Spanish one-day road cycling race
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| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Late January/February |
| Region | Comunidad Valenciana, Spain |
| Local name(s) | Gran Premio Valencia (1969−1979) Trofeo Luis Puig (1981−2005) Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana 1969 (2021−) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | Single-day |
| Web site | voltalamarina |
| History | |
| First edition | 1969 (1969) |
| Editions | 40 (as of 2024) |
| First winner |  Carlos Echeverría |
| Most wins |  Noël Dejonckheere Erik Zabel(3 wins) |
| Most recent |  Dylan Groenewegen |
The Trofeo Luis Puig is a single-day road bicycle race held in Valencian Community, Spain. 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. 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. 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.
Spanish rider Vicente Mata died after being hit by a motorist in the 1987 edition of the race.
Winners
References
- "Ruta de la Cerámica". FirstCycling.com. 5 October 2023.
- "Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana 1969 - Gran Premio V(1.1)". ProcyclingStats. 5 October 2023.
- "27ème Trofeo Luis Puig 1996". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- "History".
- "Noted fatalities in professional cycling". www.velonews.com. VeloNews. 9 May 2011. Archived from the original on 13 May 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- Fletcher, Patrick (22 January 2023). "Arnaud De Lie wins Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana - Gran Premi València". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
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