The foundation that bears the name of the historic Merckx team has chosen the 20-year-old Serlini of Angelo, a former wheelchair rookie after struggling with death from a fall on a mountain bike
The solidarity project wanted by family that gave life to Eddy Merckx's team has made proselytes at the great annual event of Gaiole in Chianti: among the 8000 at the start, a large delegation of cyclists with the unmistakable blue-suede jersey.
On Sunday in Gaiole in Chianti a group of twenty cyclists will be at the start of L'Eroica proudly wearing the colors that once belonged to Merckx: the Molteni Foundation carries its message of solidarity on the dirt roads where cycling once a year makes a fascinating journey back in time