Piasco
Piasco is a municipality (comune) in the Province of Cuneo, in Piedmont. In 2026 its territory hosted the Italian individual road time-trial championship for the junior Allieve category of cycling [1][2].
The 2026 Italian time-trial championship
Piasco hosted the Italian individual time-trial title for the Allieve category, over a 13-kilometre course. The race was won by Savigliano-born cyclist Nicole Bracco, born in 2011, riding for Società Ciclistica Cesano Maderno, with a time of 18 minutes and 28 seconds and an average speed of 42.207km/h [1][2].
The title won at Piasco added to a 2026 season in which the rider, in her first year in the Allieve category, took seven wins, including the third Giro d'Italia interregional Trofeo Rosa, as well as being named best first-year Allieva [1][2].
Regional recognition
On 9 November 2026 the Piedmont Region's sports councillor, Paolo Bongioanni, presented Nicole Bracco with a plaque at the Piedmont Region tower in Turin, explicitly citing her result at Piasco [1][2].
Timeline
- — Savigliano-born cyclist Nicole Bracco is honoured at the Piedmont Region tower by councillor Marco Bongioanni for her season's results, including the Italian time-trial title in the Allieve category. → ANSA Piemonte Cuneo24
Sources
- La ciclista saviglianese Nicole Bracco premiata al Grattacielo — ANSA Piemonte, 9 November 2026
- La ciclista saviglianese Nicole Bracco premiata in Regione — Cuneo24, 10 November 2026