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Felice Gimondi’s team will race in Offenburg, on Saturday-Sunday, May 28th-29th. Kerschbaumer aims to take back the leader’s jersey. In Elite series, TX Active-Bianchi team will line up Stephane Tempier (9th overall), Tony Longo and Cristian Cominelli

Androni’s rider took fourth in mountain time trail with his Bianchi Oltre
Venezuelan climber went close to podium in the 12,7 km stage from Belluno to Nevegal, overtaking Spanish Mikel Nieve, on Tuesday, May 24th. Stage winner was Alberto Contador, with a 0:34 gap on Nibali, 0:38 on Scarponi and 0:39 on Rujano

After Gerhard Kerschbaumer’s great performance in the World Cup debut race in Pietermaritzburg (South Africa), runner-up in U23 series, TX Active-Bianchi was again in the spotlights in the Elite race, at World Cup XCO stage-2 in Dalby Forest (UK), on Sunday, May 22nd. French Stephane Tempier was leading the race a long time until giving up in last two laps: on the finish line, he was 11th (in South Africa, he had placed 8th).

No glory for Tony Longo and Cristian Cominelli. Italian riders crossed the finish line faraway from the top positions. Longo closed his race falling off, whilst Cominelli – at his World Cup’s seasonal debut – recovered many positions in last laps. On Saturday-Sunday, May 28th-29th, TX Active-Bianchi team will run in the World Cup XCO stage3 in Offenburg (Germany), where Kerschbaumer looks forward a revenge on Austrian Gehbauer, winner of Dalby Forest’s race and overall U23 leader together with Italian rider himself.

A legendary deed on Grossglockner massif, then two Top-10 placing. Bianchi was in the spotlight on the 94th Giro d’Italia’s highest mountains with Androni Giocattoli’s rider Josè Rujano, able to fight with the pink race’s favourites and achieve 6th overall, after Gardeccia’s stage-15, on Sunday, May 22nd.

After the great victory with his Bianchi Oltre model in the stage-13, from Spilimbergo to Grossglockner (Austria), Venezuelan climber payed the effort the day after in the stage-14, on the terrible Zoncolan mountain. Anyway, Rujano clinched a good 10th position, with a 2:11 gap from Spanish Igor Anton.

Rujano himself was the best of his team in the stage-15, Giro’s hardest one, 229 km from Conegliano to Gardeccia/Val di Fassa, almost 7 hours on saddle. Androni’s rider placed 6th, 2:35 behind Iberian Mikel Nieve and only 44 behind pink jersey’s holder, Alberto Contador. Rujano took 6th in the overall as well, with a 8:39 gap.

Stage-15 also highlighted Emanuele Sella’s climber skills: Italian rider was a long time in the daily Top-5, until the last climb. Androni Giocattoli team kept standing in the top positions of Super Team ranking: Gianni Savio’s team is second with 260 points, 5 less than Lampre – ISD.

TX Active - Bianchi achieved a new prestigious result in World Cup XCO, on Saturday, May 21st. After the striking victory in U23 series at Pietermaritzburg’s debut race, Italian Gerhard Kerschbaumer was been runner-up in the Dalby Forest (UK) stage, won by Alexander Gehbauer. Austrian rider outdistanced Kerschbaumer with 5 seconds and caught up with him on the UCI challenge’s top, 160 points both. Behind of Kerschbaumer, two German riders, Schulte-Luenzum and Bauer.

On the technical Yorkshire’s course, Felice Gimondi team’s talented rider was in the leading group right from the start, until he sprinted for success with Gehbauer, who found in last metres a better rush. Kerschaumer wanted to get the best features of the good result though: “I felt really fine, I’ve been for all the time in the front of the race and the difference between me and Gehbauer, today, was summed up in the final meters. We are both overall leader now but I’ll try to beat him again next week-end, in Offenburg, at World Cup XCO stage3”, Italian rider noticed after the race.

On Sunday, May 22nd, TX Active-Bianchi will look for further good results in Elite series with Stephane Tempier, Tony Longo and Cristian Cominelli.

Venezuela’s Josè Rujano (Androni Giocattoli) and his “Bianchi Oltre” took an outstanding win on Grossglockner summit, 2.137m high, 40 years since the Giro had made its only previous visit to Austria’s famous mountain. On Friday, May 20th, the 13th stage allowed Alberto Contador to mortgage 94th Giro d’Italia overall: as over Etna last Sunday, only Rujano kept his pace but this time they reversed the roles outpassing the finish line, with Josè raising his arms to celebrate one of his career’s most exciting wins. Contador showed great fair-play to admit Rujano all worthy: “He was the strongest today”, Alberto said, however being very happy the result he bagged.

On the uphill Contador showed once again that for the moment at least he is in a different class at this race but Rujano stood comparison with him, establishing himself as a high-class climber definitively. “It was really a great result I got in adverse weather conditions, since I’m used to feel hot. I have to thank Savio and Bellini for having given the opportunity to throw me again and make all this possible. Contador is the undisputable number one in this Giro but I’ve still lot of things to do, I would like to round off the podium and possibly win two further stages!”, Rujano explained.

Giro’s Austrian stage also looks like the tenth Androni’s gem stone throughout their fantastic Giro d’Italia, have a look to the figures: up to now, two stage wins (Angel Vicioso in Rapallo and Rujano on Grossglockner summit), one time runner-up (on Etna, with Rujano himself), 2 times placed third (Josè Serpa in Orvieto, Roberto Ferrari in Fiuggi Terme), other five times in the Top-5 (Ferrari fourth in Parma, Teramo and Ravenna and fifth in Tropea; Serpa fourth in Castelfidardo) and Super Team ranking’s leadership: they’re Giro’s real discovery beyond any dispute.

One month later World Cup XCO returns to draw Bianchi and Mtb fans’ attention, on Saturday-Sunday, May 21st-22nd. After stage1 brilliant expedition in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, TX Active-Bianchi team will line-up riders on the striking 6km course in Dalby Forest, UK. U23 rider Gerhard Kerschbaumer and élite Stephane Tempier, Tony Longo and Cristian Cominelli are already in Yorkshire, together with manager Andrea Ferrero.

Winner of the U23 series in Pietermaritzburg (photo), Kerschbaumer will be racing on Saturday, May 21st, at 12:30. Italian rider has to tackle the will of revenge by many riders, first of all British Dave Fletcher, eighth in South Africa. Elite Tempier, Cominelli and Longo will look for a Top-10 position on Sunday, May 22nd, at 2 pm. In World Cup’s debut, Felice Gimondi’s team took a good eighth with Tempier. Dalby Forest race marks Cominelli’s debut in the World Cup.

According to Dalby Forest’s results, Team TX Active-Bianchi will decide the line-up for World Cup’s stage3, scheduled in Offenburg (Germany) on Saturday-Sunday, May 28th-29th.

Androni Giocattoli and Bianchi clinched a Top-10 position for the tenth day in a row at 94th Giro d’Italia. Roberto Ferrari shined as one of the pink race’s best sprinters, taking fourth with his Bianchi Oltre in the stage-12, 182 km from Castelfidardo to Ravenna (Romagna - Italy), on Thursday, May 19th. Stage winner was British Marc Cavendish (HTC - Highroad).

Roberto Ferrari was placing among Top-5 for the fith time: he was already fourth in Parma and Teramo, third in Fiuggi Terme and fifth in Tropea. His team-mate Josè Serpa kept eight overall, while Androni Giocattoli - CIPI team took Super Team ranking’s leadership with 213 points, ahead of Lampre - ISD (206 pts) and Movistar (167 pts).