Week-end of French races for the NIPPO Vini Fantini Europa Ovini team, with the double race. Classic de Ardechè on Saturday, Drome Classic on Sunday. Marco Canola will be the team leader, with the new arrival Juan Josè Lobato yet ready to race and debut with the #OrangeBlue jersey. In the line-up also Nicola Bagioli, the young Italian talent is one of the rider with the best condition in this begin of the season.
French week-end for the NIPPO Vini Fantini Europa Ovini team. On Saturday the Classic de l’Ardechè, on Sunday the Drome Classic, for a double race of good quality, with a start-list of 5 World Tour teams and many Professional teams.
THE #ORANGEBLUE LINE-UP.
The #OrangeBlue line-up will be leaded by Marco Canola, with a growing condition after the flue he had two weeks ago. With him all the experience of Damiano Cunego and Ivan Santaromita, together with the big motivation of the young Italian talent Nicola Bagioli, among the #OrangeBlue with the best condition in this begin of the season.
In France there will be also the official debut of Juan Josè Lobato, the Spanish sprinter that after 5 years in the World Tour, joined the Italian-Japanese team. Announced today he will be yet in race with the team this week-end. To complete the line-up Simone Ponzi and Marco Tizza.
The line-up: Marco Canola, Damiano Cunego, Juan Josè Lobato, Ivan Santaromita, Nicola Bagioli, Simone Ponzi, Marco Tizza.
THE DECLARATION.
On the team car the Sport Director will be Alessandro Donati, that is confident about a good double race of the team that is growing up in condition after the first period of races: “I’m happy about the signal we received in race by the riders during the previous competitions. Our leader will be Marco Canola, but we expect also important confirms by Nicola Bagioli, the young Italian talent the started very well in this season with his first podium among PROs and good top10s. As usual will be very important the role of everyone in the team, from Cunego to Santaromita, from Ponzi to Tizza. We are all curious to see in race with us Juan Josè Lobato. He just arrived so he will be free to race without pressure, now the only important thing for him is to be back in competitions and to find again the right rhythm during the race. He will be very important for us in the future.”
THE RACE.
On Saturday 24th of February the Classic de L’Ardechè, 200km of race. Official start at 11.00 am and finish time expected at 4.30 pm. On Sunday 25th of February it will be time to race the Drome Classic, 209 km to race. The NIPPO Vini Fantini Europa Ovini team, after the podiums and important top10 reached in the begin of the season is now looking for the first seasonal success.