International professional women's cycling returns to the roads of the Verbano Valleys. This Sunday, March 15th, the 27th Trofeo Alfredo Binda – Municipality of Cittiglio (UCI Women's WorldTour) and the 13th Piccolo Trofeo Alfredo Binda – Verbano Valleys (UCI Nations' Cup Junior Women) will take place, two events that will bring the world's best female athletes between Luino and Cittiglio.

Founded in 1974, the Trofeo Alfredo Binda is today one of the most prestigious classics on the international calendar and is the only Women's WorldTour race conceived from its origins exclusively for women's cycling. A sporting tradition that continues to evolve thanks also to the junior race, which on the same day offers an international spotlight to tomorrow's champions.

Teams at the start
The elite Women's WorldTour race will see 24 teams at the start, including 14 WorldTour formations, with a group of the highest international level.
Among the expected protagonists are some of the strongest athletes in the world. UAE Team ADQ will field Italian champion Elisa Longo Borghini, chasing her third victory at Cittiglio. SD Worx will present a six-woman squad led by Lotte Kopecky, alongside Anna Van der Breggen and Elena Cecchini.

Canyon-SRAM will rely on the 2018 winner Katarzyna Niewiadoma and Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig, while FDJ-Suez will have Vittoria Guazzini and Sofia Bertizzolo among its leaders, already a winner of the Piccolo Trofeo Binda.

Great attention also for Visma-Lease a Bike, which will bring to the start the multiple winner Marianne Vos, the race record holder with four victories. For Lidl-Trek, Shirin van Anrooij, winner in 2023, will be among the protagonists.

Among the Italian riders to follow are also Letizia Paternoster, Monica Trinca Colonel, Matilde Vitillo, as well as young talents Eleonora Ciabocco and Francesca Pellegrini, already a winner of the Piccolo Binda.

In the Piccolo Trofeo Binda – Nations' Cup Junior Women, 28 teams will be at the start, with numerous national teams including Spain, Great Britain, France, Poland, Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, Latvia, Mexico and Slovenia, as well as numerous international and Italian club teams.

The routes
Both races will start from Luino, with the finish in Cittiglio. The Trofeo Alfredo Binda – Municipality of Cittiglio will be held over a distance of 152.7 kilometers, with the start at 1:00 PM from Luino. The route will take the athletes on the roads of Valcuvia before tackling the final circuit with the climb of Orino, the traditional decisive point of the race.

The Piccolo Trofeo Alfredo Binda – Verbano Valleys, a Nations' Cup Junior Women event, will start at 9:00 AM from Luino and will cover a distance of 72.7 kilometers, retracing part of the elite race route.

Web coverage
As always, tuttobiciweb will tell you minute by minute about the Trofeo Alfredo Binda in what is now an unmissable appointment of the international cycling season.

TV coverage
The Trofeo Alfredo Binda – Municipality of Cittiglio will be broadcast live in Italy on RAI2 and RaiPlay from 3:45 PM to 5:05 PM, with commentary by Umberto Martini and technical analysis by Giada Borgato. The race will also be visible on Eurosport, through the HBO Max and Discovery+ platforms in Europe and the United States, with Italian commentary by Ilenia Lazzaro and Pietro Pisaneschi.

Race weekend
The race weekend will begin Saturday, March 14th in Luino, where at Palazzo Verbania license checks and race number distribution will take place for junior and elite teams. In the afternoon, various initiatives for the public are scheduled, including a road safety circuit for young people, the non-competitive ride "PedaliAMO together" and the official team presentation.

Sunday, March 15th the program will get underway with the presentation of junior teams, the start of the Piccolo Trofeo Binda at 9:00 AM, and subsequently the presentation of elite teams and the start of the Trofeo Alfredo Binda at 1:00 PM.

In Cittiglio, the finish location, the day will be accompanied by numerous side events, including activities for young cyclists, musical parades and initiatives dedicated to the community.

Words from Mario Minervino
"The Trofeo Alfredo Binda is now part of the life of our territory. It is not just a cycling race, but a moment that involves communities, schools, volunteers, institutions and families. In recent years we have sought to grow the event not only on the sporting level, but also on the educational and cultural level, bringing projects like Pedal, Pedal... Safely to schools. Behind this race there is an extraordinary network of collaboration that works together every year to offer a day of great sport and welcome the world's best female athletes on the roads of the Verbano Valleys."

Recent winners list
Trofeo Alfredo Binda – Municipality of Cittiglio
2025 Elisa Balsamo
2024 Elisa Balsamo
2023 Shirin van Anrooij
2022 Elisa Balsamo
2021 Elisa Longo Borghini

Piccolo Trofeo Alfredo Binda – Verbano Valleys
2025 Megan Arens
2024 Imogen Wolff
2023 Cat Ferguson
2022 Francesca Pellegrini
2021 Anniina Ahtosalo

Cittiglio and the Verbano Valleys ready for professional cycling
With the Trofeo Alfredo Binda, the Verbano Valleys territory returns to being one of the most prestigious stages of world women's cycling, ready to welcome established champions and young talents in a day that unites sport, community and passion for cycling.