The revelation of Visma's spring, this featherweight climber from Morbegno in the Valtellina jumped from plucky underdog outfit Polti-VisitMalta to the Dutch superteam for 2026 — and immediately finished eighth at the Giro while riding as Vingegaard's guardian angel. Handed Wout van Aert's spot after the Belgian's training crash, he arrives fresh from winning La Route d'Occitanie outright. The youngest rider on the squad, he celebrates his 24th birthday on the Tour's first rest week, 8 July.
Palmarès
- La Route d'Occitanie GC + stage winner (2026)
- Giro d'Italia 8th overall (2026)
- Giro d'Italia 13th overall (2024)
- Giro d'Italia 14th overall (2025)
- Tour of Antalya GC winner (2024)
Cut-out factHe grew up in the Valtellina within riding distance of the Mortirolo and Stelvio, and won his Tour de France call-up just two weeks after his first pro GC victory at La Route d'Occitanie.
The squad
Riding the 2026 Tour with Jonas Vingegaard, Matteo Jorgenson, Bruno Armirail, Victor Campenaerts, Sepp Kuss, Edoardo Affini, Per Strand Hagenes — see the full Visma | Lease a Bike team page.
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