The NIPPO Vini Fantini is preparing with particular attention the competition. The team will have in the line-up Pierpaolo De Negri, winner in 2012 and many young Italian riders.
The NIPPO Vini Fantini is preparing the Trofeo Matteotti from many days with a special training camp with Mountain Bike excursions, training on the speed track and training in the same conditions of the Trofeo Matteotti.
The race of Abruzzo is a particular moment in the race calendar of the team, both for the team and the main sponsor Vini Fantini of Farnese Group. The sport Director Stefano Giuliani and the Sports Trainer Gianni Tendon have been following any details of the preparation this week to arrive to this race at the top of the conidition.
The official line-up of the Trofeo Matteotti is composed by the 8 riders at the training camp:
Pierpaolo De Negri, Eduard Grosu, Giacomo Berlato, Didier Chaparro, Alessandro Bisolti, Riccardo Stacchiotti, Iuri Filosi, Antionio Nibali.
Valentino Sciotti, honorary president of the team and CEO of Farnese Vini, will be part of the race: To participate to the 68° edition of the Trofeo Matteotti on the home roads is for us a pleasure. On the start line we will have Pierpaolo De Negri, that already won the 2012 edition and many young italian talents that for sure will do good things. For us is an important race in the calendar, and our Brand Garnese Vini export the quality of the italian wine and of the wine of Abruzzo worldwide, but our operative heart and headquarter is here. To see the race and all riders passing on our home roads is always a great emotion.”
Pierpaolo De Negri: “This race is in my heart since the 2012, year in which I won it at personal level and it is a race that I feel in a particular way. It is an important race for all the team and for our President Valentino Sciotti. We will race it as a the World Championship.”