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

2023-10-11T17:22:10+00:00October 11, 2023|Categories: News|

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 [...]

20 TEAMS READY TO DO BATTLE AT THE GIRO DEL VENETO AND VENETO CLASSIC

2023-10-10T19:54:53+00:00October 9, 2023|Categories: News|

Some of the best cycling teams in the world are on their way to the Veneto. Seven WorldTour teams will line up alongside seven from the Professional division and seven more in the Continental category, bringing with them riders of the calibre of Matteo Trentin, Michael Matthews, Simone Velasco, Marc Hirschi and Giacomo Nizzolo. The Holy Week of cycling in the Veneto, the 2023 Ride the Dreamland series, is already upon us, and begins in earnest on Tuesday with its official ‘baptism’ in the Palazzo Ferro-Fini in Venice, the home of the Veneto regional government. Meanwhile, the heads of state of the next week of racing - the riders - will already be out on the roads, familiarising themselves [...]

2023 ROUTE UNVEILED – AND FEATURES A GRANDSTAND FINISH ON THE MONTE BERICO

2023-09-16T14:26:25+00:00September 15, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: , , , |

The route of 2023 Giro del Veneto has been unveiled - and features a grandstand finish on the Monte Berico. The race will roll out from Tombolo (Padova) and conclude atop the famous hill overlooking Vicenza after a 170km journey and five laps of the Monte Berico circuit. Now in its 86th edition, the event kicks off the Ride The Dreamland series organised by PP Sport Events on Wednesday October 11. Steeped in tradition but equally committed to innovation, since 2021 the Ride the Dreamland events have been bringing some of the world’s best riders to the roads of the Veneto region. In the Giro del Veneto on October 11, they’ll take on a spectacular and explosive course designed [...]

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