Yesterday in Italy the great emotions for the third place of Alessandro Malaguti in the Giro d’Italia, today from the Tour of Japan Nicolas Marini take is first victory among pro riders, the first of the 2015 also for the NIPPO Vini Fantini team. Mattia Pozzo still wearing the GPM leader Jersey and Chaparro and Nibali are 12° and 13° in the general ranking.
Three stage in the Tour of Japan, means for NIPPO Vini Fantini: One victory with Nicolas Marini, the “enfant prodige” of the sprint among #OrangeBlue, the first among pro riders. A Jersey of leader of GPM with Mattia Pozzo, a second place in the points ranking with Nicolas Marini, a third place of Antonio Nibali among young riders and Chaparro & Nibali near to the leader of the global ranking. 40’’ their delay, with the 12° and 13° position. The race has been nervous, with a one man escape from Drapac team with Skydive team controlling the race. The arrival is a sprint, the ideal for the young #OrangeBlue Nicolas Marini that reach the victory.
Nicolas Marini was collecting sprint and vitories among under23 since last year. Now he is 22 years old only, and can now say that he is able to win also among pro riders. In the sprint he arrived before SHPILEVSKY Boris (RTS), Andrea Palini (Skydive), Brenton Jones (Drapac) e Niccolo Bonifacio (Lampre). Nicolas was looking to this stage since Sunday when he declared “I think that wednesday stage and the last one of Tokyo are perfect for me”.
Now Nicolas is satisfied “I have to thank all the team for the great job, it is our victory. In a special way I want to thank Nibali and Pozzo that give me the chance to stay in the group on the last climb. Then Mattia Pozzo launch me and I get out in the last 150 meters, because of the wind. this eas the right choice to win. I dedicate my victory also to my family that always sustain me.”