More experience, more victories. This is the expected support of the two new riders, already announced by “La Gazzetta dello Sport” as part of the 2017 new team roster. Marco Canola that will ride his sixth year as a Pro with the #OrangeBlue team and Alan Marangoni, coming to NIPPO Vini Fantini team after 7 years of World Tour experience.
The NIPPO Vini Fantini team is growing up, looking forward to the 2017 season. Julian Arredondo is already official, the two Italian riders are now coming to improve quality, experience and charisma of the team.
MARCO CANOLA – YOUNG, TALENTED, READY TO WIN.
New energies, combined with quality and determination, this is the expected support of Marco Canola to the team. 27 years old, Italian, with 5 seasons as a Pro, 2 victories, 1 in Giro d’Italia 2014, with also 2 participations at Big Tours. After the “USA experience” in United Healthcare team, he really wants to have his chance. Ready to help the teammates, but also able to take the responsibility of winning a race in the key moment of his personal career.
ALAN MARANGONI – THE EXPERIENCED SUPPORTING RIDER.
He will be a charismatic guide for young riders and an important supporting rider for the team leaders. This is the role of Alan Marangoni in the new 2017 roster of the team. In 2016 he was riding with Cannondale – Drapac, he have 32 years old, 7 of them in World Tour, with 7 Big Tours in career and 18 monuments.
A supporting rider and great worker, always appreciated by the group. Chosen by the NIPPO Vini Fantini team to support the captain and many young riders of the team, to lead them in the most important moments of the race. A charismatic team-worker at full disposal of the team.
Francesco Pelosi, General Manager of the team, welcome the new riders with these words: "Marco Canola is a winning rider. He is 27 years old and he his looking for his final improvement. he is strongly motivated to win. He is a modern rider, good both for fast short climb and for sprint, we will reach good results together. Alan Marangoni is a pillar for our growth, an important rider for our group, a great "Team-worker", that will be helpful for the leaders, but also to teach to young riders, "how to ride in group". He will be the teacher of the young Japanese talents that have to learn a lot about cycling from a such expert rider."
The 2017 Roster is mostly defined and will be completed with Italian and Japanese new arrivals. The goal is to grow, looking forward to Tokyo 2020. The new team roster is made to improve sportive results, with the expected growth of the young talents already selected by the team.