After an excellent 2023, with multiple wins in the World Cup, European titles, and national jerseys, Wilier – Vittoria MTB Factory Team starts the 2024 season with some new faces, especially in the cross-country segment.
The XCO line-up welcomes Danish Sofie Pedersen among the elites, who enters the category with the U23 European champion jersey and four successes in the U23 World Cup. She will partner-up with the Italian Giada Specia, who won last year’s Alpago stage at the Internazionali d’Italia Series.
The men will rely on Simone Avondetto, former world and European champion among the U23s, who is eager to put a troubled 2023 behind him due to mononucleosis, and Britain's Cameron Orr, also a winner in Alpago at the Internazionali d'Italia Series last July.
Expectations remain very high in the U23 category, with Danish national category champion Gustav Pedersen, who will pursue in his growing process, and newcomer Elian Paccagnella. The Italian, class of 2005, is vice-world champion and Italian champion in the junior category, making him one of the best international prospects in the off-road category.
Regarding new entries, the Swiss Ginia Caluori is the vice-world champion among the U23s, with multiple results in the World Cup. In 2024 she will be in her final year in the category and is indicated as one of the big favorites.
The XCM trio will also be very competitive in the 2024 season. Starting from the spearhead Fabian Rabensteiner, winner of the 2023 World Cup, the Nove Mesto stage, the Andalucia Bike Race and a Cape Epic Stage in South Africa. Alongside him, there will be the former Italian champion and veteran Samuele Porro, and the Austrian National champion Daniel Geismayr.
All the team’s athletes will be equipped with Wilier Triestina top-of-the-range mountain bikes: the full suspended Urta Max SLR and the front Usma SLR.