Late-season Italian one-day race
Trofeo Matteotti
A September one-day race in Tuscany that rewards positioning, timing, and the ability to read a finale that can fracture or sprint.
- Location
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- When
- Second Sunday in September
- Course
- One Day
- Most recent winner
- 🇳🇴 Sakarias Koller Loland (2026)
- Category
- Men’s Continental
About Trofeo Matteotti
Trofeo Matteotti is a men's one-day bike race held each September in central Italy. Named after the anti-fascist politician Giacomo Matteotti, the race has been a fixture on the Italian calendar since 1945 and typically finishes in or near Pescara.
Named after Giacomo Matteotti, the socialist politician murdered by fascists in 1924.
This is late-season Italian racing at its most tactical. The route usually features rolling terrain, short climbs, and a finale that can swing between a reduced sprint and a small-group finish depending on how the last hour unfolds. It sits in the calendar window when form is uneven, motivation varies, and races often hinge on who still has something left to prove in September.
Trofeo Matteotti winners
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 🇳🇴Sakarias Koller Loland |
| 2025 | 🇲🇽Isaac del Toro |
| 2024 | Orluis Aular |
| 2023 | 🇳🇱Sjoerd Bax |
| 2021 | 🇮🇹Matteo Trentin |
2026 results
This edition is complete.
Trofeo Matteotti route
The course typically runs through the hills of Abruzzo or neighboring regions, with enough climbing to shed pure sprinters but rarely enough to decide the race outright. Expect a rolling profile with short, punchy ascents in the second half, often followed by a technical or slightly downhill run to the line. The finale rewards riders who can position well after repeated accelerations and then either survive a late attack or contest a reduced sprint. Weather in September can add another variable, especially if rain makes the descents or final corners more consequential. This is not a race won by one defining climb, but by reading the rhythm of the closing circuits or final 30 kilometers and committing at the right moment.
What shapes the race
Italian rolling terrain
A one-day race on rolling Italian roads that rewards versatile riders who can handle repeated accelerations and positioning battles.
History
Eras and records
An Italian race with deep domestic roots, held since 1945 on rolling terrain that rewards versatile riders.
First edition
First held in 1945, the Trofeo Matteotti has been a fixture of the Italian domestic calendar for eight decades.