Milano–Torino

Milano–Torino
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	One-day
Organiser	RCS Sport
History
First edition	1876 (1876)
Editions	96 (as of 2015)
First winner	Paolo Magretti (ITA)
Most recent	Diego Rosa (ITA)

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 owned 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. The race was not run between the spring of 2007 and the autumn of 2012.^[1]

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 again returned to a date in October exchanging dates with the Monte Paschi Eroica race which is now be run in March. However the race did not take place in October 2008 and it was not run for the next four years until an agreement was reached in February 2012 between the race owners (RCS) and the Associazione Ciclistica Arona to organise the race for the next three years.^[1]

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.

In 2012 edition the finish was moved on the top of the Colle di Superga (repeated two times).

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. In 2012 the winner was Alberto Contador that won his first single day race in his pro career.

Races

During the first race in 1876, there were only 10 competitors, however, there were an estimated 10,000 spectators.^[2]

Winners

The Superga hill, historic decisive point of the race

		Rider	Team
1876	ITA !	Magretti, PaoloPaolo Magretti (ITA)	individual
1877– 1893	~ !No race
1894	ITA !	Airaldi, LuigiLuigi Airaldi (ITA)	individual
1895	~ !No race
1896	ITA !	Moro, GiovanniGiovanni Moro (ITA)	individual
1897– 1902	~ !No race
1903	ITA !	Gerbi, GiovanniGiovanni Gerbi (ITA)	Maino
1904	~ !No race
1905	ITA !	Rossignoli, GiovanniGiovanni Rossignoli (ITA)	Bianchi
1906– 1910	~ !No race
1911	FRA !	Pelissier, HenriHenri Pélissier (FRA)	individual
1912	~ !No race
1913	ITA !	Azzini, GiuseppeGiuseppe Azzini (ITA)	Otav
1914	ITA !	Girardengo, CostanteCostante Girardengo (ITA)	Maino-Dunlop
1915	ITA !	Girardengo, CostanteCostante Girardengo (ITA)	Bianchi
1916	~ !No race
1917	SUI !	Egg, OscarOscar Egg (SUI)	Bianchi
1918	ITA !	Belloni, GaetanoGaetano Belloni (ITA)	Bianchi
1919	ITA !	Girardengo, CostanteCostante Girardengo (ITA)	Stucchi-Dunlop
1920	ITA !	Girardengo, CostanteCostante Girardengo (ITA)	Stucchi-Dunlop
1921	ITA !	Gay, FedericoFederico Gay (ITA)	Bianchi-Dunlop
1922	ITA !	Zanaga, AdrianoAdriano Zanaga (ITA)	Ganna-Dunlop
1923	ITA !	Girardengo, CostanteCostante Girardengo (ITA)	Maino
1924	ITA !	Gay, FedericoFederico Gay (ITA)	Alcyon-Dunlop
1925	ITA !	Zanaga, AdrianoAdriano Zanaga (ITA)	Ideor
1926– 1930	~ !No race
1931	ITA !	Graglia, GiuseppeGiuseppe Graglia (ITA)	individual
1932	ITA !	Olmo, GiuseppeGiuseppe Olmo (ITA)	individual
1933	ITA !	Graglia, GiuseppeGiuseppe Graglia (ITA)	Bestetti-D'Alessandro
1934	ITA !	Cipriani, MarioMario Cipriani (ITA)	Frejus
1935	ITA !	Gotti, GiovanniGiovanni Gotti (ITA)	Legnano-Wolsit
1936	ITA !	Del Cancia, CesareCesare Del Cancia (ITA)	Ganna
1937	ITA !	Martano, GiuseppeGiuseppe Martano (ITA)	Tendil
1938	ITA !	Favalli, PierinoPierino Favalli (ITA)	Legnano
1939	ITA !	Favalli, PierinoPierino Favalli (ITA)	Legnano
1940	ITA !	Favalli, PierinoPierino Favalli (ITA)	Legnano
1941	ITA !	Chiappini, PietroPietro Chiappini (ITA)	Olympia
1942	ITA !	Chiappini, PietroPietro Chiappini (ITA)	Legnano
1943- 1944	~ !No race
1945	ITA !	Ortelli, VitoVito Ortelli (ITA)	Benotto
1946	ITA !	Ortelli, VitoVito Ortelli (ITA)	Benotto-Superga
1947	ITA !	De Zan, ItaloItalo De Zan (ITA)	Lygie-Pirelli
1948	ITA !	Maggini, SergioSergio Maggini (ITA)	Wilier Triestina
1949	ITA !	Casola, LuigiLuigi Casola (ITA)	Benotto-Superga
1950	ITA !	Grosso, AdolfoAdolfo Grosso (ITA)	Wilier Triestina
1951	ITA !	Magni, FiorenzoFiorenzo Magni (ITA)	Ganna-Ursus
1952	ITA !	Bini, AldoAldo Bini (ITA)	Bianchi-Pirelli
1953	ITA !	Maggini, LucianoLuciano Maggini (ITA)	Atala-Pirelli
1954	ITA !	Coletto, AgostinoAgostino Coletto (ITA)	Frejus
1955	ITA !	Maule, CletoCleto Maule (ITA)	Torpado-Ursus
1956	SUI !	Kubler, FerdiFerdi Kübler (SUI)	Carpano-Coppi
1957	ESP !	Poblet, MiguelMiguel Poblet (ESP)	Ignis-Doniselli
1958	ITA !	Coletto, AgostinoAgostino Coletto (ITA)	Carpano
1959	ITA !	Fabbri, NelloNello Fabbri (ITA)	Bianchi-Pirelli
1960	ITA !	Pambianco, ArnaldoArnaldo Pambianco (ITA)	Legnano
1961	ITA !	Martin, WalterWalter Martin (ITA)	Carpano
1962	ITA !	Balmamion, FrancoFranco Balmamion (ITA)	Carpano
1963	ITA !	Cribiori, FrancoFranco Cribiori (ITA)	Gazzola
1964	ESP !	Uriona, ValentinValentin Uriona (ESP)	Kas-Kaskol
1965	ITA !	Taccone, VitoVito Taccone (ITA)	Salvarani
1966	ITA !	Vigna, MarinoMarino Vigna (ITA)	Vittadello
1967	ITA !	Motta, GianniGianni Motta (ITA)	Molteni
1968	ITA !	Bitossi, FrancoFranco Bitossi (ITA)	Filotex
1969	ITA !	Michelotto, ClaudioClaudio Michelotto (ITA)	Max Meyer
1970	ITA !	Armani, LucianoLuciano Armani (ITA)	Scic
1971	BEL !	Pintens, GeorgesGeorges Pintens (BEL)	Hertekamp-Magniflex
1972	BEL !	De Vlaeminck, RogerRoger De Vlaeminck (BEL)	Dreher
1973	ITA !	Bergamo, MarcelloMarcello Bergamo (ITA)	Filotex
1974	BEL !	De Vlaeminck, RogerRoger De Vlaeminck (BEL)	Brooklyn
1975	ITA !	Panizza, WladimiroWladimiro Panizza (ITA)	Brooklyn
1976	ITA !	Paolini, EnricoEnrico Paolini (ITA)	Scic
1977	BEL !	Linden, Rik VanRik Van Linden (BEL)	Bianchi-Campagnolo
1978	ITA !	Gavazzi, PierinoPierino Gavazzi (ITA)	Zonca-Santini
1979	ITA !	Vandi, AlfioAlfio Vandi (ITA)	Magniflex-Famcucine
1980	ITA !	Battaglin, GiovanniGiovanni Battaglin (ITA)	Inoxpran
1981	ITA !	Martinelli, GiuseppeGiuseppe Martinelli (ITA)	Santini-Selle Italia
1982	ITA !	Saronni, GiuseppeGiuseppe Saronni (ITA)	Del Tongo-Colnago
1983	ITA !	Moser, FrancescoFrancesco Moser (ITA)	Gis Gelati-Campagnolo
1984	ITA !	Rosola, PaoloPaolo Rosola (ITA)	Bianchi-Piaggio
1985	ITA !	Caroli, DanieleDaniele Caroli (ITA)	Santini-Krups
1986	~ !No race
1987	AUS !	Anderson, PhilPhil Anderson (AUS)	Panasonic-Isostar
1988	GER !	Golz, RolfRolf Gölz (GER)	Superconfex–Yoko–Opel–Colnago
1989	GER !	Golz, RolfRolf Gölz (GER)	Superconfex–Yoko–Opel–Colnago
1990	ITA !	Gianetti, MauroMauro Gianetti (ITA)	Helvetia-La Suisse
1991	ITA !	Cassani, DavideDavide Cassani (ITA)	Ariostea
1992	ITA !	Bugno, GianniGianni Bugno (ITA)	Gatorade-Château d'Ax
1993	DEN !	Sorensen, RolfRolf Sørensen (DEN)	Carrera Jeans–Tassoni
1994	ITA !	Casagrande, FrancescoFrancesco Casagrande (ITA)	Mercatone Uno–Medeghini
1995	ITA !	Zanini, StefanoStefano Zanini (ITA)	Gewiss–Ballan
1996	ITA !	Nardello, DanieleDaniele Nardello (ITA)	Mapei–GB
1997	FRA !	Jalabert, LaurentLaurent Jalabert (FRA)	ONCE
1998	SUI !	Aebersold, NikiNiki Aebersold (SUI)	Post Swiss Team
1999	SUI !	Zberg, MarkusMarkus Zberg (SUI)	Rabobank
2000	~ !No race due to flooding
2001	ITA !	Celestino, MirkoMirko Celestino (ITA)	Saeco Macchine per Caffè
2002	ITA !	Bartoli, MicheleMichele Bartoli (ITA)	Fassa Bortolo
2003	ITA !	Celestino, MirkoMirko Celestino (ITA)	Saeco Macchine per Caffè
2004	ESP !	Serrano, MarcosMarcos Serrano (ESP)	Liberty Seguros
2005	ITA !	Sacchi, FabioFabio Sacchi (ITA)	Fassa Bortolo
2006	ESP !	Astarloa, IgorIgor Astarloa (ESP)	Barloworld
2007	ITA !	Di Luca, DaniloDanilo Di Luca (ITA)	Liquigas
2008– 2011	~ !No race
2012	ESP !	Contador, AlbertoAlberto Contador (ESP)	Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank
2013	ITA !	Ulissi, DiegoDiego Ulissi (ITA)	Lampre–Merida
2014	ITA !	Caruso, GiampaoloGiampaolo Caruso (ITA)	Team Katusha
2015	ITA !	Rosa, DiegoDiego Rosa (ITA)	Astana

References

1 2 Cyclingnews.com Gives details of race return in 2012.
↑ "MIlano-TOrino". Cycling. 2015. Sky.

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Classic cycle races

The 'Monuments'	Milan–San Remo Tour of Flanders Paris–Roubaix Liège–Bastogne–Liège Giro di Lombardia

Spring classics	Strade Bianche Milan–San Remo Cobbled classics E3 Harelbeke Gent–Wevelgem Tour of Flanders Paris–Roubaix Ardennes classics Amstel Gold Race La Flèche Wallonne Liège–Bastogne–Liège

Summer classics	Clásica de San Sebastián Vattenfall Cyclassics Trittico Lombardo Coppa Ugo Agostoni Coppa Bernocchi Tre Valli Varesine Laurentian classics Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal

Autumn classics	Brussels Cycling Classic Grand Prix de Fourmies Paris–Tours Trittico di Autunno Milano–Torino Giro del Piemonte Giro di Lombardia Giro dell'Emilia Japan Cup

Past classics	Paris–Brest–Paris Bordeaux–Paris Wincanton Classic Porto–Lisboa Züri-Metzgete Giro del Lazio Giro della Romagna

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