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Bigla Pro Cycling team Presentation

The Castelli equipped women’s Bigla Pro Cycling Team was presented today at the team launch in Biglen, Switzerland. The event took place in Kultufabrikbigla, a cultural venue of the Bigla company. The 14 athletes were presented to guests and the media and quizzed about what they’re expecting of the 2015 season. General Manager, Thomas Campana who took over the management of the team late last year explained the values and mission statement going forward. “We want to become one of the most competitive teams in the peloton” “We’ve set very high goals for us as a new structure but we’re also realistic so we will have to evaluate after the first few races and see where we’re at,” Campana said. “We want to become one of the most competitive teams in the peloton, particularly at the marquee races on the calendar and in the team time trial. Our goal it to set up an environment that partners want to become part of because they see value in women’s cycling. Now is the time to take the sport to a new level, welcome to the mission.” The new colours of the team and particularly the blue bar seen on the teams communication ...

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Davide Formolo’s American dreams

A moment after Davide Formolo took his seat, he was back up again. We was distracted by what we saw from the 17th floor of New York hotel in the Meatpacking District. “It’s the Statue of Liberty,” he said. Even though the 22-year-old rider from San Rocco di Marano di Valpolicella, Italy has been to New York before, as recently as this past October, he was excited to be back, to be in the U.S. for the Cannondale-Garmin team launch. “Here you have California dreams, but in Europe you have American dreams,” Formolo said. It’s a pretty eloquent turn of phrase from a man to says he only knows 100 English words. He’s trying to learn English, but he finds it hard to study after a six-hour bike ride. “You’re very tired, and your head can’t remember nothing,” he said of his post-ride attempts at learning a language. Now, he mostly studies on recovery days. While English will help Formolo on this new U.S.-based team, he does have some teammates who have joined him from the old Italian squad, Cannondale, who speak his first language: Alberto Bettiol, Moreno Moser, Alan Marangoni and Davide Villella. There’s also Ted King, who picked up Italian ...

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