188 Under 23 category riders are registered for the Italian championship taking place today in Darfo Boario Terme, a race that will conclude the tricolor weekend on the Valcamonica roads.

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MBHBank Ballan CSB Colpack will have Lorenzo Masciarelli and Lorenzo Nespoli as their top riders. Filippo Agostinacchio, Nicolò Arrighetti, and twins Tommaso and Gabriele Bessega will be the main players for Biesse – Carrera – Premac. Watch out for the young riders from Bahrain Victorius Development Team with Thomas Capra, Marco Andreaus, Bryan Olivo, those from XDS Astana Development Team with Ludovico Mellano and Mattia Negrente, UAE Team Emirates Gen Z with Enea Sambinello, Davide Stella and Luca Giaimi, Juan David Sierra from Tudor Team U23, Davide Donati from Red Bull-Bora, Samuele Privitera from Hagens Berman Jayco, Federico Savino from Soudal Quik-Step Devo Team, Nicolas Milesi from Arkea B&B Hotels Continental, Pietro Mattio from Team Visma | Lease a Bike Development, Stefano Viezzi from Alpecin Deceunink Development Team and Simone Gualdi from Wanty – Nippo – Re Uz.

The men's race route

The men's Under 23 race is 175.6 Km long, starting from Darfo Boario Terme. The athletes will cover 7 laps of an initial circuit of about 12 Km, passing through the Gianico climb and then the climbs of Via Panoramica, Via Culture.

During the 8th and 9th lap, the riders will venture into the Camonica Valley, crossing the municipalities of Piamborno, Esine, Berzo Inferiore before reaching Breno by climbing the Colle Maddalena (Cristo Re) climb. Then they will return towards Darfo Boario Terme, tackle the Berzo Inferiore climb and return to the town. There they will face the Cornaleto Wall. In the finale, great spectacle in the concluding 8.7 Km circuit with the third and final passage on the Cornaleto Wall and finish on Alcide De Gasperi street in Darfo Boario Terme.