The 2018 Trofeo Laigueglia was a one-day
road cycling
Road cycling is the most widespread form of cycling in which cyclists ride on paved roadways. It includes Recreational cycling, recreational, Road bicycle racing, racing, Bicycle commuting, commuting, and utility cycling. As users of the road, ...
race that took place on 11 February 2018 in and around
Laigueglia
Laigueglia (; lij, L'Aigheuja, ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Savona, in Liguria (northern Italy in 1812), nearby the Capo Mele Lighthouse.
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
Laigueglia is twinned with:
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, Italy. It was the 55th edition of the
Trofeo Laigueglia
The Trofeo Laigueglia is an early season road bicycle race held annually in Liguria, Italy. From 2005 to 2014, the race was organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It is held about ten days after the opening to the Italian season, the Gr ...
and was rated as a
1.HC The UCI 1.HC and UCI 2.HC are the second tier classification of road cycling races by the UCI, after the UCI World Tour (or its predecessor, the UCI ProTour). The races are part of the various UCI Continental Circuits. The 1.HC events are one-day ...
event as part of the
2018 UCI Europe Tour
The 2018 UCI Europe Tour was the fourteenth season of the UCI Europe Tour. The 2018 season began on 25 January 2018 with the Vuelta a Mallorca, Trofeo Porreres, Felanitx, Ses Salines, Campos and ended on 16 October 2018 with the Nationale Sluiting ...
.
The race was won by
Moreno Moser
Moreno Moser (born 25 December 1990) is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2012 and 2019 for the , , and the teams.
Born in Trento, Moser comes from a family of professional cyclists; his uncles ...
, riding for an
Italian national team select, accelerating 100 metres from the summit of the climb through the hilltop village of Colla Micheri to open a decisive gap. Second place went to
Paolo Totò
Paolo Totò (born 22 January 1991) is an Italian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team .
Major results
;2009
: 5th Coppa Città di Offida
;2012
: 2nd Memorial Elia Da Re
;2013
: 8th Ruota d'Oro
;2014
: 3rd Coppa della Pace
: 5t ...
for the team, ahead of 's
Matteo Busato
Matteo Busato (born 20 December 1987) is an Italian racing cyclist, who most recently rode for UCI ProTeam . He rode at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships.
Major results
;2008
: 10th ZLM Tour
;2009
: 7th Trofeo Zsšdi
: 9th Coppa della Pa ...
.
Teams
Twenty-two teams were invited to take part in the race. These included one
UCI WorldTeam, thirteen
UCI Professional Continental teams, seven
UCI Continental teams and an Italian national team.
Result
References
External links
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2018 UCI Europe Tour
2018 in Italian sport
2018
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