The Gran Premio di Lugano ( en, Grand Prix of Lugano) is a
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 annually in
Lugano
Lugano (, , ; lmo, label= Ticinese, Lugan ) is a city and municipality in Switzerland, part of the Lugano District in the canton of Ticino. It is the largest city of both Ticino and the Italian-speaking southern Switzerland. Lugano has a populat ...
, Switzerland. Prior to 1981 it was held as an
individual time trial
An individual time trial (ITT) is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock (in French: ''contre la montre'' – literally "against the watch", in Italian: ''tappa a cronometro'' " stopwatch stage"). There are also track ...
but in recent years it has been organised as a
1.1 event on the
UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing
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 ...
. In 2013, the race was cancelled due to snowfall.
Lugano, Chrono
GP di Lugano
References
External links
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UCI Europe Tour races
Cycle races in Switzerland
Recurring sporting events established in 1981
1981 establishments in Switzerland
Spring (season) events in Switzerland