Alberto Bettiol is the new Italian professional road cycling champion.

The Tuscan from Ef in fact won today, 23 June, the race that awarded the tricolor starting from Florence and arriving in Sesto Fiorentino after 228 km.

The attack on the last passage of the Monte Morello climb was decisive, when Bettiol overtook Lorenzo Rota, still second at the finish line as in 2022 and 2023, and Edoardo Zambanini who then finished in third place.

Also in the top 10 is Filippo Ganna, fourth. Followed by Davide Formolo, Giovanni Aleotti, Giulio Ciccone, Simone Velasco, Filippo Fiorelli and Diego Ulissi.

Bettiol will wear the Italian champion's jersey at the next Tour de France starting on Saturday from Florence.

Yesterday the success, among women, of Elisa Longo Borghini.

National champions abroad - New national champions have graduated Alex Aranburu in Spain, Rui Costa in Portugal, Arnaud De Lie in Belgium, Paul Lapeira in France, the surprise Rasmus Sojberg Pedersen in Denmark, Marco Brenner in Germany, Dylan Groenewegen in the Bassi, Mauro Schmid in Switzerland, Marcus Hoelgaard in Norway, Michael Woods in Canada and Ethan Hayter in Great Britain.

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