The team NIPPO Vini Fantini is flying to Taiwan, for the Tour that will take place from 6 to 10 of March. To lead the team on the team car will be the Japanese DS Shinichi Fukushima. Among the riders of the lineup, the “enfant prodige” of the sprint Nicolas Marini and the Japanese Talent Genki Yamamoto, already one of the best of the team in Tour of San Luis (Argentina) and Trofeo Laigueglia.
The Tour of Taiwan will start from this Sunday from Taipei and the #OrangeBlue are focus and motivated to well figure in the Asian competition, very important for the Italian-Japanese team. The line-up has been build to be competitive in all the different stages of the Tour, with the “Enfant Prodige” of the sprint Nicolas Marini, with already 4 victories in Asian sprint in 2015, as sprinter. the team will count also on the talent of Genki Yamamoto, the Japanese in evidence in this begin of the season with the Tour of San Luis escape in Argentina and in the GP Costa degli Etruschi and Trofeo Laigueglia in Italy. To complete the roster also the Under23 Asian Championship Yuma Koishi, the Italian climber Gianfranco Zilioli and the Japanese man Manabu Ishibashi.
Shinichi Fukushima declaration: “I’m happy to lead the NIPPO Vini Fantini in this important race of the Asian calendar. If he will feels good, after the injury, Genki Yamamoto will probably race in a different way from the begin of the season, he can be a key rider for us in this competition, not only for escapes. Very important here to have also Nicolas Marini, a very fast and you rider, he will be our first sprinter.”
Tour of Taiwan – line-up:
Genki Yamamoto
Nicolas Marini
Yuma Koishi
Gianfranco Zilioli
Manabu Ishibashi.
DS: Shinichi Fukushima.