The news of the passing last night of Commendatore Alcide Cerato has left great sorrow in the family of Rino Baron, who had the opportunity to know the Paduan entrepreneur deeply. It was Baron himself who remembered him and extended his condolences to his family, taking care first and foremost to clarify that Cerato was "An unsurpassable man and friend who left us great teachings and gave us so much affection. For this reason we extend to his family and on behalf of Rino, Fiorella, Wais, Ronny, Lorenza, Maila and the 'Baronetti' Liam and Angelo, our most heartfelt condolences. Goodbye Alcide!!!".

"Commendatore Alcide Cerato is certainly the person I feel compelled to remember for his extraordinary and remarkable passion for cycling - Rino Baron continued - . He was a man who knew how to teach me the value, respect and loyalty in life and in sport. Since 1975, during the Giro d'Italia, then won by Fausto Bertoglio with the finish on Monte Stelvio, I received from Alcide his congratulations of esteem, as a fellow Paduan like myself but then transplanted to Milan first as a professional athlete at Molteni and then as an entrepreneur of San Siro in Milan".

  "From then on our friendship has always been more important - he continued - . He was the godfather of my children Wais and Ronny and for 42 years he held the position of Honorary President of our Cycling Society, FWR BARON, thanks to his help that occurred in 2000 with our athlete Antonella Bellutti with whom we achieved the most prestigious goal, the conquest of the Olympic gold medal at Sydney 2000. My family and I wish to extend to his life companion Antonella and to his children Massimo and Andrea our most heartfelt condolences with all our great affection". "At the end of the season with the Awards ceremony of the 14th Gran Premio SuperPrestige - he concluded - the trophy dedicated to the memory of our Honorary President, Commendatore Alcide Cerato, will be awarded to the winner".