Triumphant closing weekend in the Marche region for Bft Burzoni VO2 Team Pink, with the "panther girls" making their mark in the third and final stage of the International Cycling Festival, the three-day Women Open format event.
In the final stage with start and finish in Urbisaglia, the Padua-born 2007 rider (thus in her second year as a Junior) Linda Sanarini delivered the winning blow, outpacing all her rivals, including the more experienced Elite riders. At the finish line, the cyclist from Saccolongo outsprinted Elena De Laurentiis (Team Di Federico) - another Junior - and Ukrainian Maryna Altukhova in a three-rider finale. The group came in 32 seconds later, led by Australian Katelyn Nicholson ahead of another team rider, Brescia-born 2008 class Elisa Bianchi (fifth overall). Sanarini, De Laurentiis, and Elisa Bianchi completed the podium for the Women Juniors category, where the team led by Vittorio Affaticati and Krizia Corradetti placed two more athletes in the top ten: fifth was Verona's Matilde Rossignoli (2008) and ninth was her Modena-born teammate Alessia Orsi.
Team Di Federico's Elena De Laurentiis secured a double in jerseys (white for best young rider of the three days and red as overall festival leader), while the "panther" Linda Sanarini wore the green jersey for Mountain Grands Prix, thanks to her performance today. Linda celebrates her first victory of 2025, the fourth for the team after the trio by Trentino's Agata Campana.