Trofeo Franco Balestra is a road bicycle race held annually in Italy. It is organized as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Mid-March |
| Region | Italy |
| English name | Franco Balestra Trophy |
| Local name(s) | Trofeo Franco Balestra (in Italian) |
| Nickname(s) | Memorial Giampietro Metelli |
| Discipline | Road race |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | Single-day |
| History | |
| First edition | 1977 |
| Editions | 37 (as of 2013) |
| First winner |  Vinicio Coppi (ITA) |
| Most recent | Andrea Zordan (ITA) |
1977–2005: Memorial Sabbadini
2006- : Memorial Giampietro Metelli
Winners
| Year | Country | Rider | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Italy | Vinicio Coppi | |
| 1978 | Italy | Davide Meggiolaro | |
| 1979 | Italy | Enrico Pezzetti | |
| 1980 | Italy | Davide Giovanardi | |
| 1981 | Italy | Sergio Dottesio | |
| 1982 | Italy | Mauro Andreoli | |
| 1983 | Italy | Enrico Zaina | |
| 1984 | Italy | Giuseppe Danieli | |
| 1985 | Italy | Giuseppe Gamba | |
| 1986 | Italy | Elio Gusmini | |
| 1987 | Italy | Stefano Cecini | |
| 1988 | Italy | Orlando Pasinelli | |
| 1989 | Italy | Mauro Valoti | |
| 1990 | Italy | Marco Botta | |
| 1991 | Italy | Diego Ferrari | |
| 1992 | Italy | Lorenzo Di Silvestro | |
| 1993 | Italy | Maurizio Tomi | |
| 1994 |  Russia | Maksim Ivankin | |
| 1995 | Italy | Federico Profeti | |
| 1996 | Italy | Elio Aggiano | |
| 1997 | Italy | Moreno Di Biase | |
| 1998 |  Mexico | Miguel Angel Meza | |
| 1999 | Italy | Marco Zanotti | |
| 2000 | Italy | Matteo Tinelli | |
| 2001 | Italy | Alberto Loddo | Zoccorinese Vellutex |
| 2002 | Italy | Antonio Bucciero | Unidelta Egidio |
| 2003 | Italy | Alex Gualandi | G.S. 93 Promosport |
| 2004 | Italy | Paride Grillo | Pagnoncelli |
| 2005 |  Belarus | Branislau Samoilau | Palazzago |
| 2006 |  France | Aurélien Passeron | Cargo Embassy–Larigiano |
| 2007 | Italy | Simone Ponzi | Zalf Désirée Fior |
| 2008 |  Poland | Wojciech Dybel | MGK Vis Norda |
| 2009 | Italy | Davide Cimolai | Team 2000 Veneto Marchiol |
| 2010 | Russia | Alexander Mironov | Itera–Katusha |
| 2011 | Italy | Alessandro Mazzi | Petroli Firenze |
| 2012 | Italy | Patrick Facchini | Casati–MI Impianti |
| 2013 | Italy | Andrea Zordan | Zalf Désirée Fior |
| 2014[1] | Italy | Christian Delle Stelle | Team Idea |