We are happy to announce that Simone Raccani - 3rd in this year's Giro della Valle d'Aosta and winner of the 2021 GP Capodarco - will race as a stagiaire for Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl in the next weeks: quickstep-alphavinylteam.com/en/news/5660/q…
Quick-Step confirm young promising Italian talent as stagiaire for 2022
CyclingSaturday, 30 July 2022 at 13:00
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team have announced the signing of young Italian rider Simone Raccani who will be representing the team throughout the remainder of 2022 as a stagiaire for the Belgian team.
Across the under-23 ranks Raccani, until now a rider for continental team Zalf Euromobil Fior, has shown strong and consistent results throughout the hilly and mountainous races. His most recent result was a promising third results at the tough Giro Ciclistico della Valle d'Aosta - Mont Blanc, one of the best indicators for the under-23 climbers.
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“I am very happy to ride as a stagiaire for this team, one of the best and most successful in the world. My dream is to become a GC rider, and this a great opportunity for me to see how it is to be among the pros on a daily basis and learn many important things that I am sure will only help me to grow as a rider," Raccani said in a press release.
He's likely to be in action later this year at the Italian autumn classics which should suit him, however he will already be put to the test this coming week at the Vuelta a Burgos.
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