Simply unstoppable. The new Italian Under 23 road cycling champion is irresistible Edoardo Zamperini, who crosses the finish line in Trissino (Vicenza) alone and with arms raised. For the standard bearer of the UC Trevigiani Energia Pura Marchiolcapable of achieving 5 successes in 2023, is the first seasonal joyand, a tricolor gem though, which is worth a lot.
Come on 166.7km of the challenging route, drawn in the Valle dell’Agno by Gs Rubega in collaboration with Adriano Zambon’s OES, a fun race takes place, conditioned by continuous escape attempts and a situation in which calm is not welcome. The decisive action, however, comes in the final 32km ring. There are nine of them approaching, shoulder to shoulder, the decisive climb of Selva di Trissino, the top of which is set just over 10km from the finish line. On the ramps of the last ascent of the day, excluding the last 500m in the town center which look upwards, Zamperini he takes the lead and, with a pounding and decisive rhythm, detaches everyone from his wheel, and then takes off at the finish line. Behind him the fight for the remaining podium positions is intense. Second place takes it Nicola Rossi (Team Beltrami TSA – Tre Colli, +11″) while it is Pietro Mattio (Team Visma, +19″) to finish in third place.
“From the beginning of the season I was continuously looking for this first victory, and it came perhaps at the least expected moment” – he says immediately the new Italian champion Zamperini. “After breaking my collarbone at the beginning of May, I held on, I didn’t give up, thanks above all to the support of all my teammates and the staff. The Giro Next Gen was the best viaticum for this victory. On a truly challenging track, where you had to know how to read the race, I demonstrated my worth. Now head to the next appointments: the Giro del Veneto (25-30 June), the Tour of the Aosta Valley (17-21 July), dreaming of wearing blue even on a big date”.
This spectacular edition of the Italian under 23 event, organized by ORES by Adriano Zambon in collaboration with Gs Rubegasatisfied both the runners and above all the large audience who came to Trissino and the surrounding area, as underlined by Achille Rubegafactotum of the event: “We experienced a Sunday of great sport, a celebration of cycling in its best version. We managed to offer participants a challenging and exhilarating route, which provided emotions and constant changes in the plot. I’m really happy to have seen a huge crowd on the streets of Trissino, ready to applaud all these guys, including the new Italian Champion, who did a champion’s act today.”
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