Full satisfaction for the "Franco Ballerini Committee Friends of Cycling" for the success of the "Ballero Dinner for Cycling Lovers", organized in Casalguidi at the Milleluci Club which collaborated on the initiative. The music and entertainment hall was packed with many guests for an evening that also had a noble purpose, as the proceeds will be donated to the Meyer Pediatric Hospital Foundation in Florence.

Franco Ballerini's family members were happy about the event's success, as was the president of the "Friends of Franco Committee" Antonio Tabarin, who announced a repeat of this praiseworthy initiative in 2026. During the festive evening, the special "Ballero Friend" award was presented by President Tabarin himself to the wonderful cycling champion Edita Pucinskaite, who received it to applause. After her extraordinary athletic career, she settled in Valdinievole and became an Italian citizen on February 18, 2006, after taking the oath at the Monsummano Terme municipality.