Visma-Lease a Bike have signed proficient Italian climber Davide Piganzoli as they strengthen their group of Grand Tour riders.
Twenty-three-year-old Piganzoli will step-up to WorldTour degree in 2026 after three seasons with Polti VisitMalta. Piganzoli is a part of the identical era as Giulio Pellizzari and completed third within the Tour de L’Avenir behind Isaac del Toro and Pellizzari in 2023.
Piganzoli received the Tour of Antalya in 2024 and was second on this yr’s O Gran Camiño and the La Route d’Occitanie within the French Pyrenees. He completed thirteenth within the 2024 Giro d’Italia and 14th this yr. He was third in final yr’s Giro dell’Emilia behind Tadej Pogačar and Tom Pidcock.
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“This can be a massive step in my profession,” Piganzoli stated when Visma introduced his signing.
I’m excited to race for a brand new workforce and to fulfill all the brand new teammates and employees. I used to be actually drawn to the mission at Visma-Lease a Bike as a result of I imagine I can actually proceed creating right here as a GC rider.
“There’s a lot experience on this workforce: skilled riders, high gear, sturdy help employees, and extra. Step-by-step, I wish to continue to grow as a normal classification rider.”
He’ll be a part of Visma-Lease a Bike’s growth group throughout the WorldTour set-up, that features Cian Uijtdebroeks, British sprinter Matthew Brennan, Jørgen Nordhagen, and Niklas Behrens. Piganzoli will finally play a task alongside Grand Tour leaders Jonas Vingegaard and Matteo Jorgenson.
“Davide is a rider in whom we see quite a lot of potential,” stated Head of Racing Grischa Niermann.
“He’ll initially strengthen our Grand Tour squad in a supporting position, however he will certainly have alternatives of his personal as properly. We wish to develop with him to the subsequent degree as a GC rider, and we’re blissful he selected us and our mission.”
Visma have additionally signed French rouleur and nationwide time trial champion Bruno Armirail from Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale, Filippo Fiorelli from VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè and Timo Kielich from Alpecin-Deceuninck.
