Renato di Rocco won his fourth consecutive term as president of the Italian Cycling Federation today. The 70-year-old defeated Norma Gimondi, daughter of 1965 Tour de France winner Felice Gimondi. Di Rocco earned 125 votes to 79, obtaining more than 55 percent of the ballot, which is required for confirmation.
"Cycling has decided," Di Rocco said according to BiciTV. "To tell you that I am pleased is an understatement. ... I thank you all, starting tomorrow we will put ourselves to work because the project did not end. We return to work together for the good of cycling. It was said that want war, absolutely not. I will always open my door to anyone who wants to work for the good of cycling."
Di Rocco will get back to work tomorrow at the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup in Fiuggi.
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Gimondi hinted at another run for the post on the next election. "There's defeat and defeat," she said according to Gazzetta dello Sport. "I gave everything I could, the people of cycling have chosen, chapeau to Di Rocco. ... There is my chance of a candidacy in four years, I have already mentioned it to my team."
Daniel, Brändle to debut with Trek-Segafredo in Vuelta a San Juan
Bauke Mollema will lead the Trek-Segafredo team at the upcoming Vuelta a San Juan in Argentina. The Dutch rider will be joined by US national champion Greg Daniel and Austrian champion Matthias Brändle, who make their debuts with the squad.
— Trek-Segafredo (@TrekSegafredo) January 14, 2017
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