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| Full name | Ugo Agostoni |
| Nickname | Poncia |
| Born | (1893-07-27)27 July 1893 Lissone, Italy |
| Died | 26 September 1941(1941-09-26) (aged 48) Desio, Italy |
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| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
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Ugo Agostoni (27 July 1893 – 26 September 1941) was an Italian professionalroad bicycle racer. Agostoni was professional from 1911 to 1924 during which time he won theGiro dell'Emilia, and a stage in the 1920Giro d'Italia. Agostoni's greatest win was inMilan–San Remo in 1914. Agostoni died during a surgery in the hospital inDesio. From 1946 onwards, a race has been organized in his honor called theCoppa Ugo Agostoni which has been won by several great cycling champions such asFelice Gimondi,Franco Bitossi,Eddy Merckx,Roger De Vlaeminck,Francesco Moser,Jan Ullrich andGianni Bugno.
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