Italian-Japanese Pro-Continental team Nippo Vini Fantini will make its Australian racing debut next month at the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race, replacing Polish team CCC Sprandi Polkowice who were originally announced as starters for the 1.HC event. Nippo Vini Fantini are the fifth Pro-Continental team confirmed for the January 31 race which will also feature nine WorldTour teams and an Australian national team.
CCC Sprandi Polkowice explained to Cyclingnews the team decided on an alternative start to its season for financial reasons and will instead race the Dubai Tour (February 3-6), followed by the Tour of Qatar and Tour of Oman later that month.
Nippo Vini Fantini are currently in the middle of its training camp for the upcoming season in San Giovanni Teatino, Italy. The team are set to race the 2.1 Tour de San Luis from January 18-14 in Argentina with no confirmation yet regarding rosters for either South American or Australia.
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