In Shintoku, in the first stage of Tour de Hokkaido it’a s Vini Fantini – NIPPO – De Rosa show. Alessandro Malaguti won the stage, Shiki Kuroeda, 4th, Riccardo Stacchiotti, 5th and Pierpaolo De Negri 6th.
After 191 km, from Chitose to Shintoku, the finish of the opening stage of the Tour De Hokkaido, is a trio to play for the victory and the strongest athlete of Vini Fantini – NIPPO – De Rosa, Alessandro Malaguti, is the best.. Behind a trio of the Team of "Blue Mountain": Shiki Kuroeda, Riccardo Stacchiotti and Pierpaolo De Negri, place it in fourth, fifth and sixth position. It’s a Team Vini Fantini – NIPPO – De Rosa show.
Alessandro Malaguti, thanks to determination and willpower after the fall he won again.
A win that, once again, was brought about by a excellent teamwork, a cohesive and united team, who wants to do well on Japaneses roads. Thanks to this wonderful success Alessandro Malaguti also becomes the leader of the General Classification.
A success sought and obtained on one"special" occasion on home roads of NIPPO Corporation, Second Main Sponsor of Italian-Japanese Team.
"This victory has a special taste" – says Stefano Giuliani – "Alessandro has recovered very well, today the boys have played the race in a perfect way. Tomorrow it will be another opportunity to look for a prestigious result and Vini Fantini – NIPPO – De Rosa, as always, will try.
Tomorrow it will be the second stage, 179 km with start and finish in Makubetsu.
The goal is to maintain the primacy and offer a valuable performance like today, make up of bright and strong.