The world of youth cycling is speeding towards the "Under18" category, and while waiting for the wave of return that will consider the real physiological development of young people in Sports, in the work world, and in society in general, the Gran Premio Colli Marignanesi celebrates the triumph of youth and even... doubles down.

Reaching the double threshold of 200 entries from all over Italy for the two Romagna races, the historic one reserved for juniors in its 24th edition and the newly created one for the Allievi category.

Beyond the great team fervor, the presence of the junior national team coach Dino Salvoldi has rewarded the work of Velo Club Cattolica, a society founded in 1952 and always committed to promoting and developing youth cycling. To the great president Massimo Cecchini and his tireless staff goes the merit of putting a Gran Fondo, that of the Squali-Trek, at the service of youth activity, suggesting to the cycling world a winning model of "Cycling-Youth Sustainability".

Godmothers of the event two super volleyball players, Victoria Sassolini and Giulia Polesello, invited to seal the epic promotion to A1 of Omag Mt of San Giovanni in Marignano, "One of the Most Beautiful Villages in Italy", inhabited by just 9,450 lucky souls.

From a competitive standpoint, in the spring classic of the Rimini calendar, a cold wind added difficulty to the hilly circuit ending in the town of San Giovanni. In the morning, among the Allievi, Tommaso Cingolani conquered his third victory in three races: European and Italian cyclocross champion, Italian individual time trial champion, he is 16 years old and truly gives hope.

The Juniors race featured several breakaway attempts along the climb towards the Santa Maria del Monte fraction, which was followed by a brief neutralization of the race for safety reasons. Then the arrival in a compact group of about forty riders saw the success of Venetian Tommaso Marchi, his third personal season victory.

From San Giovanni in Marignano, we restart charged with the dreams of young people, the beauty of the "Malatesta Granary" village and gratitude towards a Sport that embodies our values.