The NIPPO Vini Fantini De Rosa team is ready to start the 2015 season. It will begin with the Tour de San Luis (Argentina) from 19th to 25th of January.
SAN VITO TEATINO (CH) – From the Dragonara Hotel of Pescara this morning the NIPPO Vini Fantini De Rosa is ready for the season inauguration, also official debut for the new team Italian-Japanese UCI Professional. The race chosen for the debut, has a big international appeal, one of the most important race in South America: the Tour de San Luis, in Argentina, from 19th to 25th of January, for a whole week of races with a parter of incredible champions.
To the starting line for the #BlueMountain team there will be the six riders among the most conditioned of the team, chosen by the Technical Director Stefano Giuliani that will lead the athletes for the first Tour of the season. The team is composed by Giacomo Berlato, Eudard Grosu, Nicholas Marini, Mattia Pozzo, Riccardo Stacchiotti, Genki Yamamoto. An international mix from Italy, Romania and of course Japan, another important soul of the team.
Debut for Berate and Marini, at their first race as Neo-Pro. Not an easy one, but for sure highly motivating for them. Nicolas Marini, one of the young talent most expected of the #OrangeBlue team, will be at his first race against an international sprinter as Mark Cavendish. For a winner of many races in under23 category, it is a perfect debut: the “enfant prodige”of sprinters without any pressure as licence to surprise. To support Nicolas, Eduard Grosu an incredible athlete, so versatile, one of most winning riders of Continental category in 2014, ready to fight with all the best athletes in the world and Mattia Pozzo, at his third season among professionist, after a 2014 with lots of troubles. His gamble is the same of the team: ride very well and show of all their ability.
Berlato, Stacchiotti and Yamamoto finally are completing one of the most young team of the race, ready to support their team mates, giving their best.
The race, one of the point of reference for the opening season, will be broadcasted by Eurosport, where it will be possible to follow and support the NIPPO Vini Fantini team.