Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio is a one-day women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in the comune (municipality) of Cittiglio and nearby comunes located within the Province of Varese in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy.

First held in 1974, Trofeo Alfredo Binda is one of the oldest and most established races in the women's calendar, and has been part of the UCI Women's World Tour since its inception in 2016.

History Trofeo Alfredo Binda was first held as a regional event in 1974. The race became a national event in 1999, before becoming an international event from 2007. In 2008, the race joined the UCI Women's Road World Cup. In 2016, the race became part of the new UCI Women's World Tour. From 2025, the race has moved backwards one week in the calendar, allowing Milan–San Remo Women to join the UCI Women's World Tour. In 2026, the race celebrated its 50th edition.

The race is one of the biggest races on the women's calendar that does not have a male equivalent. Media have suggested that the race may be worthy of cycling monument status, due to the race's history and longevity on the women's calendar.

The race is well suited for puncheurs and climbers, with two riders winning the race four times – Italian rider Maria Canins (1984, 1985, 1990, 1992), and Dutch rider Marianne Vos (2009, 2010, 2012, 2019). , Italian riders have won the event on twenty eight occasions, most recently by three time winner Elisa Balsamo (2022, 2024, 2025).

The race is named after Italian cyclist Alfredo Binda, who was from Cittiglio. In the 1920s and 1930s, he won five editions of the Giro d'Italia, four editions of the Giro di Lombardia and two editions of Milan–San Remo – as well as being world champion three times. A junior race (Piccolo Trofeo Alfredo Binda) has been held alongside the race since 1979, with it becoming part of the UCI Nations Cup from 2015.

Course Trofeo Alfredo Binda is held in the Province of Varese in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. The start location varies from year to year, but the course culminates with multiple laps of a hilly circuit outside Cittiglio around in length. Recent editions of the race have been around to in length.

The circuit has two significant climbs – the Casale Alto or Casalzuigno (0.8km at 7%) in the early part of the circuit and the climb of Orino (2.6km at 5%), which typically separates the field as it is located just before the conclusion of the circuit. The circuit passes through Brenta, Casalzuigno, Casale Alto, Cuveglio, Cuvio, Azzio, Gemonio before returning to Cittiglio. The final kilometres of the lap are downhill, with a flat finish.

Other climbs that have featured on the route include the Masciago Primo (5.1km at 4.6%), Caldana (2.2km at 4.5%) and Cunardo (4km at 4.8%).

Past winners YearFirstSecondThird1974 Giuseppina Micheloni 1975 Nicolle Van Den Broeck 1976 Morena Tartagni 1977 Nicoletta Castelli 1978 Emanuela Menuzzo 1979 Anna Morlacchi 1980 Francesca Galli 1981 Emanuela Menuzzo 1982 Lucia Pizzolotto 1983 Michela Tomasi 1984 Maria Canins 1985 Maria Canins Maria Mosole Cristina Menuzzo1986 Stefania Carmine 1987 Rossella Galbiati 1988 Elisabetta Fanton 1989 Elisabetta Fanton 1990 Maria Canins 1991 Maria Paola Turcutto 1992 Maria Canins 1993 Roberta Ferrero Mara Calliope Lucia Pizzolotto1994 Fabiana Luperini Lucia Pizzolotto Katia Longhin1995 Valeria Cappellotto Alessandra Cappellotto Imelda Chiappa1996 Valeria Cappellotto Imelda Chiappa Diana Žiliūtė1997–98No race1999 Fany Lecourtois Mari Holden-Paulsen Pia Sundstedt2000 Fabiana Luperini Pia Sundstedt Fany Lecourtois2001 Nicole Brändli Noemi Cantele Diana Žiliūtė2002 Svetlana Bubnenkova Regina Schleicher Zinaida Stahurskaya2003 Diana Žiliūtė Valentina Karpenko Alison Wright2004 Oenone Wood Olivia Gollan Noemi Cantele2005 Nicole Cooke Katia Longhin Miho Oki2006 Regina Schleicher Diana Žiliūtė Katia Longhin2007 Nicole Cooke Giorgia Bronzini Martina Corazza2008 Emma Pooley Suzanne de Goede Diana Žiliūtė2009 Marianne Vos Emma Johansson Kristin Armstrong2010 Marianne Vos Martine Bras Emma Johansson2011 Emma Pooley Emma Johansson Annemiek van Vleuten2012 Marianne Vos Tatiana Guderzo Trixi Worrack2013 Elisa Longo Borghini Emma Johansson Ellen van Dijk2014 Emma Johansson Lizzie Armitstead Alena Amialiusik2015 Lizzie Armitstead Pauline Ferrand-Prévot Anna van der Breggen2016 Lizzie Armitstead Megan Guarnier Jolanda Neff2017 Coryn Rivera Arlenis Sierra Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig2018 Katarzyna Niewiadoma Chantal Blaak Marianne Vos2019 Marianne Vos Amanda Spratt Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig2020Race cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic2021 Elisa Longo Borghini Marianne Vos Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig2022 Elisa Balsamo Sofia Bertizzolo Soraya Paladin2023 Shirin van Anrooij Elisa Balsamo Vittoria Guazzini2024 Elisa Balsamo Lotte Kopecky Puck Pieterse2025 Elisa Balsamo Blanka Vas Cat Ferguson2026 Karlijn Swinkels Anna van der Breggen Mie Ottestad Source:

Multiple winners

Wins Rider Editions 4 1984, 1985, 1990, 1992 2009, 2010, 2012, 2019 3 2022, 2024, 2025 2 1978, 1981 1988, 1989 1994, 2000 1995, 1996 2005, 2007 2008, 2011 2015, 2016 2013, 2021

Wins per country Wins Country 28 6 6 1

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