The best Junior cyclists from the global cycling scene will gather on Monday, April 21st in Melegnano to compete in the 2025 Gran Premio del Perdono. The event, which will challenge athletes over a distance of 128.7 kilometers, will once again be organized by the Unione Ciclistica Sangiulianese, a reference point in youth cycling for over half a century.

The race, won last year by Danish rider Theodor August Clemmensen ahead of Alessio Magagnotti and German Paul Fietzke, will again feature the Colli Banini circuit and the "Belfuggito" climb, where Lorenzo Finn, who would go on to win the World Championship in his category in September, particularly distinguished himself in the 2024 edition.

Thirty teams will arrive in Melegnano from all over Italy and fourteen other countries. Among the most anticipated athletes is Alessio Magagnotti, who will approach the Gran Premio del Perdono with the desire to chase the victory that eluded him last year, already having a win and a second place in this season. Other riders eager to perform well include: Jacopo Vendramin, who has already won twice in 2025; Brandon Fedrizzi, Italian Champion among Juniors in 2024 and already victorious in the higher category this season; Riccardo Colombo, winner of the Cronoversilia in Lido di Camaiore, second in the Tecnomeccanica Trophy and fifth in the E3 Saxo Classic, the first Nations Cup race. Not to forget Matteo Mengarelli, who has also had a great start to the year.

Challenging the local talents will be, for example, Austrian Valentin Hofer and the 18-year-old Danish rider Noah Lindholm Møller Andersen, who, like Colombo, have distinguished themselves at the Belgian finish line in Harelbeke.

All the details of the 2025 edition of the Gran Premio del Perdono, which this year enjoys the patronage of the Municipality of Melegnano, Lombardy Region, Metropolitan City of Milan, Lodi Province, and Pavia Province, will be revealed during the official presentation that will take place, in the presence of civil and sports authorities, on Friday, April 11th at 8:45 PM at the Mediceo Castle in Piazza Vittoria, Melegnano.