Nice–Alassio
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Nice–Alassio was a professional one-day road cycling race that was held from 1979 until 1997. It was known as Monte Carlo–Alassio from 1993 to 1996 and the Alassio Cup in 1997.[1]
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | February |
| Region | France and Italy |
| Discipline | Road |
| Type | One-day race |
| History | |
| First edition | 1979 |
| Editions | 15 |
| Final edition | 1997 |
| First winner |  Jean-François Pescheux (FRA) |
| Final winner |  Gabriele Balducci (ITA) |
The race was held in February as a preparation race for Milan–San Remo.
Winners
| Year | Country | Rider | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | France |
Jean-François Pescheux | La Redoute–Motobécane | |
| 1980 | Italy |
Francesco Moser | Sanson–Campagnolo | |
| 1981 |  Switzerland |
Bruno Wolfer | Bianchi–Piaggio | |
| 1982 | France |
René Bittinger | Sem–France Loire–Campagnolo | |
| 1983 | France |
Éric Dall'Armellina | Sem–France Loire–Reydel–Mavic | |
| 1984 |  Ireland |
Stephen Roche | La Redoute | |
| 1985 | Italy |
Pierino Gavazzi | Atala | |
| 1986 | Italy |
Giovanni Mantovani | Vini Ricordi–Pinarello–Sidermec | |
| 1987 | Italy |
Giuseppe Calcaterra | Atala–Ofmega | |
| 1988 | No race | |||
| 1989 |  Belgium |
Wim Van Eynde | Lotto–Vlaanderen–Jong–Mbk–Merckx | |
| 1990 | No race | |||
| 1991 | No race | |||
| 1992 | No race | |||
| 1993 | Italy |
Gianluca Bortolami | Lampre–Polti | |
| 1994 | Italy |
Adriano Baffi | Mercatone Uno–Medeghini | |
| 1995 | Italy |
Mario Cipollini | Mercatone Uno–Saeco | |
| 1996 | Italy |
Filippo Casagrande | Scrigno–Blue Storm | |
| 1997 | Italy |
Gabriele Balducci | Refin–Mobilvetta | |
