Cycling, Guzzo’s company at Firenze-Empoli – Sport
Empoli, 26 February 2020 A wonderful winner, author of an extraordinary performance, as never before in the history of the classic opening22 seen. Federico Guzzo21 years old in August, of the Zalf Euromobil Desirèe Fior, he won the 35th Florence-Empoli among the admiration of all starting from the .t of the national team Marino Amadori.
Not even 5 km had passed that Guzzo went on the attack in the company of Andreaus; the tandem was resumed almost immediately by Aposte, Berasi and Draghi. The five gave life to a breakaway whose maximum advantage was close to 5 minutes on the hills around an Empoli, the traditional theater of the Empoli match. Behind the team at work Team Qhubeka, Petroli Firenze Hopplà Don Camillo and Colpack Ballan. At the penultimate passage on the Monterappoli climb with the group approaching, Guzzo decided to take the shot and leave the excellent escape companions who did not offer in his opinion (he said so after the race) the necessary.
There were 30 km to go to the finish line and an impetuous Grecale wind was blowing which made Guzzo’s undertaking severe and very hard. Behind the 4 were present by 9 pursuers and in unleash13 they scored in pursuit of the Zalf athlete who did not accuse any fatigue despite the many kilometers at the top of the race, practically from the beginning. On the climb of “La Casetta” 5 km from the finish, short but grim, it was above all a commendable Buratti from CT Friuli (what a beautiful collective test of the team thanks also to Sandri and Petrelli) to launch in pursuit. At the top of the climb 9 seconds to recover, but Guzzo was impregnable downhill as in the next stretch of plain that took him to the finish line where he kept a few tens of meters on the excellent pursuer. Thunderous and well deserved was the applause for Guzzo, exciting and wonderful winner. After him and Buratti, an excellent Parisini, who benefited from the work of his teammate Guasco on the uphill. This is the story of the Florence-Empoli 2022, a classic of prestige that the Maltinti Banca Cambiano with the president Renzo Maltinti said the contribution of the Commission in a perfect way for the cycling Municipality of Empoli, and sponsored by the same municipal administration, that of Florence and of the Metropolitan City of Florence.
At the start in the enchanting scenery of Piazzale Michelangelo in Florence where an icy wind blew many guests. The president of the Tuscany Region Eugenio Giani with the regional councilor Enrico Sostegni, the sport councilors of Florence and Empoli, Cosimo Guccione and Fabrizio Biuzzi, the national vice president of the Federciclismo Ruggero Cazzaniga, the president of the Tuscany Regional Committee Saverio Metti, the blue cities Daniele Bennati (professionals) and Marino Amadori (Under 23). Twenty-nine teams at the start and 195 starters for a confrontation presented and a wonderful winner who thrilled everyone with his achievement.
ARRIVAL ORDER: 1) Federico Guzzo (Zalf Euromobil Desirèe Fior) Km 142, in 3h32 ‘, average Km 40.189; 2) Nicolò Buratti (Cycling Team Friuli) at 2 ”; 3) Nicolò Parisini (Team Qhubeka) at 35 ”; 4) Alex Raimondi (Carnovali Rime Sias); 5) Gabriele Petrelli (Friuli Cycling Team); 6) Giovanni Bortoluzzi (Labor Service Group); 7) Simone Carrò (Aries on a bicycle); 8) Mattia Guasco (Team Qhubeka); 9) Emanuele Ansaloni (In Emilia-Romagna); 10) Andrea Guerra (Zalf Euromobil Desirèe Fior).