelli, GiuseppeGiuseppe Martinelli (ITA)
1982 Italy Saronni, GiuseppeGiuseppe Saronni (ITA)
1983 Italy Moser, FrancescoFrancesco Moser (ITA)
1984 Italy Rosola, PaoloPaolo Rosola (ITA)
1985 Italy Carola, DanieleDaniele Carola (ITA)
1986 No race
1987 Australia Anderson, PhilPhil Anderson (AUS)
1988 Germany Golz, RolfRolf Gölz (GER)
1989 Germany Golz, RolfRolf Gölz (GER)
1990 Italy Gianetti, MauroMauro Gianetti (ITA)
1991 Italy Cassani, DavideDavide Cassani (ITA)
1992 Italy Bugno, GianniGianni Bugno (ITA)
1993 Denmark Sorensen, RolfRolf Sørensen (DEN) Carrera Jeans-Tassoni
1994 Italy Casagrande, FrancescoFrancesco Casagrande (ITA) Mercatone Uno-Medeghini
1995 Italy Zanini, StefanoStefano Zanini (ITA) Gewiss-Ballan
1996 Italy Nardello, DanieleDaniele Nardello (ITA) Mapei-GB
1997 France Jalabert, LaurentLaurent Jalabert (FRA) ONCE
1998 Switzerland Aebersold, NikiNiki Aebersold (SUI) Post Swiss
1999 Switzerland Zberg, MarkusMarkus Zberg (SUI) Rabobank
2000 No race due to flooding
2001 Italy Celestino, MirkoMirko Celestino (ITA) Saeco Macchine per Caffè
2002 Italy Bartoli, MicheleMichele Bartoli (ITA) Fassa Bortolo
2003 Italy Celestino, MirkoMirko Celestino (ITA) Saeco Macchine per Caffè
2004 Spain Serrano, MarcosMarcos Serrano (ESP) Liberty Seguros
2005 Italy Sacchi, FabioFabio Sacchi (ITA) Fassa Bortolo
2006 Spain Astarloa, IgorIgor Astarloa (ESP) Barloworld
2007 Italy Di Luca, DaniloDanilo Di Luca (ITA) Liquigas

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