Another important element which make the Italian-Japanese cycling project always more international. The promising SouthAfrican athlete will ride for Vini Fantini – NIPPO – De Rosa Team in 2014 season.
The first training camp of Vini Fantini – NIPPO – De Rosa Team is going on in San Vito Chietino (CH) and officially arrives a new recruit for 2014 season. It’s Willie Smit, promising SouthAfrican athlete born on 1992, attended by the compatriot Robert Hunter who will enrich the team at the disposal of the Tecnical Director Stefano Giuliani and the Sport Directors Alessandro Spezialetti and Gabriele Di Francesco.
Currently committed on African Continental Championship (just yesterday he has become Chrono Under23 African Champion) Willie is ready for the new adventure: "I want to thank the Team Manager Rocco Menna for this opportunity to race in Europe and to confront myself with the best international cycling athletes. I’m very happy and I am looking forward to putting on this new shirt and starting to ride with my new companions".
Smit, recommended to Management from the ex professional Andrea Noè, is a complete athlete, expert on time trial, who will support the team at the disposal of Stefano Giuliani and who will assure to the Italian-Japanese team an always more international profile: "This project is fascinating and the presence of NIPPO and of many japanese athletes which assure to us a great visibility also in the Asian races".
So arrives the fourteenth recruitment for Vini Fantini – NIPPO – De Rosa Team which has fixed at 16 the number of athletes for the next season: "Next 10th December will finish this first training camp –concludes Rocco Menna, Team Manager of the Italian-Japanese cycling project with Hiroshi Daimon –and before the end of this retreat we will communicate the last two acquisitions who will complete the team".
The preparation goes on and grows the enthusiasm: the 2014 season is always more soon, the last puzzle elements of the "Montagna Blu Team" are to be inserted.