First stage and first podium for the NIPPO Vini Fantini team with a race made with a great personality by all the team. After a great work made to close on the breakaway of the day, the NIPPO Vini Fantini “train” lead Nicolas Marini up to the second place in the final sprint. The victory didn’t come yet, but there is a great motivation looking forward to next stages.
Tour de Korea, Yeosu › Gunsan 216.9km
First stage and first podium, with a great personality demonstrated by all the team today working for the young Italian sprinter Nicolas Marini. The rider born in 1993 try to put an happy ending to all the great work made by his teammates and he went very close to reach the goal.
The good job made at first by Yuma Koishi, Giacomo Berlato and Kuboki to close on the breakaway of the day, then by Pierpaolo De Negri and Riccardo Stacchiotti to lead Nicolas Marini in the perfect position for the final sprint. The young Italian sprinter made a great sprint, but to win is Jon Aberasturi ( Team UKYO), that started on the right of the group anticipating the other teams.
Second place of the stage for the young sprinter that comments with these words: “Second place in the opening stage of the Tour de Korea, it is a good results, but also a pity because I really want to win after the incredible job made by all the team. My team-mates have been perfect. Tomorrow for sure we will work again for the victory.”
Here the video of the sprint: LINK
TOUR DE KOREA – PRIMA TAPPA:
1 Aberasturi Jon Team UKYO
2 Marini Nicolas NIPPO – Vini Fantini
3 Park Kyoung Ho – Geumsan Insam Cello
4 Sunderland Scott Iso – Whey Sports Swiss Wellness team
5 Lowndes Jason – Israel Cycling Academy