The blues directed by team manager Gianluca Macchini will face a full calendar of important events in the national and international panorama of the XCO. The debut in the competitions will take place in the last weekend of February in the inaugural round of the Italia Bike Cup.
Source: press release
“We arrive at the Verona test prepared and with great enthusiasm - says Macchini -. Fontana and Huez in particular come from an intense activity in cross, which was an excellent starting point. As happens in every first race of the season, Verona will first and foremost be a test to verify the state of form of the boys, but we line up at the start fierce and determined to give our best, as always. In addition to the Italia Bike Cup, on our agenda there are the Internazionali d'Italia Series and the key appointments of the calendar, on all the Italian championships, the World Cup trials and of course we will go hunting for blue jerseys for the European championships and world".
The trident of CS Carabinieri Olympia Vittoria is made up of bikers with heterogeneous characteristics, united by high-sounding palmarès. “Daniele Braidot is a guarantee, for us he represents experience - continues Gianluca Macchini-. He is one of the symbolic athletes of Italian MTB and his contribution will always be decisive. Unfortunately, last year he missed the Olympic call-up, but he showed great things anyway and surely he will be able to confirm himself among the best. Filippo Fontana is talented and technical, few know how to ride the bike like him. In 2021 he only raced half a season and finished seventh in the European Championship and sixth in the World Championship. It is his last year as Under and he is ready to collect the maximum. The youngest is Emanuele Huez, Italian champion of the Eliminator. He is very scrupulous in preparation, he is someone who transforms himself on a bike. We have two young people with great room for growth, we know we can expect a lot from both of them ”.
Their faithful travel companion is F1-X, the full suspension that has been the protagonist many times on the most prestigious circuits in the world, a bike that embodies the best of Olympia's construction knowledge and technology. The new livery in black and red is a tribute to the colors of the Carabinieri. F1-X is also available to the public in the gray version with blue shades. For the preparation of the model supplied to the team, Olympia made use of illustrious partners: Shimano XTR 12-speed group, Miche K1 wheels with special hubs, Vittoria tires, Fsa handlebars, Smp saddle.
