We are one step away from the Grand Départ, the first great departure of Tour de France from Italy. For the first time the Grande Boucle will start from our country and tomorrow it will start from the splendid setting of Florence to arrive towards Rimini, to then conclude the subsequent stages in Bologna and Turin: yesterday the teams were presented and everything is ready.
There will be only eight Italians present in this edition: the main reference will be Alberto Bettiol. The Tuscan rider on paper is the Italian who can have the best chance of going and taking a stage win, maybe in some finish line as a finisseur. The form is excellent, as demonstrated last week at the Italian Championship.
It will also be interesting to see what he can do. Julius Ciccone. The Abruzzo runner has already shown in the past that he has some flaws in his endurance over the three weeks, but the twenty-nine year old from Lidl-Trek can try to get some great satisfaction and make some prestigious scalps, even in sections that will present a large difference in altitude.
Sure to join in too Davide Formolowho will have a supporting role to Enric Mas or co-captain, while Davide Ballerini can be a sprinter, as well as the last man and try some attacks from afar. There will be Gianni Moscon who in the past has shown to have champion-like shots at times, while Matteo Sobrero it can figure well in races against time. They will complete the list of the blues Luca Mozzatosecond this year in the Tour of Flanders and a possible protagonist in some hilly stages and Michele Gazzoliwho will be a supporting actor in Astana.
