A year ago we presented it to you on the eve of the world championships, this time the new edition of AZZURRO IRIDE arrives even earlier, carefully updated and enriched with the appearances, photos and results from 2025.

After all, what could two journalists who make historical research and meticulous archiving their distinctive feature do, if not come up with a somewhat crazy idea... They dug through tomes and archives, moved dusty boxes of clippings and photographs, investigated data that time seemed to want to erase: all to reconstruct the history of all Italian national teams in cycling history. Exactly that, all the men and women, boys and girls who wore the blue jersey at the world championships from 1921 to today.

The result is AZZURRO IRIDE, L'Ancora Editions, whose subtitle perfectly clarifies the amount of work carried out by Giampiero Petrucci and Danilo Viganò: «Italians at the Road Cycling World Championships 1921-2025. Professionals, amateurs, under 23, women, juniors».

A unique work of its kind, never created before: 340 pages and over 1400 photos of all the Italians who defended Italy's colors at the world championship events for professionals, amateurs, under 23, juniors, women juniors, women under 23 and women elite. An incredible work for all enthusiasts and sports fans that the authors have created with patience and professionalism by collecting the chronicles of every race and anecdotes from the championships.

The book costs 30.00 euros and is available for purchase on Amazon at this link.