Trofeo Luis Puig (original) (raw)

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Spanish one-day road cycling race

Trofeo Luis Puig
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
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History
First edition 1969 (1969)
Editions 40 (as of 2024)
First winner Spain Carlos Echeverría
Most wins Belgium Noël DejonckheereGermany Erik Zabel(3 wins)
Most recent Netherlands Dylan Groenewegen

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]

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

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  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.