Tony Longo on
Bianchi Methanol SL2 took victory at “La vecia ferovia de La Val de Fiemme”, a classic P2P race held in Northern Italy featuring 1.400 starters, while also setting a new record time, on Sunday,
August
5th.
TX Active-Bianchi’s rider covered the 37,9 km route in 1.22:13, finishing 53 seconds ahead of Francesco Casagrande. Johnny Cattaneo clinched third place. The sixteenth edition of “La vecia ferovia” moved from
Ora (Bolzano) to
Molina di Fiemme (Trento).
“
I’m really happy I won in my region, in front of my supporters: this victory is dedicated to them” commented Longo, who launched the decisive attack on the most demanding section of the course, clinching an impressive solo win.
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