The 13th edition of the Trofeo Oro in Euro takes place on Sunday, 9th March 2025, with 148 riders from 25 teams set to battle it out in Cinquale on the Ligurian Sea. The 106.8 km course features a mix of flat opening laps before a decisive final circuit with two ascents of the Fortress hill, a climb that has often shaped the outcome of this early-season test.
First held in 2008, the race became part of the UCI calendar in 2022 as a 1.2 event before being upgraded to 1.1 status in 2023, where it remains today. The race has acted as a springboard for talent, with recent winners including Elisa Longo Borghini in 2024, Gaia Realini in 2023, and Sofia Bertizzolo in 2022. Before gaining UCI status, past champions included established Italian names such as Longo Borghini (2012), Arianna Fidanza (2015), Marta Bastianelli (2018), Laura Tomasi (2019), and Rachele Barbieri (2021).
A strong lineup for 2025
Defending champion Longo Borghini, now racing for UAE Team ADQ, returns looking to become the first rider to win the race three times. She will have strong support from last year’s runner-up Karlijn Swinkels and Silvia Persico, who recently impressed at the UAE Tour.
UAE Team ADQ is one of six WorldTour teams on the start list, joined by three ProTeams, eight Continental squads, and seven club teams. Among them, Canyon SRAM brings Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig and Neve Bradbury, while Fenix-Deceuninck fields cyclocross specialists Sara Casasola and Puck Pieterse. Human Powered Health, with last year’s podium-finisher Ruth Edwards and Thalita De Jong, will look to shake up the race, while Uno-X Mobility’s Linda Zanetti is another rider in strong early-season form.
Several Italian riders have past success in Montignoso, including Fidanza and Tomasi, both racing for Laboral Kutxa. If the race comes down to a reduced sprint, riders like Sara Fiorin of Ceratizit Pro Cycling and Martina Alzini of Cofidis could be in the mix. With a mix of top-tier teams and motivated underdogs, the 2025 edition promises another hard-fought battle on the Ligurian coast.
Which teams are racing at Trofeo Oro in Euro 2025?
- UAE Team ADQ
- CANYON//SRAM zondacrypto
- Ceratizit Pro Cycling Team
- Fenix-Deceuninck
- Human Powered Health
- Roland
- Uno-X Mobility
- Cofidis Women Team
- Laboral Kutxa-Fundacion Euskadi
- VolkerWessels Pro Cycling Team
- Aromitalia 3T Vaiano
- BePink-Imatra-Bongioanni
- Born to Win BTC City Ljubljana Zhiraf
- Isolmant-Premac-Vittoria
- Liv AlUla Jayco Women’s Continental Team
- Team Dukla Praha
- Team Mendelspeck e-work
- Top Girls Fassa Bortolo
- A.S.D. Club Corridonia S.C.
- GS Gauss
- Zhiraf Pagliaccia
- A.R. Monex Pro Cycling Team
- Embrace The World Cycling WMN
- Flying Freelancers & ZZPR.nl-WV Schijndel
- TKK Pacific Nestlé Fitness
What does the Trofeo Oro in Euro race profile look like?
Where can I watch the Trofeo Oro in Euro race?
Live on the ToscanaSprint Youtube Channel from 1:45pm on Sunday 9th March 2025
Who are the main riders to watch?
- Elisa Longo Borghini
- Karlijn Swinkels
- Silvia Persico
- Pauliena Rooijakkers
- Antonia Niedermaier
- Christina Schweinberger
- Dominika Wlodarczyk
- Ruth Edwards
- Ingvild Gåskjenn
- Giada Borghesi
- Silvia Zanardi
- Brodie Chapman
- Margot Vanpachtenbeke
- Sandra Alonso
- Linda Zanetti
- Yara Kastelijn
- Eline Jansen
- Julie Bego
- Barbara Malcotti
- Caroline Andersson
- Sara Fiorin
- Petra Zsanko
- Solbjørk Minke Anderson
