Info @Gazzetta_it - Filippo Zana, the new italian champion now with @Bardiani_CSF, will jump in World Tour in 2023. According to our sources the deal (2 years, option for a third one) is almost done with @GreenEDGEteam @cycling_podcast @elcyclingpod
Filippo Zana set for World Tour move in 2023, BikeExchange lead the way
CyclingTuesday, 28 June 2022 at 16:00
Filippo Zana has for some years been touted as one of the most promising climbers, and with his contract with Bardiani-CSF-Faizanè concluding this year, he will certainly be making a move to the World Tour next year and Team BixeExchange - Jayco are said to be leading the way.
Although the Australian team is at serious risk of not staying at World Tour level, according to Gazzetta dello Sport Zana is set to sign a two-year contract with the team, in a move that would see him climb into a strong team where he should nevertheless have freedom to ride for himself on many occasions.
Zana has just came off the back of winning the Italian national championships, and has also conquered the Adriatica Ionica race after a disappointing Giro d'Italia. The 23-year old was the winner of the Course de la Paix and the Sazka Tour last year, aswell as a podium finisher on the Tour de l'Avenir - whilst having raced the Giro d'Italia aswell earlier in the season.
Although a strong climber, his recent win at the national championships where he outsprinted Samuele Battistella and Lorenzo Rota at the end of a long and hilly day in Italy shows that he is not a one-sided rider, and can in fact be highly competitive on other terrains which has him stand-out.
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