Lorenzo Fortunato, to general amazement, gave the Bel Paese the third consecutive success on the roads of the Giro d’Italia 2021. And we are not talking about any triumph, given that the grimpeur of the EOLO-KOMETA has tamed the fearsome Monte Zoncolan. For Fortunato, who turned professional in 2019 with the current Vini Zabù, this is the first triumph as a professional. There certainly couldn’t be a better way to unlock.
In any case, Lorenzo Fortunato is certainly not a rider we discover today. The standard bearer of the EOLO-KOMETA, in fact, from U23 had arrived in sixth place at the Giro della Valle d’Aosta 2018. The race in question is one of the toughest in the international cycling calendar and to be able to excel you need to be a grimpeur of rank.
These are the statements made, after today’s success, by Fortunato: “I am really delighted. I have to thank, first of all, my team who was fantastic and, above all, Vincenzo Albanese who was on the run with me and escorted me to the final climb. The legs turned very well today and I attacked at the right time. I am so excited that I even struggle to speak. It was the least bit to win such a stage when you have mentors like Ivan Basso and Alberto Contador. And I promise you that’s not all“.
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