BARDIANI CSF FAIZANÈ: FROM MONDAY THE TOUR OF THE ALPS. ALSO GIRO DEL BELVEDERE AND PALIO DEL RECIOTO FOR THE YOUNGEST RIDER OF THE TEAM
While an intense week of activity will close end this weekend, new races will start immediately on Monday. Six riders will be at the start of the Tour of the Alps from 18 to 22 April. The young riders of the youth project will instead be at the start of the Giro del Belvedere and the Palio del Recioto.
While an intense week of races will end this weekend, with the last two stages of the Tour of Turkey, the team will be at the start of the Tour of The Alps from Monday.
TOUR OF THE ALPS
Six riders have been selected by the sports directors, Roberto Reverberi and Alessandro Donati who will lead the team from the flagship. A very important test that together with the upcoming engagements will give the first important results in view of the awaited selection for the Giro d’Italia.
At the start there will be Filippo Zana returning from a period of altitude and preparation. At his side Enrico Battaglin, returning from the Belgian races as well as the climber Jonathan Canaveral. At their side 3 riders returning from the Giro di Sicilia, the 2 climbers Luca Covili and Omar El Gouzi, together with Luca Rastelli.
A Tour of The Alps which, as always, will see numerous World Tour teams at the start and some of the best Professional teams. The race will be broadcast live on Rai and Eurosport channels, with the live broadcast of the first stage on Monday 18 April from 2.00 pm.
The line-up:
Enrico Battaglin (1989)
Filippo Zana (1999)
Luca Covili (1997)
Omar El Gouzi (1999)
Luca Rastelli (1999)
Jonathan Canaveral (1996)
GIRO DEL BELVEDERE
Space also for the youth project which will see some of the very young riders of the team participate in the Giro del Belvedere (April 18th) and the Palio del Recioto (April 19th).
Mirko Rossato, the reference director of the youth project, selected 5 riders for the first of the two competitions. Martin Marcellusi, winner of the Trofeo Piva, will be at the start, together with Alex Tolio and Alessio Nieri. The training was completed by the two born in 2003 Alessandro Pinarello and Giulio Pellizzari.
The formation for the Palio del Recioto is still being defined and will be made official in the next few days on the official social networks of the #GreenTeam.
The line-up:
Martin Marcellusi (2000)
Alex Tolio (2000)
Alessio Nieri (2001)
Alessandro Pinarello (2003)
Giulio Pellizzari (2003)