The Coppa d'Oro, also known as “ one lira” Race and Grand Prix of the Italian Sport Directors, is a men's one-day

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race reserved for junior riders (age 17-18). It takes place every September in the village of

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(

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). The race starts in

. It follows the county road 228 and crosses the villages of Roncegno Terme,

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and

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. After that, it climbs the hill of

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, then it goes down to

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and comes back to Borgo Valsugana on the same course. At the end of the race the athletes ride the uphill from

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to Telve two times, to arrive finally in the centre of Borgo Valsugana, after 81,2 km.

History

The race was planned and organized for the first time in 1965 by Carlo Dalla Torre. The first three editions took place in the cities of

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, Preore and

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. The race established definitively in

in 1968. The editions of 1969, 1976 and 1977 didn’t take place. The final prize is presented to the Team-manager of the winning cyclist. In the past the prize was 1 lira coin but this symbolic reward has recently been replaced with cash prizes. There’s not only the cadets’ race. From 1997 there is also the Coppetta d'Oro, a race for the youngest athletes at the sport Centre of Borgo Valsugana. In 2000 it was added the Coppa Rosa, a race for female cadets that takes place the day before the Coppa d'Oro. It follows a 50 km course from Borgo Valsugana to the limit of the

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and comes back. Lastly, from 2007 the event includes all the young cycling categories from 7 to 16 years with the Coppa di Sera, a race for male and female beginners that follows an inner course in Borgo Valsugana. Up to now, the only athlete who won two editions of the Coppa d'Oro is

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, in 2004 and 2005.

Coppa d'Oro's winners

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External links

Official website (English)

Race on local tourism page
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