Double calendar for the #OrangeBlue this Saturday 1st of April. In Europe the Volta Limburg with the 5th place of Iuri Filosi in 2016 edition as starting point, and in Asia with the first stage of the Tour of Thailand from 1st to 6th of April.
Just finished the Tour of Taiwan and the 3 days of La Panne, for the NIPPO Vini Fantini team continues the double activity in Europe and Asia. Yet ready to start tomorrow, Saturday 1st of April, the team will be involved in Volta Limburg, race 1.1 valide for the Europe Tour that will take place in The Nederland and the Tour of Thailand in Asia, race of category 2.1., that will take place from the 1st to the 6th of April in Thailand.
Both races are important for the NIPPO Vini Fantini team. In Volta Limburg the team will start his race from the very good placement of Iuri Filosi in 2016 edition, that comes 5th to the finish line. The team will try to improve his result, with a well balanced line-up, with Iuri Filosi very motivated, as it is for Marco Canola in a good condition. The two sprinters of the race are Eduard Grosu and Nicolas Marini, well supported by Pierpaolo De Negri and Riccardo Stacchiotti. To complete the line-up the neo-pro Nicola Bagioli and the Japanese talent Yuma Koishi.
To watch the on-line streaming of the Volta Limburg, here the link.
Also very important the Asian race, both for Asia Tour points and for stage victory desire of the team. “Just finished the Tour of Taiwan” explains Shinichi Fukushima “where we can reach a better results if Masakazu Ito didn’t falls down. He could arrive in the top5 of the general ranking without problems. But also for this reason we have a double motivation for the Tour of Thailand, because we know our potential.”
The two climbers of the team will be Hideto Nakane and Masakazu Ito, the sprinter of the team will be Kazushige Kuboki, with the help of Kohei Uchima. Experienced leader in race will be Alan Marangoni, that already in the Tour of Taiwan helps a lot all the Japanese young talents helping them in race and in their growth. Alan Marangoni will also have his chance to win as he try to do in Tour of Thailand reaching his first #OrangeBlue podium. Six stages and opportunities for all the riders of the team.
Volta Limburg, the line-up:
Marco Canola, Iuri Filosi, Eduard Grosu, Nicolas Marini, Pierpaolo De Negri, Riccardo Stacchiotti, Nicola Bagioli, Yuma Koishi.
Tour of Thailand, the line-up:
Masakazu Ito, Hideto Nakane, Kazushige Kuboki, Alan Marangoni, Kohei Uchima.