Cycling: the Giro Next Gen will start with the time trial in Aosta

The Giro Next Gen of cycling will start with the prologue time trial Aosta.

The Corsa Rosa dedicated to young Under 23 talents it will leave on June 9th from the regional capital.

There Valle d’Aosta it will also host the second stage and the start of the third.

The program includes eight sections for a total of 986 kilometres; There are 5 regions crossed.

At the start there will be 29 teams (yet to be defined) of 6 riders each.

The Giro d’Italia Next Gen will start with the time trial in Aosta

The chronoprologue of Aosta will open the Giro Next Gen 2024 organized by RCS Sports on behalf of the cycling federation.

The race was presented this morning at Rome to the Ministry of Business and Made in Italy.

There Valle d’Aosta it will also be the scene of the second stage, which will take the athletes from Aymavilles to Saint Vincent.

The caravan will then depart from Tuesday 11 June Verrès to reach Pian della Mussa in the Lanzo Valleys.

The Piedmontese one will be the first of the three uphill arrivals; the others are scheduled to Is And Bitch.

The race will end on Saturday 16th with the Cesena-Forlimpopoli.

There Valle d’Aosta Region it has not yet made its spending commitment official.

The rich roll of honor of the Giro d’Italia Next Gen

There are many future champions who have won the Giro Next Gen.

The Azzurri appear in the time register Francesco Moser (1971), Giovanni Battaglin (1972), Marco Pantani (1992) e Gilberto Simoni (1993).

The winners among the foreigners were, among others, Piotr Ugrumov (1984), Thomas Pidcock (2020) e Juan Ayuso (2021).

Adolfo Urso: «Cycling is a source of pride and unites the country»

The Minister for Business and Made in Italy also participated in the presentation.

«Cycling, like Made in Italy, is a source of pride and unites the country – he said Adolfo Urso -. This exciting sport gives Italy champions admired at an international level and like our brand, the calling card of our nation, it represents identity and excellence. It could therefore not fail to have a leading role among the celebrations linked to the first National Day of Made in Italy, which we celebrate with 400 events throughout the national territory of sporting, cultural, historical, artistic and social importance.”

Paolo Bellino: «The agreement with the FCI can give more and more impetus to this event»

RCS Sports is in its second year of organizing the Giro Next Gen on behalf of the FCI.

«We are eager to start again with great motivation – he explained Paolo BellinoCEO of RCS Sports -. The agreement we have with the cycling federation can give more and more impetus to this event. We want the event to gain ever greater importance also because it is not just a cycling event, but a great opportunity for the promotion of the area, as already happens with our professional races, both men’s and women’s.”

Mauro Vegni: «Eight spectacular stages await us»

«As in 2023, the 2024 edition will also be characterized by eight spectacular stages that will offer opportunities to all types of runners – he underlined Mauro Vegni, cycling area director of RCS Sport -. There will be time trials, uphill finishes, sections for sprinters and more explosive runners. We expect a great participation from the best Under 23 teams in the world and we believe that the final winner will be a complete runner who can carry on the tradition of the great names that are part of the roll of honor of this race.”

Cordiano Dagnoni: «Thanks to these competitions, the champions of the future are born»

«The youth categories are fundamental for the development of the movement and it is thanks to these competitions that the champions of the future are born – he commented Cordiano Dagnoni, president of the Italian cycling federation -. The youth categories are fundamental for the development of the movement and it is thanks to these competitions that the champions of the future are born. For this reason we are extremely satisfied with the collaboration with RCS Sport which for us represents excellence at an organizational level. Among the projects planned there is in particular the Cycling Cup, a series of races that will involve the youth categories, both male and female, who will anticipate the arrival of the race. It will be nice to see these young athletes experience the thrill of pedaling on the same routes followed a few hours later by their older colleagues.”

Giulio Grosjacques: «The Giro Next Gen enhances the sporting vocation of the Aosta Valley

The regional councilor for tourism, sport and commerce was also present in Rome.

«Valle d’Aosta is a region with a great sporting vocation and this vocation is enhanced by events such as the Giro Next Gen which is a vehicle of great promotion for our territory as it touches some of the cardinal points of our region – he explained Julius Grosjacques -. We start from Aosta, which in 2025 will celebrate 2050 years since its foundation, but the race will also touch Aymavilles, where one of the most beautiful castles of our cultural heritage is located, Courmayeur, which hosts the Skyway of which we are very proud, Saint-Vincent , one of the most important spa resorts in the Region, and Verrès, the largest industrial centre.”

The route of the Giro Next Gen 2024

Sunday 9 June: Aosta – Aosta (11 km).

Monday 10 June: Aymavilles – Saint-Vincent (121 km).

Monday 11 June: Verrès – Pian della Mussa (127 km).

Tuesday 12 June: Pertusio – Borgomanero (130 km).

Wednesday 13 June: Bergamo – Cremona (136 km).

Thursday 14 June: Borgo Virgilio – Fosse (145 km).

Friday 15 June: Montegrotto Terme – Zocca (170 km).

Saturday 16 June: Cesena – Forlimpopoli (146 km).

The 5 jerseys of the Giro Next Gen

Pink magic: general classification by time.

Red jersey: points classification.

Blue jersey: Mountain Grand Prix ranking.

Maglia Bianca: youth classification reserved for riders born in 2005.

Recolored jersey: first Italian rider in the general classification.

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