In 10 days at the National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci will take place the Mapei Sport Research Center conference 30 years of Mapei Sport: a journey through the sports experiences of the research center between past, present and future.

In the heart of Milan, the center in Olgiate Olona (Varese) will bring together internationally renowned researchers in the field of motor sciences such as Franco Impellizzeri, Aaron J. Coutts, Nicola Maffiuletti, Samuele Marcora and many champions linked to its history.

On Saturday, March 28, cycling legends will take the stage to share their experiences, including the Olympic champion from Athens 2004 and two-time world champion Paolo Bettini with his former Cycling Team Mapei teammate Andrea Tafi, the first Italian to win both Paris-Roubaix and Tour of Flanders.

Also present will be Sassuolo Football Club manager and 2006 World Cup champion Fabio Grosso alongside Neroverdi players Nemanja Matic and Lana Clelland, the architect of the club's historic promotion to Serie A and European qualification Eusebio di Francesco (current coach of US Lecce), as well as two club legends Francesco Magnanelli and Simone Missiroli.

Among the stars of the 2026 Mapei Sport conference stands out the number one in athletics Nadia Battocletti, who next weekend will compete in Poland at the indoor world championships. Alongside her will be ocean navigator Ambrogio Beccaria and rally driver fresh from the Dakar Rachele Somaschini. 

In the program, in addition to the Squinzi family, doctors, trainers and managers of proven experience such as Giovanni Carnevali (Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of U.S. Sassuolo Calcio) and Luca Guercilena (general manager of Lidl-Trek), to reaffirm together with yesterday's and today's athletes how "the science of champions at the service of all" is essential to carry forward the values embodied in Mapei's motto Never stop pedaling.

Registration for the conference is mandatory and free. You must send an email to segreteria@mapeisport.it.

For the complete program and all details, please visit www.mapeisport.it.

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