Sunday 5th of June, the same day of the last stage of the Tour of Japan, will start another important asian race, the Tour of Korea. Grega Bole will be the leader of the NIPPO Vini Fantini, Eduard Grosu the sprinter, Giacomo Berlato the Escape Man, Genki Yamamoto the Japanese rider that just finished his first Giro d’Italia.
The Asian calendar of the NIPPO Vini Fantini team is coming to clou moments. While Pierpaolo De Negri and teammates are playing the last and most important stages of the Tour of Japan, this Sunday 6 #OrangeBlue riders will start the Tour of Korea, for 8 stages that are going to be very interesting and ambitious.
Grega Bole, the slovenian rider, will be the leader of the team. After a good Giro d’Italia supporting the team, is now ready for a Tour of Korea, looking forward to the Tour of Slovenia and National Championship. For the sprint the man will be Eduard Grosu, coming from a Giro d’Italia with a grow of condition and a great final stage with the thrilling Torino arrival. The surprise of this line-up is Giacomo Berlato, the escape man of Giro d’Italia and Amstel Gold Race, that will give a different tactical opportunity to the Sportts Director Shinichi Fukushima.
Genky Yamamoto, the Japanese rider that recently concludes his first Giro d’Italia, becoming part of the 3 Japanese riders to arrive between first 25 riders of a Giro d’Italia stage in the history of Giro. To complete the line-up Antonio Viola and Manabu Ishibashi.
On the team car Shinichi Fukushima, that after his debut as Sports Director in a Great Tour in Giro d’Italia 2016, will lead the #OrangeBlue team in the 8 stages of Korea.
Line-up: Grega Bole, Eduard Grosu, Giacomo Berlato, Genki Yamamoto, Manabu Ishibashi, Antonio Viola