AMSTEL GOLD RACE, FOR THE SECOND YEAR INVITATION CONFIRMED FOR THE NIPPO VINI FANTINI.

It is official the Wild Card for the NIPPO Vini Fantini team to the Amstel Gold Race. For the second year the #OrangeBlue team receive the prestigious invitation for the great classic of The Netherlands, won by Damiano Cunego in 2008. Italy is the third nation for number of victory in the 50 editions of the race and for the 51^ we will see 3 Italian teams to the starting line with the World Tour team Lampre-Merida and the Professionals NIPPO Vini Fantini and Bardiani CSF.
In the team line-up Damiano Cunego and Grega Bole will lead the team in the importante race.

The satisfaction of the General Manager Francesco Pelosi is all in his words: “We are really honored for this invitation, that for us is a great confirmation of the good job we are doing. Openness, an international project and a good start of the season also from a sportive point of view. The confirmation of the Wild Card, for the second year is very important for us, the team will train hard to well figure in this race.”

The Sports Director Stefano Giuliani is strongly motivated and push his rider to well figure in the race: “Hard race, exciting Monument. Together with the Strade Bianche this is one of the most important races of our begin of the year. To find motivation for such a race is very simple, the hard job is to ride against the top level of International Cycling on an hard and competitive race. It is a great opportunity to measure ourself with the best of International Cycling, we will work to honor the invitation.”