The Ragusano, 2nd on Giro 2021 and still now the last Italian on the pink podium, wins at Vuelta Burgos with a 15 km escape: “I am proud of myself, ready to work in Rwanda for Captain Ciccone”
There are runners who best embody the spirit of cycling and Damiano Caruso is one of them. Ragusano of Punta Secca, who grew up in the places of Commissioner Montalbano, at almost 38 years old (will celebrate them on 12 October) is at the 17th season as a professional and today in the fourth stage of Vuelta Burgos, Spain, he obtained the eighth victory of his career, with a solitary escape of 15 km. “I can say it aloud: I am proud of myself, I liked the victory, I enjoyed it – says Caruso, leader of the Bahrain Victorious, 2nd on tour 2021 behind Bernal: it is always the last blue on the pink podium -. I don’t win so much, but when I win, I do it of strength and arrogance. attached again “.
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Italian champion under 23 in 2008, raised as Nibali in Tuscany in Mastromarco, went to professionalism at LPR in 2009 and then in 2011 at Liquigas in that wonderful group of talents with Nibali, Sagan and Viviani. Caruso was the world champion of the history of the history with the BMC, he arrived according to the Tyrrhenian-Adriatic 2018 and the Giro di Switzerland 2017. The pearl at Giro 2021 with the victory in the stage of Valle Spluga-Alpe Motta, then the one on the Upper De Velefique at Vuelta 2021. And at the Giro fourth in the ranking in 2023 and fifth in this season. And here is the world project in Rwanda: appointment on 28 September in the capital Kigali, 1850 meters above sea level, traveled by climbers with 267 kilometers and 5475 meters in altitude. Three -three challenge: Pogacar, Vingegaard and Evenepel. “I was thinking of closing in 2025 and instead I will also run in 2026 -continues Caruso -. I received the phone call from the coach Marco Villa, I will make Vuelta, not for the ranking but for the stages, it will be an ideal approach for the world championship. And I gave my availability for a project with Ciccone Captain, I can give a little order to the national team and support Giulio who has proven to be the strongest of all of us in the one day.” Tomorrow Vuelta Burgos will decide in the fifth and last stage with uphill arrival in Lagunas de Neila: 6.4 km at 9.1% average. In the leader shirt there is the young Frenchman Bisaux with Pellizzari 2 ° A 22 “, of the Toro 3rd at 26” and Ciccone 16 ° at 1’36 “at the attack.
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