The Trofeo Luis Puig is a single-day road bicycle race held in Valencian Community, Spain.[1] Originally named the Gran Premio Valencia, it was held annually (except for 1980) from the first edition in 1969 until 2005, in which year it was promoted to be a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.[2] It was then not run for 16 years, until re-introduced under the name Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana 1969, as the opening event of the 2021 UCI Europe Tour as a race of 1.2 status.[3] In 2023, the race was upgraded to category 1.1. it is now named after Luis Puig, a prominent Spanish sports executive who server as president of the Union Cycliste Internationale.[4]

Trofeo Luis Puig
Race details
DateLate January/February
RegionComunidad Valenciana, Spain
Local name(s)Gran Premio Valencia (1969−1979)
Trofeo Luis Puig (1981−2005)
Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana 1969 (2021−)
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI Europe Tour
TypeSingle-day
Web sitevoltalamarina.com/classica-comunitat-valenciana-1969-gran-premio-valencia Edit this at Wikidata
History
First edition1969 (1969)
Editions40 (as of 2024)
First winnerSpain Carlos Echeverría
Most winsBelgium Noël Dejonckheere
Germany Erik Zabel
(3 wins)
Most recentNetherlands Dylan Groenewegen

Spanish rider Vicente Mata died after being hit by a motorist in the 1987 edition of the race.[5]

Winners

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Year Country Rider Team
1969   Spain Carlos Echeverría
1970   Spain Ramón Sáez
1971   Belgium Frans Verhaegen
1972   Belgium Eric Leman
1973   Belgium Gustaaf Van Roosbroeck
1974   Italy Eddy Peelman
1975   Italy Eddy Peelman
1976   Spain Tomas Nistal
1977   Spain Domingo Perurena
1978   Spain Francisco Elorriaga
1979   Spain Antoine Gutierrez
1980 No race
1981   Belgium Noël Dejonckheere
1982   West Germany Reimund Dietzen
1983   Belgium Noël Dejonckheere
1984   Belgium Noël Dejonckheere
1985   Spain Enrique Aja
1986   France Bernard Hinault
1987   Spain Pello Ruiz Cabestany
1988   Portugal Acácio da Silva
1989   Netherlands Mathieu Hermans
1990   Netherlands Tom Cordes
1991   Germany Andreas Kappes
1992   Ireland Sean Kelly
1993   France Laurent Jalabert
1994   Italy Adriano Baffi
1995   Italy Mario Cipollini
1996   Belgium Peter Van Petegem
1997   Germany Erik Zabel
1998   Belgium Andrei Tchmil
1999   Italy Mario Cipollini
2000   Germany Erik Zabel
2001   Germany Erik Zabel
2002   Russia Sergei Ivanov
2003   Italy Alessandro Petacchi
2004   Spain Óscar Freire
2005   Italy Alessandro Petacchi
2006–2020 No race
2021   France Lorrenzo Manzin Total Direct Énergie
2022   Italy Giovanni Lonardi Eolo–Kometa
2023[6]   Belgium Arnaud De Lie Lotto–Dstny
2024   Netherlands Dylan Groenewegen Team Jayco–AlUla

References

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  1. ^ "Ruta de la Cerámica". FirstCycling.com. 5 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana 1969 - Gran Premio V(1.1)". ProcyclingStats. 5 October 2023.
  3. ^ "27ème Trofeo Luis Puig 1996". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  4. ^ "History".
  5. ^ "Noted fatalities in professional cycling". www.velonews.com. VeloNews. 9 May 2011. Archived from the original on 13 May 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  6. ^ Fletcher, Patrick (22 January 2023). "Arnaud De Lie wins Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana - Gran Premi València". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 30 April 2023.