L’US Blondes is ready to blow out the 80 candles: la Vicenza-Bionde which will take place on Sunday 28 April, in fact, will have the flavor of a historic pace. An unmissable event in the Under 23 spring, organized by the staff chaired by Filippo Scipioniwith the support of his deputies Ettore Isoli and Fabiano Fadini and the tireless Paolo and Damiano Cazzola.
176 athletes make up the long list of participants and who on Sunday will battle along the 164 kilometers scheduled starting from Soave (Vr) and arriving in Bionde di Salizzole (Vr) where eight rounds of the final local circuit are scheduled.
The brace that allowed Mattia Pinazzi to reach professionalism has been archived, especially the Trieste native to keep an eye on Daniel Skerl (CTF), already on the podium of the Classic last year, winner of the Popolarissima this year, and his partner, the young Slovenian, Zak Erzenalready capable of imposing itself in an international event, in Novo Mesto.
The home crowd will, without a doubt, cheer for the General Store of the historic DS Roberto “Billy” Ceresoli, who will be able to count on fast arrows such as Alessio Menghini and Andrea Cocca; among the fittest of the moment there are certainly the men of Biesse Carrera who with Davide Donati, Etienne Grimod, Andrea Montoli and Tommaso Dati they dominated the prestigious Liberation GP in Rome. Among the fast wheels to keep an eye on Lorenzo Ursella and Matteo De Monte (Zalf) and the children of art Edoardo Cipollini and Samuel Quaranta (MBH Bank Colpack Ballan). Also among the most popular Veronese Edoardo Zamperini (Uc Trevigiani), while among the emerging young people worth mentioning is the name of Lorenzo Anniballi (Technipes).
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Departure set at 2.00 pm sharp from Soave, arrival scheduled for 5.30 pm in Bionde di Salizzole for the event that will allow Vicenza-Bionde to cross the finish line of 80 editions: “We are honored and happy to be able to bring this great classic like the Vicenza-Bionde to its eightieth edition. I would like to thank from now on all the municipal administrations involved in the passage of the race for their collaboration and all the companies that support us with passion and generosity” the President underlined on the eve of the start Filippo Scipioni.
In these hours the usual promotional video of Vicenza-Bionde was published on the web which triggered the countdown in view of the official start; the emotions of the 80th Vicenza-Bionde can be relived thanks to the television services scheduled on Radiocorsa on Raisport (Channel 58) and on Extraciclismo which will be broadcast on Thursday 2 May starting at 9.05pm on Telechiara (Channel 17 in Veneto and Trentino, Canale 18 in Friuli Venezia Giulia) and Ciclismoweb.net.
