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Late-season Italian one-day race through the Brianza hills north of Milan

Coppa Agostoni – Giro delle Brianze

A punchy Italian one-day race that rewards positioning, timing, and the ability to handle repeated short climbs in the final hour.

Open 2026 results Winners
Location
🇮🇹 Italy
When
First Sunday in October
Course
One Day
Most recent winner
🇫🇷 Paul Lapeira (2026)
Also known as
Coppa Ugo Agostoni
Category
Men’s Continental

About Coppa Agostoni – Giro delle Brianze

Coppa Agostoni - Giro delle Brianze is a men's one-day bike race held each October in the Brianza region north of Milan. The route typically features rolling terrain and short, steep climbs that create selective racing in the closing kilometers.

Also known as: Coppa Ugo Agostoni · Giro delle Brianze

Named after Bruno Agostoni, a local rider killed in World War II, the race has been run since 1946.

This is a race that rewards tactical sharpness more than raw power. The Brianza hills are short enough to keep a group together but steep enough to hurt, and the finale often comes down to positioning, timing, and who can read the final moves. It sits in the calendar window where riders are either chasing late-season form or testing their legs before the Lombardia, which gives it an edge of unpredictability.

Coppa Agostoni – Giro delle Brianze winners

YearWinner
2026🇫🇷Paul Lapeira
2025🇬🇧Adam Yates
2024🇨🇭Marc Hirschi
2023🇮🇹Davide Formolo
2022🇳🇱Sjoerd Bax
2021Alexey Lutsenko
2019Alexandr Riabushenko
2018🇮🇹Gianni Moscon
2017🇨🇭Michael Albasini
2016🇮🇹Sonny Colbrelli

2026 results

This edition is complete.

Coppa Agostoni – Giro delle Brianze route

The Brianza hills north of Milan define the race. Expect a route built around short, punchy climbs that repeat in the final circuits, with gradients steep enough to split the group but not long enough to drop pure climbers. The winner usually emerges from a reduced group in the final 20 kilometers, either from a late attack or a small sprint. Positioning into the last climbs matters more than early aggression, and riders who can accelerate out of tight corners on tired legs tend to feature. Weather in October can add another variable, with wet roads making the descents and final technical sections more decisive.

What shapes the race

  1. Trittico Lombardo finale

    The third and final race of the Trittico Lombardo. By this point, riders have already raced Coppa Bernocchi and Tre Valli Varesine, and fatigue plays a role.

  2. Lissolo circuit climbing

    Four laps of a 28 km circuit featuring three climbs (Sirtori, Colle Brianza, Lissolo) for roughly 3,000 m of total climbing. Pure attrition through repetition.

  3. Puncheur territory

    The climbs reward explosive riders who can accelerate repeatedly rather than sustained climbers or pure sprinters.

Signature landmarks

  1. Climb

    Colle Brianza

    3.8 km at 6% average, the hardest ascent on the Lissolo circuit, tackled four times.

  2. Circuit

    Lissolo circuit

    A 28 km loop featuring three climbs per lap, for close to 3,000 m of total climbing across the race.

History

Memorable editions

  1. 2023

    Formolo's late attack

    Davide Formolo launched a solo attack late in the race, holding off the chasers for a popular Italian victory.

  2. 2025

    Yates solos for UAE's 90th

    Adam Yates took a solo victory, giving UAE Team Emirates their 90th win of the season.

Iconic victories

  1. Franco Bitossi

    Three wins, the all-time record. Won across the 1960s and 1970s.

  2. Eddy Merckx

    Counts a Coppa Agostoni among his vast collection of victories.

  3. Adam Yates

    His 2025 solo confirmed the race as a proving ground for WorldTour climbing talent.

Eras and records

Named for Ugo Agostoni, who won Milan-San Remo in 1914 as the youngest ever winner at age 20. Professional since 1959.

  1. Most wins

    Franco Bitossi, 3 victories.

  2. Named for

    Ugo Agostoni (1893 to 1924), youngest ever winner of Milan-San Remo at age 20 in 1914.