We are really happy to officially announce that our Italian sprinter, Alberto Dainese will join the Dutch WorldTour squad Team Sunweb on a two-year deal. "It feels great to join such an important team like Team Sunweb. It has been a long path to achieve the goal to turn professional, it was my dream since I started cycling and now I can finally say that I made it" highlights our Italian 21-year old. Alberto Dainese joined the Academy late in the 2018 season, but that did not stop him to win already two races…continue reading →

We arrived at the last stage of the 2019 Tour de Normandie with two stage wins under our belt as well as Alberto Dainese wearing the green jersey as the leader of the points classification. 150 km separated the riders from Caen, the usual finish-town of the race. The parcour was quite flat which previewed a bunch sprint towards the end. Four riders jumped away from the peloton and formed the breakaway of the day. Quickly some Academy jersey could be seen in the front of the bunch helping the team of the leader…continue reading →

After yesterday's strong win by Bárnabas Peák and Alberto Dainese sprinting to second, we were ready to fight again for our third win in this edition of the Tour de Normandie. The stage presented a predominantly flat parcour with a final local circuit that presented a short steep climb in the way to the finish. The Academy jerseys could be seen quickly in the front of the bunch as Daan Hoole worked alongside the team of the race leader in order to keep the 3-man breakaway within a safe distance, allowing them close to three minutes…continue reading →

Today it was the start of our first stage race of the season, Tour de Normandie. The 7-day long stage race kicked off with a 159 km long stage, which featured several laps to a local circuit before the finish. After some early attempts, a 4-man breakaway went up the road with the peloton allowing more than 4 minutes before picking up the pace shrinking the distance. No Academy riders were part of the early move, instead, all six sat nice and easy in the wheels saving energy for the hectic final awaiting. However,…continue reading →

At just 20 years of age, the fast Italian sprinter seized a total of 7 wins in 2018, the last two while already wearing Academy colors as he joined the team in early September. Dainese shined with his own light in some of the biggest races of the U23 ranks and took home a stage win at the Giro d'Italia U23 as well as in Italy's one-day U23 classic GP Industria e Commercio to name a few. The talented Italian rider started in cycling six years ago. "I began at the age of 14…continue reading →

After the World Championships action, we were back in Academy colors in Netherland's Ronde van Midden Brabant. The 160 km long presented a predominately flat parcour that saw the riders complete 3 laps of 40 km before targetting the final two local laps in an urban circuit of 20 km in length.The race started with some attempts to move up front and it was finally a group of four riders the ones that made it up the road. The whole Academy lineup remained in the main peloton, saving energy for the right time and taking…continue reading →

We are delighted to announce that Alberto Dainese will join the Academy. The 20-year rider will follow the footsteps of fellow Italian compatriot, Edoardo Affini, and will join the team for the next two seasons. "I am nothing but happy with this move! I am really looking forward to these new experience which I believe that will bring me a lot on both, professional and personal level" highlights Dainese.Alberto outstands for his fast finish and his well-doing in mass sprints. His victory on stage 9 of the last U23 Giro d'Italia was just…continue reading →