Visma-Lease a Bike’s new sensation to debut at Giro del Belvedere: here comes Jørgen Nordhagen

2024-03-29T11:01:28+01:0029 March 2024|

Expectations over the 19-year old Norwegian talent, Cross Country Skiing Junior World Champion, have been growing since months: on April 1st in Villa di Cordignano (Italy) it’s finally time to see him at work in the U23 category with the Dutch juggernaut, that hopes to defend last year’s success in the Easter Monday Classic

The time for Jørgen Nordhagen’s debut in a Visma-Lease a Bike Development Team jersey has finally arrived. The 19-year old Norwegian, will have his first official start in the U23 category on April 1st in Villa di Cordignano (Treviso, North-East Italy), for the 85th edition of Giro del Belvedere.

As it often happens in this generation of early-rising, multifaceted talents, the new rider of the Dutch Team is a real artist of the multidiscipline. Indeed, less than two months ago, on February 7th in Slovenia, he became Junior World Champion in Cross-Country Skiing on the 20 km mass start.

However, his career on the snow is now over, and the black and yellow Bees have great plans for his cycling future, as witnessed by a contract until 2027 and the step to the Pro peloton already scheduled for 2025.

Stop skiing at high level was already the plan for a […]

Giaimi (UAE Gen Z) looks to hit the ground running at Giro del Belvedere

2024-03-27T12:40:53+01:0027 March 2024|

Following solid performances in the Junior category, the 19-year old rookie of UAE Team Emirates Gen Z aims for a positive result at the Easter Monday Classic on April 1st: “The dream is to win, the top-5 a reasonable goal”

Luca Giaimi well represents this new era of cycling, made of young riders setting the tone since the very early stages of their careers. The 2005-born Italian athlete from Alassio (Liguria) has just ended his Junior years and he has already got his feet wet in the pro ranks with one of the strongest squads in the peloton, UAE Team Emirates. In fact, in 2024 Giaimi participated in events such as Vuelta a Murcia, Clasica de Almeria and Le Samyn, to start gaining experience at the highest level.

While setting up for the future, Giaimi’s present is the Under 23 category, in which he looks primed to collect more satisfaction before stepping up to the next level. On April 1st in Villa di Cordignano (Treviso, North-East Italy), Giaimi will play a key role for the UAE Team Emirates Gen Z at the Giro del Belvedere, together with other talented riders such as Slovenian Gal Glivar and Belgian Gibbe Staes.

We are very young […]

Pellizzari brings VF Group Bardiani under Giro del Belvedere spotlights

2024-03-21T16:03:44+01:0021 March 2024|

Following a solid 2023 year, the talented Italian climber will be his team’s leader on April 1st: “I enjoy demanding races and I’m looking forward to leaving my mark at Giro del Belvedere”

Giulio Pellizzari, 20-years old climber from Marche, Italy, is coming off a positive year where he achieved second place in Tour de l’Avenir and Palio del Recioto, and a third place among pros at the Tour of the Alps.

Those results put his name on the radar, and now Pellizzari aims at confirmation with the VF Group Bardiani CSF Faizané. That’s why in 2024 he will ride for both the Under23 and the Pro peloton, trying to get a mix of races where he can go for gold and races where he will get experience in the bunch.

Among the races where he can be protagonist there’s definitely Giro del Belvedere, scheduled for Monday, April 1st, in Villa di Cordignano (Treviso).

“The winter training went fine. I’m currently racing at the Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali, a highly competitive event that should give me the right pedal stroke to be in my best shape at Giro del Belvedere.”

Pellizzari is a talented climber suited for races with a solid difference in […]

Zalf and De Pretto aiming big at Giro del Belvedere

2023-03-27T12:02:26+02:0027 March 2023|

The Venetian team placed two riders on 2022 Easter Classic’s podium and has been the most decorated squad throughout the last 15 years, but not yet quenched

Ahead of the Centennial edition of Giro Del Belvedere (April 10th) there is no lack of self-confidence in the words of Davide De Pretto, one of the best riders of Zalf Euromobil Desirée Fior, a historic U23 cycling team and the squad that here got the most wins in the last 15 years. Twelve months ago, on the finish line of Villa di Cordignano (Treviso, North-East  Italy), Zalf was able to place two athletes in the top-5 (Federico Guzzo, 2nd, and De Pretto indeed, 4th), but couldn’t manage to triumph over French rising talent of Groupama FDJ, Romain Grégoire.

Among the athletes winning Giro del Belvedere wearing a Zalf’s jersey in recent years, there are important name of International cycling, going from Sacha Modolo in 2009 to Andrea Vendrame, latest winner of the white-green-red team in 2015.

“Both personally and as a team – said De Pretto –  we want to improve our result of last year at Belvedere, and that means winning. I know this year there’s a new segment on the route due to […]

Giro del Belvedere to showcase cycling rising stars

2023-03-15T12:26:34+01:0015 March 2023|

The Easter Monday classic on April 10th, will bring the best U23 talents to Veneto. On the unprecedented route of 171 km, specially crafted for the centennial edition, 35 teams will fight for one of the most prestigious U23 races, won by French star Grégoire last year

The centennial edition of Giro del Belvedere is quickly approaching: on MondayApril 10th, in Villa di Cordignano (Treviso, North-East Italy), 35 teams will battle it out to succeed in the Easter Monday Classic18 squads come from Italy, while 17 from abroad, with 13 Countries represented overall. The best riders of the U23 category will face an unprecedented 171 km route, more technical and demanding than ever.

Not less than 21 Continental Teams are expected at the start: the reigning champions of Groupama FDJ (France) defend the crown grabbed by French rising star Romain Grégoire in 2022, while other youth squads of UCI World Tour Teams trying to get in the way: among them, the French fellow team of Ag2R Citroën, Dutch giant Jumbo-Visma and Astana Qazaqstan (Kazakhstan).

Likewise in 2022, the race will be attended by UCI Professional Team of Green Project-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè, leading the Italian peloton together with long-history squads such as Team Colpack Ballan, winner in 2021 with the top Spanish talent Juan AyusoZalf Euromobil Désirée Fior (two riders in the top-5 last year), and Cycling Team Friuli-Victorious, joined to some new entries, such as Q36.5 Continental Cycling Team, supported by cycling legend Vincenzo Nibali as technical […]