Cycling: The Italian team VF Group – Bardiani CSF – Faizanè started the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana with a historic double victory. Alessandro Tonelli and his teammate Manuele Tarozzi were able to break away from a breakaway group and take victory.
Tonelli celebrates with Tarozzi
It is extremely rare for the outliers to triumph on the first stage of a tour. Today was the day. At the start of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, the Italian second division team VF Group - Bardiani CSF - Faizanè celebrated an impressive double victory. Alessandro Tonelli wins the stage and gets to go together with his teammate Manuel Tarozzi cheer in the finish photo. The two were part of a seven-man escape group and were able to break away from their companions on the final climb. They then kept the peloton at a distance, from which none other than Matej Mohoric (Bahrain – Victorious) dared to advance on the descent. The Slovenian, however, was caught again.
The winning duo gets lost shortly before the finish
Instead, it succeeded a little later Oier Lazkano (Movistar) to open up a gap and gain valuable time in the overall standings. The 75th edition of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana starts with a real banger. Since the Italians Alessandro Tonelli and Manuel Tarozzi Now that we have a lead of over a minute, the coming days should promise excitement. The lead could have been even greater. Because on the last kilometer the two took a wrong turn after a roundabout and had to accept a loss of time as a result.
Alessandro Tonelli (VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè) at the Etapa 1 de la Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2024 #VCV2023 #75VCV #VoltaValenciana #VCV #Noticiclismo #ciclismo pic.twitter.com/5x21qSuB7P
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