There VF Group Bardiani-CSF Faizanè prepares for the Giro Next Gen 2024. From 9 to 16 June the Italian professional team will be involved in the race organized by RCS Sport, to which the team will present itself with a selection, mix of young talents (including two in their first year in the Under23 category) and expert athletes, with characteristics different to compete in each stage, built around Alessandro Pinarello. The young Venetian, born in 2003, now in his third year as a professional, took second place in the general classification at the Tour of Antalya and won the Palio del Recioto Grand Prix.
Followed by two athletes in their first year in the category like the Chilean Vicente Rojas, fourth at the Frankfurt Under23 GP, great protagonist of the Alpès Isère Tour, where he took second place in the fourth stage and fourth place in the fifth stage. The Varese team is also at the start Filippo Turconithe youngest of the team, born in 2005, third this year at the Marble GP.
For the sprints, the team will focus on the promising Lorenzo Conforti, who after several second places will look for the much desired first career victory. Equipped with a quick start, in the current season he took second place at the Poreč Trophy, at the GP Goriska and in the second stage of the Istrian Spring Trophy.
The Vicenza native will also take part in the pink race Matteo Scalcoin his second year as a professor, last year 17th in the general classification at the Giro Next Gen. The young man from Modena closes the line-up Luca Palettininth overall at the recent Alpes Isère Tour, where he demonstrated excellent climbing skills in the queen stage.
“We have a competitive team, a team suitable for all types of courses – comments sporting director Mirko Rossato, who follows and directs the Under23s – This will also be the first participation for Rojas and Turconi, I want them to learn and gain experience, they will be available to our more mature kids but they will also have free reign in the stages where breakaways will take place. Our minimum objective is always the stage victory.”
LINE UP:
Alessandro Pinarello (2003)
Matteo Scalco (2004)
Vicente Rojas (2002)
Filippo Turconi (2005)
Matteo Scalco (2004)
Luca Paletti (2004)
DS Mirko Rossato
