Club rider Filippo Conca puts himself in the shop window with Italian national title
The Italian national championship road race is one of the most fiercely sought after on the European circuit, very much not one of the events at which one or two established pros dominate. Several Tour de France-destined elite men lined up for the attritional race in Trieste, but it was 26-year-old amateur/former pro Filippo Conca who took the title ahead of UAE's Alessandro Covi in a five-rider move.
Conca turned pro with Lotto-Soudal in 2021, spending two years with the then-WorldTour team before moving across to Q36.5 Pro Cycling. Alas, his two-year contract was not renewed at the end of 2024, and he has since been racing with the amateur outfit Swatt Club.
This marks his first pro win and perhaps the most impactful result since he left the U23 ranks.
