Profile & Route Trofeo Alfredo Binda 2026

Taking place on the 15th of March this year, the Trofeo Alfredo Binda is one of Italy's most important races in the women's peloton. Above all, it is a race that has no match in the men's field, and with the addition of Milano-Sanremo to the calendar, it also provides ideal preparation for the first monument of the season. We take a look at the profile of the race, which is expected to start and finish at 13:10 and 17:10CET.

The race was created in 1974, over 50 years ago, and was won by Giuseppina Micheloni in its first edition. In the 21st century the race's reputation and importance in the calendar grew exponentially and it was won by legends of the sport such as Emma Pooley, Marianne Vos and Elisa Longo Borghini from 2008 onwards.

Before Milano-Sanremo Women existed, this was the race that on paper resembled it the most as well. Part of the Women's World Tour and in the middle of the month of March, it is no surprise that it has attracted many of the world's best. The list of winners also includes Lizzie Deignan, Katarzyna Niewiadoma, Elisa Balsamo and Shirin van Anrooij. Balsamo is the winner of the past two editions and in 2025 she beat Blanka Kata Vas in a small peloton sprint to the win.

The route is 152 kilometers long, starting in Luino and finishing in Cittiglio. It is a race where sprinters and classics specialists alike will have their opportunity, due to a route that is quite open and with a flat finale.

Not overly hard, the start of the race is mostly flat and then consists of a circuit that includes two slight climbs in it. One is Casale (800 meters at 7.8%) and the other is Orino (2.9km at 4.5). They both provide launchpads to attack and, in the final lap, come with 15 and 7.5 kilometers to go.

It is a circuit designed for attacking racing however it is always necessary to make the race hard from early on, otherwise some sprinters should be capable of resisting the pace and going on to fight for the win in the slight downhill final kilometers.