Daughters of cycling legends (and winners) from the Veneto region will race tonight in Montreal in the junior women's world road championship. They are Giorgia Pellizotti, daughter of Franco, Azzurra Ballan, daughter of Alessandro, and Matilde Rossignoli, daughter of Francesco. They will be joined by Maria Acuti from Mantua. The race starts at 20:15 Italian time (14:15 local time) over a distance of 80.4 km with approximately 1,614 meters of elevation gain.

Giorgia Pellizotti is the daughter of Franco Pellizotti, a former professional cyclist and winner of the King of the Mountains classification at the Giro d'Italia. She was born on October 2, 2008, and races for ASD Breganze Cicloclub 96 Team Wilier. She lives in Mareno di Piave. She has already won a world championship this year. On August 26, 2026, at the MTB World Championships in Val di Sole, Giorgia won the gold medal in the Mixed Team Relay with the Italian National team. The six-person team consisted of Juri Zanotti, Paolo Costa, Martina Berta, Valentina Corvi, Fabio Bassignana, and Giorgia Pellizotti.

Cyclocross. She achieved outstanding results in 2025-26: victories in the World Cup races in Benidorm and Hoogerheide, plus a fourth-place finish at the Junior World Championships in Hulst, just nine seconds off the podium. Road 2026. At the Italian Junior Women's Championship in Sora, she finished fifth in the race won by Maria Acuti. In July, at the Valromey Tour Féminin, she achieved a fourth-place finish on the first day and a seventh-place finish on the final stage with the finish at Montée du Grand Colombier.

Azzurra Ballan races for Breganze Millenium and is the daughter of Alessandro Ballan, professional world road champion in 2008, the last Italian to win that title. She lives in Castelfranco Veneto. In 2026, she has achieved several important results. She won the gold medal at the European Junior Track Championships in Cottbus in the Junior Women's Team Pursuit. 1st at the GP Città di Gossolengo on April 19, winning in a sprint; Veneto Junior Women's champion in Crespignaga on April 26. First in the time trial of the Trittico Rosa Alta Marca Trevigiana in Valdobbiadene on August 29. Fourth at the Italian Junior Women's Road Championship on June 20. Eighth in the first stage of the Valromey Tour Féminin and 26th in the second.

Matilde Rossignoli is from Verona, from Salizzole, born on May 6, 2008. In 2026 she races for BFT Burzoni – VO2 Team Pink. She is the daughter of Francesco Rossignoli, 63 years old. Italian Junior Women's Road Champion 2025: the title won in the previous season remains one of her most prestigious results. Matilde Rossignoli's most important results this year. Italian Junior Women's Team Time Trial Champion 2026 with BFT Burzoni in Codroipo. First at the Trofeo Santuario Madonna del Boden on August 8, 2026, winning by a significant margin. First in the overall classification of the Tre Giorni Giudicarie Dolomiti in June 2026, after a victory in the road race, a 2nd place in the time trial, and a 6th place in the final stage. Second in the Trofeo Prealpi in Rosa on July 26 and in the Time Trial of the Trittico Rosa Alta Marca Trevigiana on August 29.

On the track, she was European Junior Champion – Team Pursuit in Cottbus 2026. Rossignoli was part of the Italian quartet/quintet with Maria Acuti, Linda Rapporti, Elisa Bianchi, and Azzurra Ballan, which defeated Belgium in the final. Bronze European Junior – Omnium in Cottbus 2026. Rossignoli made a spectacular comeback: she was 11th before the Points Race and finished in third place with 103 points, just one point off silver. Silver European Junior – Madison in Cottbus 2026, paired with Agata Campana. The Italian pair finished tied on points with Great Britain but secured second place thanks to their placement in the final sprint. Junior World Champion – Madison in Heusden-Zolder 2026, again with Agata Campana. Bronze World Junior – Team Pursuit in Zolder 2026.

The three Veneto cyclists race together with Maria Acuti, one of the most promising young Italian cyclists in the Junior Women's category in 2026. She was born in 2008, is from Mantua, from Ostiglia, and races for Biesse-Carrera-Zambelli. On June 20, 2026, she won the Italian Junior Women's Road Championship in Sora, ahead of Carlotta Petris and Elisa Bianchi. She completed the 109 km in 3h09'02.