The Trofeo Luis Puig is a single-day
road bicycle race
Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common ...
held in
Valencian Community
The Valencian Community ( ca-valencia, Comunitat Valenciana, es, Comunidad Valenciana) is an autonomous community of Spain. It is the fourth most populous Spanish autonomous community after Andalusia, Catalonia and the Community of Madrid with ...
, 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
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event on the
UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to expand cycling around the world. The five circuits (representing the continents of Africa, the ...
. It was then not run for 16 years, until re-introduced under the name ClĂ ssica Comunitat Valenciana 1969, as the opening event of the 2021 Europe Tour as a race of 1.2 status.
Spanish rider Vicente Mata died after being hit by a car in the 1987 edition of the race.
Winners
References
UCI Europe Tour races
Recurring sporting events established in 1969
1969 establishments in Spain
Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2005
Cycle races in Spain
Sport in the Valencian Community
2005 disestablishments in Spain
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