The Primavera Rosa was an elite women's professional one-day road bicycle race held between 1999 and 2005 in Liguria, Italy as part of the UCI Women's Road Cycling World Cup. The race was a female version of Milan–San Remo being organised on the same day and finishing in Sanremo shortly before the men but racing over a shorter distance, hence the start was in Varazze. The 2006 edition was initially planned but cancelled before the event.[1]
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Region | Liguria, Italy |
| English name | Pink Spring |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Women's Road World Cup |
| Type | One-day race |
| Organiser | RCS Sport |
| History | |
| First edition | 1999 |
| Editions | 7 |
| Final edition | 2005 |
| First winner |  Sara Felloni (ITA) |
| Most wins |  Zoulfia Zabirova (RUS) (2) |
| Final winner |  Trixi Worrack (GER) |
In 2023, RCS Sport announced that a women's edition of Milan–San Remo would be held from 2024.[2] It is unclear whether the race will use the Primavera Rosa name.
Past winners edit
| Year | Country | Rider | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Italy
|
Sara Felloni | |
| 2000 |  Lithuania
|
Diana Žiliūtė | |
| 2001 |  Sweden
|
Susanne Ljungskog | Vlaanderen–T Interim Ladies Team |
| 2002 |  Netherlands
|
Mirjam Melchers-van Poppel | Team Farm Frites–Hartol |
| 2003 | Russia
|
Zoulfia Zabirova | Prato Marathon Bike |
| 2004 | Russia
|
Zoulfia Zabirova | |
| 2005 | Germany
|
Trixi Worrack | Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung |
References edit
- Primavera Rosa palmares at Cycling Archives
- ^ Westemeyer, Susan (26 January 2006). "Women's Milan-San Remo cancelled". cyclingnews.com. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ^ "A Women's Version of Milan-San Remo Is Planned. Sadly, It Will Be Much Shorter Than the Men's Race". Bicycling. 2023-03-21. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
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