Astana Qazaqstan Development Team’s Italian rider aims for gold at the 85th Giro del Belvedere (April 1st). “It’s a truly great Italian classic. Me against Team Visma? That’s a likely scenario”

Former Italian road Junior champion Alessandro Romele, 20-year-old rider from Lovere (Bergamo) – targets the Giro del Belvedere (1st April) following the best season of his early career, embellished by victories at Gran Premio Liberazione, Giro di Puglia Challenge U23, and Giro Next Gen’s stage 6.

With determination, talent, and eagerness to prove himself, Romele has earned a three-year contract with Astana Qazaqstan, to start with a transition year halfway the Development and the World Tour team (2024), before joining the pro bunch (2025 and 2026).

In the Easter Monday Classic, settled in Villa di  Cordignano (Treviso), Romele aims to be in the spotlights to give shape to his dreams: “One-day races surely are my favourite garden. Giro del Belvedere, one of the most important classics in Italy, is today’s target  while my future goals are Paris-Roubaix for its charm, and Milan-Sanremo for a bet with my grandfather“.

The first seasonal experiences, with the World Tour debut in the Clàssica Comunità Valenciana, AlUla Tour and Tour du Rwanda, have been fruitful. “It was a good glimpse of the professional world. Especially in Rwanda I struggled because of a mix of heat, altitude and pace, but my aim this year is to gain as much experience as possible.”

As Romele represents one of the top names in the U23 category, to be […]

35 teams will battle it out on April 1st for the crown owned by the Dutch squad: some of the best U23 World Tour teams like Astana, Bora, Jayco, EF and UAE Emirates among the contenders

The second century of Giro del Belvedere will kick off on April 1st with 35 teams chasing glory on the roads of Villa di Cordignano (Treviso, North-East Italy). Alongside with 18 Italian squads, there will be 17 international teams representing 15 Countries, confirming the status of the Venetian Easter Monday Classic, which represents an established springboard towards pro cycling.

The title holder, Norwegian Johannes Staune-Mittet, winner of Giro del Belvedere and Giro NextGen in 2023, achieved a professional contract with a major team such as Visma-Lease a Bike and will chase an encore on the roads of Belvedere, featuring Tijmen Graat (4th place in 2023 and winner of Palio del Recioto), Tomos Pattinson (Winner of Liège-Bastogne-Liège Junior) Italians Pietro Mattio and Dario Igor Belletta, and another Norwegian talent for both cycling and Nordic skiing such as Jorgen Nordhagen, gold medal in the junior men’s 20km mass start race in freestyle technique at the cross-country skiing World Championships at the beginning of February.

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After a successful Centennial edition, Pro Belvedere organizers raised the bar with a new ascent: an ever-tougher 168 km route awaits the best Under 23 international riders on April 1st in Villa di Cordignano (North-East Italy)

Year after year, Giro del Belvedere keeps innovating and bringing on new features to confirm its status of reference events on the international U23 cycling scene. That’s why, after celebrating its 100-year history in 2023, the organizers of Pro Belvedere have partially reshaped the route by adding an extra twist in its second part, while always keeping a special focus on topics like the technical level and the safety of the athletes. With this regard, on April 1st, the Easter Monday classic is back in Villa di Cordignano (Treviso, North-East Italy) for an ever-tougher edition.

Indeed, after the traditional 8 laps of the “Conche” opening circuit, the athletes participating in the 85th edition of the Belvedere will face no less than 5 passages, two more than last year, on the so called “Giro del Buongustare“, a food and wine itinerary open to the public, designed to highlight the territorial delicacies. This second ring is marked by the real highlight of this edition, the Piai della Vigna […]

The Italian U23 cycling classic for Under 23 returns on April 1st, 2024, for its 101st year of history by reviving Piai della Vigna ascent and food and wines side event’s highlights

With the centennial edition’s celebrations (1923-2023) just a memory, Giro del Belvedere enters its second century with the 2024 edition, scheduled for April 1st. In the usual calendar spot of Easter Monday, the best international talents of the U23 category will battle it out to succeed rising star Johannes Staune-Mittet, winner of the latest edition.

The Pro Belvedere organizers gathered at the headquarters of Villa di Cordignano (Treviso, North East Italy), to officially end a successful 2023 and look forward to the next confirming the last editions’ highlights, namely the new challenging ascent of Piai della Vigna and the side event for guests with food and wine excellences of the region.

“We received full praise for these initiatives, either from athletes and our community. 2023 has been a special year: it marked our 100-year history with a superb and crowded show on the road. In 2024 we will enter our second century, an achievement that few events can boast! Nevertheless, we will keep going with the same passion for promoting […]