The flat circuit in the sports area of Pontassieve opened the youth cycling season in the Florence province, with two beginner races and one for juniors in memory of young Tommaso Cavorso, valid for the Blue Cross-Blood Center Aido Organ Donors Cup.

Over 200 athletes participated in the event organized by the Aquila di Ponte a Ema sports society, led by President Francesco Panichi, which highlighted the skill and strength of the beginner teams from Coltano Grube and Pedale Toscano Ponticino, and the junior team Iperfinish, which dominated the race. In the opening race for first-year beginners, Edoardo Stefanini won in a sprint over the Umbrian Battistelli and his teammate Della Polla, who had already won this year. The other race also ended in a sprint, with Valdarnese Niccolò Iacopi winning over his teammate Frasconi and Marini. The Team Iperfinish's triumph in the junior race was overwhelming, with the breakaway of the duo Emanuele Favilli and Marco Spanio, and victory for the Livorno native, son of a cycling family, while Roggi, Luci, and Scappini completed the victory for the Fucecchio team, coached by former professionals Francesco Casagrande and Elia Favilli.

FINAL STANDINGS (juniors): 1)Emanuele Favilli (Iperfinish) Km 50, in 1h06'49", average speed km 44.899; 2)Marco Spanio (id.); 3)Tommaso Roggi (id.) at 1'06"; 4)Lorenzo Luci (id.); 5)Laerte Scappini (id.); 6)Tarabori; 7)Cerone; 8)Frosini; 9)Mugnai; 10)Bacci.

FINAL STANDINGS (first-year beginners): 1)Edoardo Stefanini (Coltano Grube) Km 24, in 40', average speed km 35.940; 2)Filippo Battistelli (Gubbio); 3)Diego Della Polla (Coltano); 4)Matteo Verdini (Piano di Mommio-Speedy Bike); 5)Leonardo Bonuccelli (same); 6)Cavallini; 7)Bisacci; 8)Tognetti; 9)Rosi; 10)De Angeli.

FINAL STANDINGS (second-year): 1)Niccolò Iacopi (Pedale Toscano) Km 30, in 45', average speed km 39.956; 2)Francesco Frasconi (id.); 3)Tommaso Marini (Coltano Grube); 4)Pietro Sebastiani (Pedale Riminese); 5)Diego De Stefano (Butese); 6)Beoni; 7)Nesti Cupelli; 8)Dati; 9)Prestigiacomo; 10)Galamini.