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Trofeo Luis Puig

Trofeo Luis Puig

Spanish one-day road cycling race

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]

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

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References

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    "Ruta de la Cerámica". FirstCycling.com. 5 October 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana 1969 - Gran Premio V(1.1)". ProcyclingStats. 5 October 2023.
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    "27ème Trofeo Luis Puig 1996". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 5 October 2023.
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    "History".
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    "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. [6]
    Fletcher, Patrick (22 January 2023). "Arnaud De Lie wins Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana - Gran Premi València". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 30 April 2023.


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