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Poggiana is back: the “stars combat” of the Poggiana Grand Prix, one of the most prestigious international cycling trials for the Under 23s, returns on 8 August after a year of absence. live the last hour of the race. With an exceptional commentator: the Olympic champion Silvio Martinello at the microphones with Mario Guerretta on the social channels of the GP, Ciclismoweb and Teleciclismo.
Thirty-five teams at the start, twenty Italians and fifteen foreigners: among these the Russian and Swiss national teams, while the American Team Novo Nordisk Development will arrive from overseas. But the eyes will obviously be on the Italian U23 champion Gabriele Benedetti who, under the Zalf Euromobil Desirée Fior will try to keep the trophy at home. The presentation at the Hotel Fior di Castelfranco took place on Friday evening, which was attended by the regional councilor Silvia Rizzotto and the sports councilor Davide Gazzola representing the municipal administration and within the FCI the national councilor Fabrizio Cazzola, the president of the Veneto Committee Sandro Checchin and the Provincial Committee Giorgio Dal Bo, the patron of the Poggiana GP Giampietro Bonin and his deputy Loris Civiero underlined their desire to start again in a great way: «A heartfelt thanks goes to all our sponsors for their support; It was not easy to start over, but their closeness, the desire to be there and to leave again sincerely moved us and transmitted to all of us organizers the necessary energy and solidity. But a dutiful thanks to all our 150 collaborators and in particular to the friends of the Velo Club San Vendemiano who will be fundamental for the management of the race ». The race track has been confirmed compared to the last editions: 164.2 kilometers to be covered which will include the initial four laps of the flat circuit drawn between Poggiana and Riese Pio X which will be followed by the ascent of the terrible Forcella Mostaccin which will take the race to the hilly ring of Monfumo which will be repeated four times. Small variant for the final before the arrival: no climb on Via Santa Marcuola but on Via Gorghesana, a parallel road that still leads to Asolo, preferred to further guarantee the safety of the athletes in the race. –
Davide Nordio