Davide, a good friend and fan of Italian Cannondale pro Marco Fontana, has no desire to ride to Germany in a bus. Without further ado, he grabs his old Piaggio moped, puts Cannondale Factory Racing Team sponsor stickers on it and starts the almost 600-kilometre journey from Fiorenzuola in northern Italy to Albstadt in southern Germany. After Chiavenna, however, a tough obstacle stands in his way: "Davide had to keep pushing his "Ciao" up the Splügen Pass for almost 15 kilometers because its motor is too weak," says Fontana and adds with a grin: "Davide always puts such funny ideas into practice."
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Davide's yellow "Ciao" equipped with panniers and spare tires for the World Cup trip.

After around four days of riding, Davide makes it to the race site on Saturday evening, just in time for the barbecue party with the Cannondale team.
The crowd of fans does not bring Fontana the desired World Cup success - he finishes 19th - but the cool action of his friend almost makes up for the sporting defeat of the likeable Italian.

Marco Fontana with the yellow "Cannondale-Ciao".

Before the start to the handover: Some impressions from Davide's travel album.

After the race, however, Davide makes his way home in a more comfortable vehicle and joins the other Fontana fans on the bus. He hands over the "Ciao-Töffli" as a gift to the Cannondale team, who were already happily doing their laps through the pits on Saturday.