The Venezuelan race will be the season debut for the Ecuadorian champion Alexander Cepeda, also the start of the Italian team with a new name.
The list of teams participating in the 57th edition of the Tour of Táchira (Venezuela) begins to take shape with announcements of professional squads, the last with the officialization of the Italian equipo Drone Hopper-Androni Toys.
The sporting director Gianni Savio confirmed the presence of his team through a video on social networks in which he sends a greeting to the Venezuelan fans “and especially the Tachirense.” The race is scheduled for January 16-23, 2022.
For the participation in the llanera round, the team will arrive with the supremacy of Latin American runners, between these Alexander Cepeda, Ecuadorian champion, and the Colombians Santiago Umba, Daniel Muñoz, Jhonatan Restrepo, in addition to the recent incorporation of Didier Merchán.
“President Rubén Osorio (Tachirense Cycling Association) sent me the invitation and with great pleasure I confirm that our Drone Hopper-Androni Giocattoli team will be present at the Tour of TáchiraSavio pointed out.
Since 2022, the Italian team will have a new name by incorporating Drone Hopper as an official sponsor, so it will be the Spanish aeronautical engineering company that is included as the first part of the name of the team led by Savio.
“We want to honor the race and give a show because the fans of Tachira deserve it, which I thank with my heart because she has always received us with great affection, ”said Savio.
Gianni Savio confirms the presence of the Italian Androni Giocatolli Team in the Vuelta al Tachira 2022 … “To honor the race and give a show” … Rubén Osorio President of the Tachirense Cycling Association formalized the invitation … pic.twitter.com/XWshW25ABM
– Edwin Matamoros (@MatamorosEdwin) November 21, 2021
The Italian formation prepares a concentration in December to define what will be the start of the season, with the Vuelta al Táchira and the Vuelta a San Juan (Argentina), from January 30 to February 6, on American soil.
Al Drone Hopper the participation of continental staffs such as the Team Medellin, in addition to the possibility of having the Italian professional team Friends of Zabú. (D)
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