Ugo Agostoni

Personal information
Full name	Ugo Agostoni
Nickname	Poncia
Date of birth	March 27, 1893(1893-03-27)
Date of death	September 26, 1941 (aged 48)
Country	Italy
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Major wins
Milan-Sanremo, 1914
Infobox last updated on:
September 29, 2009

Ugo Agostoni (March 27, 1893 at Lissone, Italy – September 26, 1941 at Desio, Italy is a former Italian professional road bicycle racer. Agostoni was professional from 1911 to 1924 during which time he won the Giro dell'Emilia, a stage in the 1912 Giro d'Italia while he was riding for the Peugeot cycling team and another stage in the 1920 Giro d'Italia. Agostoni’s greatest win was in Milan-Sanremo in 1914. Agostoni was killed during the World War II. 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.

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Ugo Agostoni profile at the Cycling Website

Persondata
NAME	Agostoni, Ugo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Road bicycle racer
DATE OF BIRTH	March 27, 1893
PLACE OF BIRTH	Lissone
DATE OF DEATH	September 26, 1941
PLACE OF DEATH	Desio