2019 Italian Road National Championships

Formolo Goes Solo To Win Italian National Title

Formolo Goes Solo To Win Italian National Title

The Italian road race cycling championship on Sunday, raced over 226.9 kilometres between Borgo Val Taro and Compiano, near the northern city of Parma.

Jun 30, 2019 by FloBikes Staff
Formolo Goes Solo To Win Italian National Title

Bora-Hansgrohe rider Davide Formolo made a solo break to win the Italian road race cycling championship on Sunday, raced over 226.9 kilometres between Borgo Val Taro and Compiano, near the northern city of Parma.


Formolo made a break 25km from the line to finish with a 26sec advantage over pursuing pair Sonny Colbrelli and Alberto Bettiol respectively.

The 26-year-old, who finished 15th in this year's Giro d'Italia and second in the Liege-Bastogne-Liege race, takes the title from Italian sprinter Elia Viviani.