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Trofeo Franco Balestra

{{Short description|Italian road bicycle race}}

{{more citations needed|date=March 2012}}

{{Infobox cycling race

| name = Trofeo Franco Balestra

| image =

| date = Mid-March

| region = Italy

| english = Franco Balestra Trophy

| localnames = Trofeo Franco Balestra {{in lang|it}}

| nickname = Memorial Giampietro Metelli

| discipline = Road race

| competition = UCI Europe Tour

| type = Single-day

| organiser =

| director =

| first = {{start date|1977}}

| number = 37 (as of 2013)

| last =

| firstwinner = {{flagathlete|Vinicio Coppi|ITA}}

| mostwins =

| mostrecent = {{flagathlete|Andrea Zordan|ITA}}

}}

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.

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

Winners

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{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1977|name={{sortname|Vinicio|Coppi}}|nat=ITA|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1978|name={{sortname|Davide|Meggiolaro}}|nat=ITA|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1979|name={{sortname|Enrico|Pezzetti}}|nat=ITA|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1980|name={{sortname|Davide|Giovanardi}}|nat=ITA|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1981|name={{sortname|Sergio|Dottesio}}|nat=ITA|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1982|name={{sortname|Mauro|Andreoli}}|nat=ITA|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1983|name={{sortname|Enrico|Zaina}}|nat=ITA|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1984|name={{sortname|Giuseppe|Danieli}}|nat=ITA|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1985|name={{sortname|Giuseppe|Gamba|Giuseppe Gamba (cyclist)}}|nat=ITA|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1986|name={{sortname|Elio|Gusmini}}|nat=ITA|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1987|name={{sortname|Stefano|Cecini}}|nat=ITA|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1988|name={{sortname|Orlando|Pasinelli}}|nat=ITA|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1989|name={{sortname|Mauro|Valoti}}|nat=ITA|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1990|name={{sortname|Marco|Botta}}|nat=ITA|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1991|name={{sortname|Diego|Ferrari}}|nat=ITA|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1992|name={{sortname|Lorenzo|Di Silvestro}}|nat=ITA|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1993|name={{sortname|Maurizio|Tomi}}|nat=ITA|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1994|name={{sortname|Maksim|Ivankin}}|nat=RUS|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1995|name={{sortname|Federico|Profeti}}|nat=ITA|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1996|name={{sortname|Elio|Aggiano}}|nat=ITA|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1997|name={{sortname|Moreno|Di Biase}}|nat=ITA|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1998|name={{sortname|Miguel Angel|Meza}}|nat=MEX|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1999|name={{sortname|Marco|Zanotti|Marco Zanotti (cyclist, born 1974)}}|nat=ITA|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2000|name={{sortname|Matteo|Tinelli}}|nat=ITA|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2001|name={{sortname|Alberto|Loddo}}|nat=ITA|team=Zoccorinese Vellutex}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2002|name={{sortname|Antonio|Bucciero}}|nat=ITA|team=Unidelta Egidio}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2003|name={{sortname|Alex|Gualandi}}|nat=ITA|team=G.S. 93 Promosport}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2004|name={{sortname|Paride|Grillo}}|nat=ITA|team=Pagnoncelli}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2005|name={{sortname|Branislau|Samoilau}}|nat=BLR|team=Palazzago}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2006|name={{sortname|Aurélien|Passeron||Passeron, Aurelien}}|nat=FRA|team=Cargo Embassy–Larigiano}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2007|name={{sortname|Simone|Ponzi}}|nat=ITA|team=Zalf Désirée Fior}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2008|name={{sortname|Wojciech|Dybel}}|nat=POL|team=MGK Vis Norda}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2009|name={{sortname|Davide|Cimolai}}|nat=ITA|team=Team 2000 Veneto Marchiol}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2010|name={{sortname|Alexander|Mironov}}|nat=RUS|team=Itera–Katusha}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2011|name={{sortname|Alessandro|Mazzi}}|nat=ITA|team=Petroli Firenze}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2012|name={{sortname|Patrick|Facchini}}|nat=ITA|team=Casati–MI Impianti}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2013|name={{sortname|Andrea|Zordan}}|nat=ITA|team=Zalf Désirée Fior}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2014[http://www.italiaciclismo.net/gara_elite_under23_15167_2014_03_09_san_pancrazio_bs_38_trofeo_franco_balestra.htm "Trofeo Franco Balestra 2014"], ItaliaCiclismo.net, 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2015.|name={{sortname|Christian|Delle Stelle}}|nat=ITA|team=Team Idea}}

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References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2009/mar09/balestra09#past 2009 Trofeo Franco Balestra]

Category:UCI Europe Tour races

Category:Cycle races in Italy

Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1977

Category:1977 establishments in Italy

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