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Gran Prix Guerciotti has reached the 33° edition and it represent the most ancient and glorious race glorious race in the Italian cyclocross discipline.
Besides to have won 10 world championships in the cyclocross Guerciotti has always been committed in the organization of important races, first at national level and than at international level.
Along the 33 editions, Guerciotti organized 5 races inside the Super Prestige challenge (the most important European challenge for teams), 5 world cup races (the last one in January 2009) and the Italian championships in the 1999 and 2010.
The locations of Gran Prix Guerciotti have always been among the most different. Starting from Sirone, the race took place in the great Parco Lambro’s scenery in Milano. Than to Saini park and in the last years in the spectacular landscape of Idroscalo in Milano.
In race’s palmares it is present all the stronger riders in cyclocross. The foreign riders :Henry Stamsnyder, Roland Liboton, Mike Kluge, Adrie Van Der Poel, Radomir Simunek, Mario De Clerque, Henrik Djernis. And italian riders : Vito Ditano, Daniele Pontoni, Enrico Franzoi and Marco Aurelio Fontana.
In the five world cup editions the race has always been won by Belgium riders: Sven Njis and Bart Wellens.
Record man as winner is Daniele Pontoni (with 8 victories), followed by Roland Liboton with 3 victories.
In the 2010 Guerciotti organized after more of ten years the second Italian championships, always in Milan at Idroscalo.
The event was a huge success and by all was the best organized Italian championships in recent history.
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