Stage 1 of the #4Islands MTB Croatia saw Italian underdogs Nicola Taffarel and Massimo Rosa, of Metallurgica Veneta, turn the race on its head. They rode to stage victory and seized yellow from Orbea Leatt Speed Company in the process: https://diverge.info/2024/04/17/4islands-metallurgica-veneta-surprise-to-seize-yellow-on-stage-1/