The "Courage and Forward" Award organized by the Cycling Friends Group chaired by Luca Limberti celebrated its twentieth anniversary at its headquarters, in the Carmelite Fathers' convent, known as the Cycling Spiritual Center and which also hosts the Filotex Museum on the hill of S.Lucia in Castellina. The celebration of the Holy Mass opened the program, then in church the festive awards ceremony for champions of the past, present, and future hopes. The "Courage and Forward" award to Antonio Tiberi: "I am happy with the 2024 season with fifth place at the Giro d'Italia and first place in the young riders' classification. Next year I will try to improve my performance, preparing well for the pink race and doing well. It will be an important season next year".
The Gastone Nencini award to former rider Andrei Tchmil, and the award in memory of Franco Ballerini to Silvio Martinello. The sixteenth edition of the "Golden Admiral 2024" award for Luca Guercilena, team manager of Lidl Trek, the one dedicated to "Alfredo Martini Azzurri d'Italia" for Gianni Bugno and Claudio Chiappucci delivered to the two champions by Silvia and Milva, the two daughters of the legendary Alfredo. Davide Faraoni and Mario Sani awards respectively to Under 23 Davide Piganzoli, and to the Versilian junior World Track Champion Fabio Del Medico, while the women's award for European Champion Gaia Masetti (who was ill) was collected by Fabio Perego.
Finally, the "Over 35 Edo Gelli" award for Giacomo Nizzolo, along with special awards for Davide Goetz, president of ADISPRO (Italian Professional Sports Directors Association), Fabio Sabatini, Sergio Bianchetto, Walter Gorini, Elisabetta Nencini, and Team Franco Ballerini president Franco Miniati. And also to the former riders present who were part of the Prato cycling group Filotex, to photographer Valerio Pagni, while the organizers of the "Courage and Forward" award were given by the Velo Club Empoli, the society to which Fabio Del Medico belongs, a painting with the signed rainbow jersey photo won by the Tuscan junior at the World Track Championships in China. A beautiful ceremony organized with enthusiasm by the Organizing Committee, with an award that chose two words. The strength to react with "Courage" to go "Forward", with intelligence, strength, respect and honesty.