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Bianchi and Androni team again close to podium at 94th Giro d’Italia. Colombian Josè Sepa was fourth in the stage-11, 142 km from Tortoreto Lido to Castelfidardo (mid Italy), won by French John Gadret (AG2R La Mondiale) ahead of Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha Team) and Italian Giovanni Visconti (Farnese Vini-Neri). Eighth overall, Serpa had already shined in the spectacular stage-5, from Piombino to Orvieto, where Androni’s rider took third with his Bianchi Oltre model.

For the ninth day in a row in the Top-10, Gianni Savio’s team keep on leading Super Team ranking. In the first ten days of the pink race, sprinter Roberto Ferrari placed third in Fiuggi Terme, fourth in Parma and Teramo and fifth in Tropea; Angel Vicioso won the stage3, in Rapallo; José Rujano warmed-up in Montevergine di Mercogliano, taking seventh, then stole the show two days later on the Etna climb, as runner-up of current pink jersey’s holder, Spanish Alberto Contador

Giro d’Italia rest day was the right time to draft first balance. After several victories and podium positions in America, Asia and Europe during the early season, Bianchi and Androni Giocattoli team have already succeeded in confirming how successful their union was along one of biggest and most demanding stage races.

During 94th Giro d’Italia’s first 9 stages, Treviglio-based company’s technology and Androni riders’ skills looked to be done one for each others. D2 Crono Carbon model first, Bianchi Oltre then brought out Vicioso, Ferrari, Serpa, Rujano and their team-mates capabilities, up to be every day in the spotlights getting brilliants results.

The good omen came from Turin, with Androni team long-time second placed in the TTT and well-placed in the stage final ranking. Then, day after day, Gianni Savio’s riders have been challenging on the front-line with their Oltre model bikes: from Roberto Ferrari’s sprints, with Italian rider fourth in Parma, third in Fiuggi and fifth in Tropea, to Angel Vicioso’s victory in Rapallo, in the pink race’s stage3, went sadly down in history because of Wouter Weylandt’s death. Again, from José Serpa’s good performance and third place on Tuscany’s gravel roads to José Rujano’s brilliant climbing on Etna volcano, where Venezuelan rider (7th placed in Montevergine di Mercogliano, two days earlier) was outstanding Spanish Alberto Contador’s runner-up.

However, there’s still long way to go with Bianchi and Androni looking forward further valuable placings. After the rest, riders will leave again on Tuesday, May 17th with the stage10, 159km from Termoli to Teramo, Mid Italy. Giro will restart with Androni’s Josè Serpa eighth overall and Roberto Ferrari hunting for a victory only brushed in first nine days. For sure Androni team feel ready to play a leading role even in Giro d’Italia’s second half, strongly wishing to lead their Bianchi Oltre bikes to win.

In Lugagnano, Northern Italy, Elite team warmed-up with a view of next two World Cup stages. Tony Longo was sixth, Stephane Tempier eighth. Good performance for Ricardo Marinheiro in Portugal Cup: TX Active-Bianchi’s rider won U23 series

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TX Active-Bianchi team is back in full-strenght looking forward World Cup’s events scheduled on the next two week-ends. The whole élite team will line-up in Lugagnano (Piacenza – Northern Italy) at "Valdarda Bike – Trofeo Antonio Tedaldi alla Memoria", Internazionali d’Italia MTB’s stage4, on Sunday, May 15th. Felice Gimondi’s team had already been in the spotlights in the previous stages, taking U23 series wins with Gerhard Kerschbaumer in Massa Marittima (in Tuscany) and Sirmione (on Garda Lake) and a overall victory with Tony Longo in Nalles, Northern Italy. TX Active-Bianchi will line-up also élite Stephane Tempier and Cristian Cominelli and U23 Ricardo Marinheiro.

In Lugagnano, Tempier and his team-mates will also warm-up and test their good shape towards next two World Cup stages, scheduled on Saturday-Sunday, May 21st-22nd in Dalby Forest (Yorkshire, GBR) and in Offenburg (Germany) weekend after. In South Africa’s stage1, TX Active-Bianchi already celebrated Kerschbaumer’s brilliant success in U23 series.

Giro d’Italia in full swing for Bianchi and Androni Giocattoli. After Angel Vicioso’s victory in sadness last Monday, beacuse of Belgian Wouter Weylandt’s dramatic deathly crash in stage3 and José Serpa’s podium in stage5, Roberto Ferrari took third in 216-km stage6, from Orvieto to Fiuggi Terme (mid Italy), on Thursday, May 12th.

28 year-old Androni’s rider was outsprinted by Spanish Francisco Ventoso (Movistar) and Italian Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-ISD), on a difficult and climby finish. Dutch Pieter Weening (Rabobank) saved pink jersey. Ferrari had already placed fourth with his Bianchi Oltre model at the Giro’s stage2, in Parma.

Bianchi and Androni displayed another great performance at 94th Giro d’Italia. Colombian Josè Serpa achieved the third place in the stage5, 191km from Piombino to Orvieto, mid Italy, after a spectacular race thanks to gravel roads sectors.

Dutch Pieter Weening (Rabobank) won the stage and took the leader pink jersey. In 2011 Serpa with his “Bianchi Oltre” model already won the Giro del Friuli, was runner-up in two stages and overall in Giro di Sardegna and took third in Calabria

Bianchi and Androni Giocattoli took victory in sadness, at the Giro d’Italia’s stage3. Spanish Angel Vicioso achieved his 2nd seasonal win in the 173-km stage from Reggio Emilia to Rapallo, striken by Belgian Wouter Weylandt sudden death after a terrible crash at 24 km to go, on Monday, May 9th.

In the Giro’s day of mourning, Vicioso won a 5-man sprint, taking the second success in last ten days and 12th seasonal team victory. Unfortunately doctors were unable to revive Weylandt. Even though the race came regularly to an end, organizers decided to cancel any awarding ceremony.

Bianchi wish to express deepest condolences to unlucky Belgian rider’s family, to his team-mates and the whole Giro d’Italia family.