Gasparotto turns Swiss, Pedersen heads to Tour Down Under – News Shorts

Enrico Gasparotto Dimension Data Giro d'Italia
Enrico Gasparotto in action for Dimension Data at the 2019 Giro d'Italia (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

Two-time Amstel Gold Race winner Enrico Gasparotto (Dimension Data) has switched nationalities from Italian to Swisse, with the move confirmed by a change on his profile page on the UCI website.

The 37-year-old was born in Sacile in the eastern Italian region of Friuli-Venezia-Giulia, though has lived in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino for several years. In order to acquire Swiss citizenship, the canton requires residents to have lived there for 12 years, a demand that Gasparotto has met.

Dani Ostanek
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Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, joining in 2017 as a freelance contributor and later being hired full-time. Before joining the team, they had written for numerous major publications in the cycling world, including CyclingWeekly and Rouleur.

Dani has reported from the world's top races, including the Tour de France, Road World Championships, and the spring Classics. They have interviewed many of the sport's biggest stars, including Mathieu van der Poel, Demi Vollering, and Remco Evenepoel. Their favourite races are the Giro d'Italia, Strade Bianche and Paris-Roubaix.

Season highlights from the 2024 season include reporting from Paris-Roubaix –  'Unless I'm in an ambulance, I'm finishing this race' – Cyrus Monk, the last man home at Paris-Roubaix – and the Tour de France – 'Disbelief', gratitude, and family – Mark Cavendish celebrates a record-breaking Tour de France sprint win.