8 the riders going to Belgium looking forward to the important races. Eduard Grosu and Pierpaolo De Negri leads the team in 3 days of De Panne. To the Volta Limburg, Damiano Cunego will succeed to Antonio Viola.
8 #OrangeBlue riders will go to Belgium today, looking forward to two important races of the calendar, in the hearth of the Europe and of Cycling. De Panne and Volta Limburg. To the 3 days of De Panne, this year at the 40° edition and won in 2015 by Alexander Kristoff 11 World Tour teams and 12 Professional teams with a starting list of high level.
Eduard Grosu will be the fast rider of the team NIPPO Vini Fantini. With him the experience of Pierpaolo De Negri, the determination of Gianfranco Zilioli, and two young Japanese riders Yuma Koishi and Manabu Ishibashi, with the young talents Iuri Filosi, Riccardo Stacchiotti, Antonio Viola.
Viola will leave his place to the captain, Damiano Cunego, that will join the team for the second race of the calendar the Volta Limburg.
This is the complete line-up for De Panne:
Eduard Grosu, Pierpaolo De Negri, Gianfranco Zilioli, Yuma Koishi, Iuri Filosi, Manabu Ishibashi, Riccardo Stacchiotti and Antonio Viola.
DS: Mario Manzoni, Shinichi Fukushima.
Volta Limburg line-up:
Damiano Cunego, Eduard Grosu, Pierpaolo De Negri, Gianfranco Zilioli, Yuma Koishi, Iuri Filosi, Manabu Ishibashi and Riccardo Stacchiotti.
Today the other #OrangeBlue riders will be involved in the third stage of Coppi e Bartali, a stage for spinrters where Daniele Colli and Grega Bole can try to reach the success.