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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 [...]

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 [...]