After the announcement of Chiara Teocchi at the Lapierre Racing Unity team, here are other departures of Italian women abroad.
MARTINA BERTA IN ORIGINE RACING DIVISION
The new transalpine team of Origine Racing Division was presented these days with Martina Berta among the leaders of the group. Maxime Marotte will be the manager of the team and will be supported by Mathieu Durand, already Marotte's personal manager for 15 years.
The athletes will be four: Martina Berta, Mathis Azzaro, Ronja EIBL and Knut Rohme. The bike will be a Origin Theorem equipped with TRP groupset, SR Suntour suspension, Enve wheels, Michelin tires, Prologo saddles and Vertical seatpost.
Giada Specia to the KTM Factory MTB Team
After a first year in the Elite category which was all in all positive, Giada Specia decided to leave Wilier and Italy to seek new opportunities abroad. The Austrians of the KTM Factory MTB Team welcomed her.
«We are thrilled to announce the lineup of the KTM Factory MTB Team for 2025. In the men's category, our standard-bearers will be the confirmed Maximilian Foidl and Mathis Guay, ready to tackle a full World Cup season with a focus on the big events.", reads the team's note. While Foidl has been the reference point of the Elite team for years, Guay is ready to move up to the top category.
Specia will join Anne Tauber, Max Foidl and Mathis Guay.
Sara Cortinovis flies to Germany for her final year among the U23s
After three seasons with Santa Cruz, Sara Cortinovis from Bergamo also moves abroad, signing with the German team Ghost Factory Racing Team.
«We welcome our newest addition: former Italian U23 champion and multiple World Cup podium finisher Sara Cortinovis. She is a fantastic person and this will definitely be a great opportunity for her. It is great to have you on board and we look forward to our future adventures together!», we read in the description of the post introducing the Italian on the team's Instagram profile.
Cortinovis will join Dutch Anne Terpstra (2024 World silver medalist), Swiss Nicole Koller, Danish Caroline Bohé and German Finja Lipp.
