Ugo Agostoni

Ugo Agostoni (27 July 1893 – 26 September 1941) was an Italian professional road bicycle racer. Agostoni was professional from 1911 to 1924 during which time he won the Giro dell'Emilia, and a stage in the 1920 Giro d'Italia. Agostoni's greatest win was in Milan–San Remo in 1914.

Agostoni died during a surgery in the hospital in Desio. From 1946 onwards, a race has been organized in his honor called the Coppa Ugo Agostoni which has been won by several great cycling champions such as Felice Gimondi, Franco Bitossi, Eddy Merckx, Roger De Vlaeminck, Francesco Moser, Jan Ullrich and Gianni Bugno.

Major results

1911 2nd National Road Race Championships 3rd Rome-Naples-Rome 3rd Coppa Savona 1912 1st Giro dell'Emilia 5th Giro di Lombardia 1914 1st Milan–San Remo 2nd Rome-Naples-Rome 9th Giro di Lombardia 1918 3rd Milan–San Remo 1919 3rd National Road Race Championships 4th Giro di Lombardia 1920 1st stage 8 Giro d'Italia 8th Milan–San Remo 9th Giro di Lombardia 1921 5th Milan–San Remo 1922 3rd Giro dell'Emilia 7th Milan–San Remo