Outgoing Italian champion Simeoni reflects

Italian Champion Filippo Simeoni (Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce)

Italian Champion Filippo Simeoni (Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce) (Image credit: Sirotti)

Filippo Simeoni will close a bittersweet year in the prized Italian Champion jersey today at the Giro dell'Appennino. There is little chance he will repeat his 2008 surprise national title win this Sunday in Imola, Italy.