Lost in the Shuffle: Moreno Moser...

In a cosmos dominated by the Tour de France, a rising star was kind of lost in the glare of the big one when he won the week long Tour de Pologne (Tour of Poland) last Sunday. The nephew of accomplished uncles Aldo and Francesco (who of course is in town this week for the Gran Fondo Giro d'Italia in Pasadena) is showing much promise. In his first full year as a professional, Moser has won the Trofeo Laigueglia, the Eschborn - Frankfurt City Loop, and now the overall, plus two stages of the Tour de Pologne. These go along with numerous wins as an amateur, and a third place finish at the Italian National Road Race Championships this year. I don't want to jinx him so early in his career, but we may see another man named Moser racking up wins for some time to come.

Moreno Moser during one of his Tour de Pologne stage wins