A season and then leaves… Discharged from the team EOLO-Comet last year, Vincenzo Albanese will therefore only have stayed one year with Arkéa-B&B Hotelsto whom he will already say goodbye to fly to another WorldTour team: EF Education-EasyPost ! The talent drain continues within the Breton team, which is letting one of its most regular runners leave throughout 2024. Because even if the 27-year-old Italian sprinter-puncher did not succeed to raise his arm to score his third career victory, his 17 top 10s (including 8 top 5) in events like theE3 Saxo Classic (9e), le Franco-Belgian circuit (6th) or even the Tour of the Alps-Maritimes (2nd overall) make him the third best provider of UCI points in the structure led by Emmanuel Hubert. A considerable loss therefore, and a reinforcement of weight for the American team, particularly in view of the spring classics.
Video – Vincenzo Albanese 2nd in the Tour des Alpes-Maritimes 2024
“My biggest dream for next year is to participate in the Tour”
“I am very happy to be part of this teamconfided Vincenzo Albanese in a press release. “And I'm very, very motivated for next year. I will do my best. For me, it will be the first time I have the chance to race for a really big team. It will be a great experience and I want to make the most of it. I'm excited to join an American team and our program and the confidence the team has placed in me for next year. My most beautiful and best moment of Cycling so far was two years ago, when I won the Tour du Limousin in France. I will never forget that last kilometer. I want to win more races. My biggest dream for next year is to participate in the Tour. I've already done the Giro, so the big goal this year is to participate in the Tour. I would love to participate in the Tour, win a race and run well in the classics“, he wished in conclusion.
The founder and CEO ofEF Pro Cycling, Jonathan Vaughtersexpects big things from him in the years to come. “Vincenzo Albanese is a very consistent rider who can bring us results from the beginning to the end of the year. He has the strength to qualify for the finals of the great classics and to participate in the difficult group sprints of the grand tours. Our young runners will learn a lot from his racing know-how. Vincenzo knows how to keep a cool head when the peloton becomes chaotic and put all his power at the service of the moment. We think he's on the verge of a big victory.”
