Last Sunday, July 4th, was the
UCI-1.6 ranked Freccia dei Vini-Memorial Dottor Luigi Raffele, organized by the
Viris Vigevano cycling team and by G.S. Orga Sport. Some of the top U23 and
Elite 2 riders took off from Vigevano's beautiful Piazza Ducale for the hilly Oltrepó Pavese countryside, and the Daily
Peloton was there. Read the race preview
here.
Following are three pages of photos from that race for your
enjoyment. (Click for larger images.)
The red jersey riders will be vying for
The race was presented on Saturday, June 19
when 1985 winner, and Cipo's former lieutenant
Giuseppe Calcaterra
was awarded a prize for his accomplishments on the bike
And so was also Gazzetta dello Sport top journalist Claudio Gregori.
Vigevano's Piazza Ducale. That's where it all got started
Another pic of Piazza Ducale's wonderful scenery
The Viris Vigevano Isauto Team
Three riders of Viris Vigevano-Isauto
Russia's Denis Sosnovchenko is the man on the
right 
The Five Musketeers from OZ
The oldest competitor in the race (and prolly of Italy's
amateur cycling): 48-year-old
Ernesto Riboldi
Colombian Julián Muñoz Giraldo,
an excellent climber, and brother of Hernán Darío
Muñoz
More from the peloton in "Ducale Square"
The peloton (with two welcomed "intruders") lining up for the start
It's Midday. And the race gets underway
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