HOME WHERE THE HEART (AND GLORY) IS FOR FORMOLO

2023-10-15T22:18:45+00:0015 October 2023|Categories: News|Tags: , |

Bassano del Grappa - For the second year in a row, the world’s number one-ranked team, UAE Team Emirates, turned the Veneto Classic into a demonstration of their collective might, as a late attack on the Contrà Soarda climb launched Davide Formolo to a solo victory ahead of team-mate Marc Hirschi and Jayco-AlUla’s local boy, Filippo Zana. As expected, the 196.2km race had turned into a war of attrition over the spectacular, undulating course through the hills around Bassano del Grappa - including four ascents of the Rosina climb and the Tisa ‘wall’, plus the Diesel Farm gravel section. Born in Negrar, just a few valleys to the west of Bassano, Formolo is a former Giro d’Italia stage winner and runner-up in two of cycling’s toughest and most historic one-day races, Strade Bianche and Liège-Bastogne-Liège - but today’s is the most [...]

VERMEERSCH VERSUS VERMEERSCH – FLORIAN’S VENI VIDI VICI IN CITTADELLA

2023-10-15T22:13:33+00:0014 October 2023|Categories: News|

Cittadella – On Friday the historic walled city of Cittadella played host to a memorable duel between two riders of the same appellation, nationality and designs on the crown of world’s greatest in the emerging discipline of gravel racing – and, in the battle pitting Vermeersch (Alpecin-Deceuninck) against Vermeersch (Lotto-Dstny), it was the latter, Florian, who narrowly prevailed over the former, Gianni, in the third edition of the Serenissima Gravel. Second in the UCI World Gravel Championship last weekend and third in the Giro del Veneto, the first race in the Ride the Dreamland Series on Wednesday, Florian Vermeersch started Friday’s 149.4km race among the favourites – as did Gianni, the inaugural UCI gravel world champion on an almost identical course hugging the banks of the Brenta river in 2022. The two Belgians would [...]

“MADE-TO-MEASURE FOR ME” – GODON FIRST FRENCHMAN TO CONQUER GIRO DEL VENETO

2023-10-11T20:15:13+00:0011 October 2023|Categories: News|Tags: |

Vicenza - Against one of the most spectacular and photogenic backdrops in professional cycling - the packed porticos climbing to the Santuario della Madonna di Monte Berico above Vicenza - on Wednesday Dorian Godon (AG2R Citroën Team) became the first Frenchman to triumph in the 114-year-old Giro del Veneto, outsprinting Tobias Johannessen (Uno-X) and Florian Vermeersch (Lotto Dstny) in a thrilling stampede to the line. A breathless finale was in keeping with the rest of the 170.1km race, with Godon’s final average speed a dizzying 45.8kph. A gentle giant (190cm) and increasingly prolific winner, Godon will be a popular champion - and was both surprised and delighted to prevail after struggling in recent weeks. After a podium ceremony in [...]

MARC HIRSCHI (UAE-TEAM EMIRATES) WINS 2ND VENETO CLASSIC DAVIDE FORMOLO (UAE-TEAM EMIRATES) SECOND, NICOLA CONCI (ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK)

2022-10-27T15:57:50+00:0016 October 2022|Categories: News|

MARC HIRSCHI (UAE-TEAM EMIRATES) WINS 2ND VENETO CLASSIC DAVIDE FORMOLO (UAE-TEAM EMIRATES) SECOND, NICOLA CONCI (ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK). Marc Hirschi (UAE-Team Emirates) won the 2nd Veneto Classic today at the end of a 190 km route comprising road, cobbles and gravel [...]

ROBIN FROIDEVAUX (TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM) WINS 2ND SERENISSIMA GRAVEL

2022-10-27T15:23:00+00:0014 October 2022|Categories: News|

ROBIN FROIDEVAUX (TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM) WINS 2ND SERENISSIMA GRAVEL. Swiss champion wins alone, ahead of Emils Liepins (Trek Segafredo) and Gianni Vermeersch (Alpecin-Deceuninck). [...]

GIANNI VERMEERSCH (BELGIUM) TAKES FIRST ELITE MEN’S RAINBOW JERSEY AT UCI GRAVEL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

2022-10-27T11:40:09+00:009 October 2022|Categories: News|

GIANNI VERMEERSCH (BELGIUM) TAKES FIRST ELITE MEN’S RAINBOW JERSEY AT UCI GRAVEL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. Gianni Vermeersch (Belgium) took the rainbow jersey today in the Elite Men’s category at the inaugural UCI Gravel World Championships in beautiful Cittadella, Italy, outsprinting his breakaway companion Daniel Oss (Italy) after 154 km together. Mathieu van der Poel (Netherlands) was third. [...]

PAULINE PREVOT-FERRAND (FRANCE) TAKES FIRST RAINBOW JERSEY AT UCI GRAVEL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

2022-10-27T10:41:17+00:008 October 2022|Categories: News|

PAULINE PREVOT-FERRAND (FRANCE) TAKES FIRST RAINBOW JERSEY AT UCI GRAVEL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. Pauline Prevot-Ferrand (France) took the rainbow jersey today at the inaugural UCI Gravel World Championships in beautiful Cittadella, Italy, outsprinting Sina Frei (Switzerland). Chiara Teocchi (Italy) was third. [...]

FIRST UCI GRAVEL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS ATTRACTS MANY TOP STARS

2022-10-04T14:37:49+00:004 October 2022|Categories: News|

FIRST UCI GRAVEL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS ATTRACTS MANY TOP STARS. The UCI decided last year to have a new UCI Gravel World Championships in 2022 after the success of races like Strade Bianche and the ever growing popularity of gravel racing all over the world. [...]

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