Fifty-three years after Giambattista Baronchelli, it was 1973, another Italian conquers the Tour de l'Avenir. Lorenzo Mark Finn inscribes his name in the roll of honour of the French race, completing a season that is simply unrepeatable.
The native of Avegno from Genoa, 19 years old, rider for Red Bull Bora Hansgrohe Rookies, signs a victory that already has the flavour of history. With this triumph, Finn equals Baronchelli himself: they are the only two riders capable of winning in the same year the Giro d'Italia U23 and the Tour de l'Avenir, a double seal that defines the dimension of Italian talent.
Completing the historic picture of the Tour de l'Avenir are three names that marked the first editions of the race and that, together with Baronchelli and now with Finn, make up the group of Italian winners: Guido De Rosso — 1961, first edition, Felice Gimondi in 1964 and Giacomo Denti in 1966.