The lanky all-rounder from Bassano del Grappa is the one true Tour debutant in NSN's eight, rewarded for a spring that included a top-10 at Amstel Gold Race. His breakthrough came with an audacious 70-kilometre solo to win a Tour of the Alps stage in 2025, and that is exactly the blueprint NSN wants him to repeat on the Tour's hilly transition days. 'To be part of this big event will be amazing,' he says.
Palmarès
- Italian U23 road race champion (2019)
- Stage 1, Ronde de l'Isard (2021)
- Stage 3, Tour of the Alps (2025) – first pro win, 70 km solo
- 5th overall, Baloise Belgium Tour (2025)
- 10th, Amstel Gold Race (2026)
Cut-out factHis first professional win came after riding alone off the front for the final 70 kilometres of a Tour of the Alps stage in 2025.
The squad
Riding the 2026 Tour with Biniam Girmay, Lewis Askey, George Bennett, Matis Louvel, Krists Neilands, Jake Stewart, Tom Van Asbroeck — see the full NSN Cycling team page.
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