Sunday’s Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio is a race that holds a special place in the women’s calendar, with an honour roll of winners so long that few other races can even come close to its history and prestige.
The race that has long loomed large in the women’s calendar, first running in 1974 and only missing three years through the intervening period. Will it be a new name or one of the number of returning victors that claims the honour this year in Italy?
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Shirin van Anrooij (Lidl-Trek)
It’s not just Elisa Balsamo’s three wins in the last four editions of the race – 2025, 2024 and 2022 – that make Binda such a success for the Lidl-Trek, and it looks like the squad will be leaning on another of its recent winners this year.
Shirin van Anrooij attacked on a descent at 25km out to claim the win in 2023 – her first Women’s WorldTour victory – and while she has certainly had some strong results in the meantime she has also had some tough times, with iliac artery endofibrosis surgery in the intervening period. Her return last season though was promising, including third on a stage at the Giro d’Italia. On top of that she was in the top 10 at Strade Bianche last week, so returning to the scene of her first major victory may be just what she needs to take another.
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