{{Infobox athletics race | bgcolour = darkred | image = Lugano 001.JPG | imagesize = 150px | caption = The fountain near the start and end point of the course in Lugano | date = March | location = Lugano | type = Road | distance = Racewalking | sponsor = Banca dello Stato del Cantone Ticino | beneficiary = | est = 2003 | record = | homepage = {{URL|http://www.lugano-racewalking.com/|Official website}} }} The '''Memorial Mario Albisetti''', also known as the ''Lugano Trophy'' and ''GP Città di Lugano'', is an annual racewalking competition over 20 kilometres that is held in March on the streets of Lugano, Switzerland. It was first held in 2003.
It is one of highest profile annual international racewalking meetings, having both permit status from European Athletics and forming part of the annual IAAF World Race Walking Challenge circuit. It attracts top level racewalkers from across the world. Past winners include Olympic medallists Wang Zhen, Alex Schwazer and world champion Michele Didoni.<ref>Sampaolo, Diego (2011-03-21). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/chinese-dominate-in-lugano Chinese dominate in Lugano]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-03-22.</ref><ref>Sampaolo, Diego (2012-03-19). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/schwazer-clocks-sensational-11730-in-lugano-1 Schwazer clocks sensational 1:17:30 in Lugano] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104053414/http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/schwazer-clocks-sensational-11730-in-lugano-1 |date=2012-11-04 }}. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-03-22.</ref><ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/chinese-walkers-stroll-off-with-two-victories Chinese walkers stroll off with two victories in Lugano]. IAAF (2013-03-17). Retrieved on 2014-03-22.</ref> Schwazer broke Maurizio Damilano's long-standing Italian national record in the 20 km walk en route to his 2010 win.<ref>Sampaolo, Diego (2010-03-14). [http://livedata.aws.iaaf.org/news/news/schwazer-sets-national-20km-record-in-lugano Schwazer sets national 20km record in Lugano]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-03-22.</ref>
The course for the race follows the banks of Lake Lugano. It begins and ends at the fountain on Piazza Manzoni – a square near the city's town hall. The straight-looped course of two kilometres is entirely flat. It follows the lakeside roads of Giacondo Albertolli and Vincenzo Vela and has turning points at the end of Vincenzo Vela road and near the ''Museo Civico di Belle Arti'' (Civic Museum of Fine Art).<ref>[http://www.lugano-racewalking.com/percorso.pdf Race Circuit]. Lugano Racewalking. Retrieved on 2014-03-22.</ref>
The race director is Daniele Albisetti, a relative of Mario Albisetti. The race is organised by the Societa Atletica Lugano under the patronage of the Lugano City council and Banca dello Stato del Cantone Ticino.<ref>[http://www.lugano-racewalking.com/organizzazione_2014.pdf Comitato d:organizzazione]. Lugano Racewalking. Retrieved on 2014-03-22.</ref>
The city of Lugano has a long tradition in racewalking competitions and was host to the first ever IAAF World Race Walking Cup in 1961 and again in 1973.
==Past winners== '''Key:''' {{legend2|#A9F5A9|'''Course record'''|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" |- !class=unsortable|Edition !Year !class=unsortable|Men's winner !Time (h:m:s) !class=unsortable|Women's winner !Time (h:m:s) |- |1st |2003 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Roberto Defendenti|ITA}} |1:29:55 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Natalia Bruniko|ITA}} |47:25{{ref label|nb|nb|nb}} |- |2nd |2004 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Roberto Defendenti|ITA}} |1:29:28 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Marie Polli|SUI}} |1:38:44 |- |3rd |2005 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Michele Didoni|ITA}} |1:28:32 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Laura Polli|SUI}} |1:39:09 |- |4th |2006 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Viktor Ginko|BLR}} |1:28:10 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Laura Polli|SUI}} |1:37:46 |- |5th |2007 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Mário dos Santos|BRA}} |1:27:40 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Elisa Rigaudo|ITA}} |1:32:25 |- |6th |2008 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Daniele Paris|ITA}} |1:24:32 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Zuzana Schindlerová|CZE}} |1:33:15 |- |7th |2009 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Aleksandr Yargunkin|RUS}} |1:21:40 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Johanna Jackson|GBR}} |1:31:16 |- |8th |2010 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Alex Schwazer|ITA}} |1:18:24 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Li Yanfei|CHN}} |1:31:27 |- |9th |2011 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Wang Zhen|CHN}} |1:18:37 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Liu Hong|CHN}} |1:29:29 |- |10th |2012 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Alex Schwazer|ITA}} |1:17:30 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Tatyana Sibileva|RUS}} |1:28:03 |- |11th |2013 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Wang Zhen|CHN}} |1:19:08 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Liu Hong|CHN}} |bgcolor=#A9F5A9|'''1:27:06''' |- |12th |2014 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Ruslan Dmytrenko|UKR}} |1:20:08 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Liu Hong|CHN}} |1:27:25 |- |13th |2015 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Yohann Diniz|FRA}} |bgcolor=#A9F5A9|'''1:17:24''' |align=left|{{flagathlete|Anežka Drahotová|CZE}} |1:28:52 |- |— |2016 |colspan=4|''Did not held'' |- |14th |2017 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Alex Wright|IRE}} |1:21:19 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Brigita Virbalytė-Dimšienė|LTU}} |1:32:17 |- |15th |2018 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Kouki Ikeda|JPN}} |1:21:26 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Eleonora Giorgi|ITA}} |1:30:31 |} *{{note label|nb|nb|nb}} The first women's race in 2003 was held over 10 kilometres.
==See also== * Lugano Trophy (World Race Walking Cup)
==References== {{reflist}} ;List of winners *[http://www.lugano-racewalking.com/albodoroita.pdf Albo d'Oro Lugano Trophy – Memorial Mario Albisetti]. Lugano Racewalking. Retrieved on 2014-03-22.
==External links== *[http://www.lugano-racewalking.com Official website] *[http://www.swisswalking.org/ Swiss Walking Federation, official website with pictures]
Category:Race walking competitions Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2003 Category:Sport in Lugano Category:Tourist attractions in Ticino Category:Athletics competitions in Switzerland Category:Spring (season) in Switzerland Category:Organised events in Lugano Category:2003 establishments in Switzerland