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Menikini Gysko Team Launch 2007

Italian team to contest major events 

By : Alberto Rigamonti & Fabiano Ghilardi

There was elegance and glamour in the official presentation ceremony of the new Italian Team Menikini Gysko last week.

The president Walter Ricci Petitoni and the two technical directors Walter Zini and Fortunato Lacquaniti, will lead the twelve riders to the most important races all around the world. Included in the season-long clanedar are the races which comprise the World Cup, the "Giro" - the Tour of Italy. Early races in the team's sights are Belgium's Flèche Wallonne and the Tour of Flanders.

The highest profile new entry to the team is the Italian Champion Fabiana Luperini, one of the most famous Italian riders. The winner of 4 editions of the Tour of Italy and 3 editions of the Tour de France, wants to win her fifth Tour of Italy.

Other new entries in the team are the Spanish TT Champion, Eneritz Iturriaga from Top Girls Fassa Bortolo, the ex-Danish Champion, Dorte Lohse Rasmussen and the speedy Australian, Rochelle Gilmore, who joins compatriot, Olivia Gollan, who is in her second year with the team.

Marina Romoli, silver medalist in the Junior World Championships 2006, and Carmela Maria Massaro will represent the young hopes.

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Squad List: 

Karin Aune             (Sweden)
Sigrid Corneo          (Italy)
Rochelle Gilmore     (Australia)
Olivia Gollan            (Australia)
Eneritz Iturriagaechevarria Mazag  (Spain)
Fabiana Luperini      (Italy)
Carmela Massaro    (Italy)
Miho Oki                 (Japan)
Milena Pirola           (Italy)
Dorte Lohse Rasmussen  (Denmark)
Marina Romoli         (Italy)
Elodie Touffet          (France)
Silvia Valsecchi       (Italy)

 

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