Where new champions are forged
The Giro Next Gen is the event dedicated to the best Under-23 talents in world cycling organised by RCS Sport on behalf of the Federazione Ciclistica Italiana.
Over the years, this competition has propelled renowned champions in the likes of Moser (1971), Battaglin (1972), Baronchelli (1973), Corti (1977), Belli (1990), Casagrande (1991), Pantani (1992) and Simoni (1993), as well as Sivakov, Vlasov, Pidcock, Ayuso, Hayter. The last Italian to win the race was Mattia Cattaneo in 2011.