MZANSI TOUR: VINI FANTINI - NIPPO - DE ROSA TEAM ON SOUTH AFRICA

From April 8th to 12th ”Blue Mountain” Team will be committed on stage race in South Africa. Time trial, climbs and sprint: spotlight on the young Willie Smit called to do well on home roads.

While a part of athletes is in France (next Friday will start Circuit des Ardennes), Vini Fantini – NIPPO – De Rosa Team will race also in South Africa for the second edition of Mzansi Tour.

There will be five stages able to satisfy the quality of sprinters, climbers and chronoman. The first stage of South African stage race is scheduled for tomorrow with the team time-trial in Johannesburg and then there will be 4 stages with the uphill finish on Thursday at the Golden Gate National Park.

Spotlight on young South African Willie Smit: after a great performance on Dubai Tour he wants to do well even on “home streets” in front of his supporters. To support Willie Smit there will be Takashi Miyazawa, Alessandro Bisolti, Riccardo Stacchiotti, Antonio Viola and Yuma Koishi.

Everything is ready for the second edition of Mzansi Tour with "Blue Mountain" Team determined to be protagonist also in South Africa: in 2013 edition triumphed Robert Hunter with Garmin-Sharp jersey.