We are back after five years at the start of the Trofeo Laigueglia, one of those typical Italian one-day races which give almost no respite and where the quick succession of hills leads to countless attacks, making things difficult to control for the peloton.
The route covers 192 kilometers along the picturesque Ligurian coast, and features a string of iconic climbs, such as Capo Mele, Capo Berta, and the Cipressa. In the final 40 kilometers, the race moves onto a local circuit made up of Colle Micheri (whose average gradient reaches 8.6%) and Capo Mele, and it’s there that the decisive attacks usually come, especially as from the top of the last climb only a short and fast downhill separates the riders from the finish.
