Vini Fantini Selle Italia : 2013 and the Future

Statement issued by Vini Fantini Selle Italia on behalf of Team Manager Angelo Citracca "to clarify some important aspects after the articles with incorrect and misleading information published in several newspapers.":

VINI FANTINI SELLE ITALIA: 2013 AND THE FUTURE

Angelo Citracca, Team Manager Vini Fantini Selle Italia, wants to specify some important concepts after the articles published in several newspapers, both offline and online, containing partial and incorrect information regarding the future of the # YELLOWFLUO team: "First of all I want to reassure the many fans who have written to us and who have written directly to him, about Luca Scinto. Scinto will continue his important work and will continue to lead our team. His announcements made immediately after the communication of positive of Santambrogio, have been caused by a moment of despair that has betrayed the typical optimism of Luca, but his willingness to go on with our project is in no way in doubt. His saying "I leave everything" was just a momentary weakness".

About the sponsorships, Citracca underlines: "Last evening at 7pm I had a call with our main sponsor Valentino Sciotti, now abroad for work, which has confirmed to me full confidence for the remaining part of this season and for the next one. So the aims and the structure of our project don't change and our project will go on in any case, even if, for strategic reasons that I could fully understand, the choices of Farnese group will change. But I want to underline that surely our team will go on, as much this year as in the future, considering that a lot of partners (including Farnese) have already given us positive signals and support, confirmed their confidence".

It's clear that Vini Fantini Selle Italia team, despite the cases of Di Luca and Santambrogio that have partially undermined the serenity of the team, will continue in its project, so in 2013 as in 2014. To confirm this, part of the team is currently traveling to Riga, where Saturday 8th there will be the race that has the same name of the town and the next day, June 9th, the GP Jurmala, won in 2012 by Rafael Andriato.

Not mentioned are reports that the team has withdrawn from the fall classic, Il Lombardia which is managed by RCS Sport that also owns the Giro d'Italia.

A second tier sponsor, DeFeet, has already cancelled its relationship.

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Win a Cipollini RB1000 Team Edition from Team Vini Fantini Selle Italia

Capture the most "representative" photo of  Vini Fantini Selle Italia at the 2013 Giro d'Italia and you could win a Cipollini RB1000 team edition bicycle.

The idea behind the contest is to have #YELLOWFLUO fans capture images of memorable moments of the team that convey the excitement of the race.

Participating in the contest is simple: just go to the official Facebook page of the team (www.facebook.com/farneseviniselleitalia), click on the box "Scatta il rosa #GIALLOFLUO" and fill out the form, attaching your photo, which must portray one of the #YELLOWFLUO cyclists during one of the 21 stages in the Giro d'Italia. To participate it is necessary to be of full age and send only images (no limit) to which you own the copyright.

The contest starts May 4th and ends at 11.59pm on May 26th, just a few hours after the conclusion of the race. Then the selection will begin: a jury composed of a manager of RCS Sport, Angelo Citracca (General Manager Vini Fantini Selle Italia), Luca Scinto (Sports Director Vini Fantini Selle Italia) and the rider of the team that has achieved the best results in the Giro d'Italia will decide which image best embodies the essence of #YELLOWFLUO experience during Giro.

The unmistakable yellow flourescent kits you should be looking for:

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Vini Fantini Selle Italia & Cipollini–Giordana–Galassia

The "giallofluo" (yellow flourescent) teams of Vini Fantini Selle Italia and Cipollini-Giordana-Galassia had some fun at their joint pre-season four day getaway in Peschiera del Garda. It included the usual training and technical meetings but also some fun on a "Dance&Bike" team building day. Watch the video:


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