The 53rd will take place on September 29th City of Lucca Trophy – remembering Giacomo Puccini, national elite cycling race under 23 and thus will conclude the three-year project that the company had planned with the new president Angelo Battaglia.
“We are pleased to have brought the great elite and under 23 amateur cycling back to Lucca, where it had been absent for over 25 years, with the start and finish on the city walls – say the Lucca Cycling Union -. This year the 53rd edition is perhaps the most beautiful of those carried out so far by an athlete participation point. We have 200 registered athletes, 5 Italian Continental companies that have signed up, including Colpack and Zalf – Ddr, Ect (athletes who already race with professionals). The Ukrainian national team has already signed up and is coming to Italy for two matches, the Milano Rapallo on Saturday and the City of Lucca Trophy on Sunday. Of course, everything is linked to the outcome of the war underway in that country. This participation also deserves attention from the municipal administration. Furthermore, there is the participation of a Swiss company and we had to give up a Continental team from Rwanda because federal regulations prohibit it. The colors of Lucca are entrusted to Edoardo Cipollini member of Colpack et al Gs Gragnanowhich took second place last year.”
The competition, in addition to having the patronage of the Municipality, the Province, the Region and Anas, could also have that of the presidency of the council of ministers, where the company has presented the required documents.
