Team BikeExchange-Jayco welcome Italian champion Filippo Zana to the team on a three-year contract starting in 2023, enhancing the squad’s general classification contingency with his all-round strengths.
The highly regarded 23-year-old proved his talents with an impressive win at the Italian road race championships in June, after a stellar season that saw him take the overall victory at the Adriatica Ionica Race.
Despite his age, Zana already has Grand Tour experience, completing the Giro d’Italia on three occasions, and GreenEDGE Cycling believe the youngster from Piovene Rocchette can become a star of the future in the three-week races.
Brent Copeland – General Manager
“It is always special to have national champions on the team and we are delighted to be bringing Filippo onboard for next season. He is only 23 years old but has so much experience already and is certainly a rider we have been interested in for a while now and a rider we see a bright future with. He has demonstrated on multiple occasions that he has what it takes to compete at the highest level, and he proved that with a fantastic win this season at the Italian championships.
We are continuing to grow and strengthen our team for the Grand Tours and Filippo will play a big role in that. We hope he will be a valuable contributor to many more of our successes and also have more success himself in GreenEDGE Cycling colours.”
Filippo Zana
“It is a dream come true for me to join such an important team as GreenEDGE Cycling. It is something that I desired since I started cycling when I was six years old, to join one of the best teams in the peloton.
I have lots of emotions and lots of motivation to train more and better to keep improving and pay off the trust Team BikeExchange-Jayco is giving to me, from Brent to all the staff I have been speaking with. We have many goals and we will try to achieve them.
Of course next year will also be important for me to keep honouring the Italian national champion’s jersey, and to start off on a good path with this jersey will be even more important for me. Of course, I must thank everyone who has supported and helped me so far in my career, this next chapter is about to begin and I can’t wait to begin to also pay back the hard work I put in over these years.”
Filippo Zana
Date of Birth: 18th March 1999 (23)
Nationality: Italy
Joins GreenEDGE Cycling: 2023, 2024 & 2025
Top Results:
1st Italian Championships – Road Race (2022)
1st Adriatica Ionica Race – Overall (2022)
3rd Tour de l’Avenir – Overall (2021)
1st Sazka Tour – Overall (2021)
1st GP Course de la Paix Jeseniky (2021)
