TEAM ROSTER AND BIOS
Who's representing your country?
Italy
DIVISION: SUP Tech Racing Men
Riccardo Rossi
  • Age / 23
  • Born / San Vincenzo
  • favorite_surf_break / Left
  • board / Infinity EVERREADY
  • Sponsors / Infinity - qb paddle - garmin - aisla - naturalboom - Topmet - seay
  • biggest_achievement / 3rd place at European championships in Denmark 2022
  • Hobbies / Snowboarding in winter and skating
I'm an Infinity sup international athlete and I spend so much time in the water. I'll do my best to bring at home the beste results in this world championships. 
Italy
DIVISION: SUP Tech Racing Men
Paolo Marconi
  • Age / 33
  • Born / Piombino
  • favorite_surf_break / Punta Elena Corralejo
  • board / Sunova Allwater 14x22
  • Sponsors / Sunova, Quickblade
  • biggest_achievement / Won the Last Paddler Standing (ultra paddling race lasted 48hs)
  • Hobbies / Reading and writing
I have been paddling and racing since 2009. My last ISA event was in Denmark in 2017. I really like racing all kind of distances, I prefer tech races but I also love ultra distance racing. I run a SuP School in my hometown togheter with my wife Susak who is also a great Sup Racer.
Italy
DIVISION: SUP Distance Racing Men
Filippo Mercuriali
  • Age / 30
  • Born / Bellaria Igea Marina
  • favorite_surf_break / Arrifana, Portugal
  • board / Starboard All Star
  • Sponsors / Nautica Urban and starboard Italy
  • biggest_achievement / 5th long distance 2019 ISA world sup and paddleboard championship in El Salvador
  • Hobbies / Any kind of sport
I'm Filippo, I'm 29 and I came from Italy.  I felt in love with stand up paddle boarding in 2013 and since then I always set my goal one step forward, year after year.  I have a Science of sport degree with a study about Sup race discipline, I'm a personal  trainer and sports lover.  just give me some water, any kind of board and I will be happy. 
Italy
DIVISION: SUP Distance Racing Men
Davide Alpino
  • Age / 24
  • Born / Bari
  • favorite_surf_break / Left
  • board / starboard allstar
  • Sponsors / starboard italy, Vlt fins, Lb9 brand, Waterspeed app, Spider slackline, sector nolimits
  • biggest_achievement / italian category champ 2020 and 2021, italian absolute champion 2022
  • Hobbies / the art in general, museums, historical cities, knowledge about other cultures,
i'm an happy guy coming from south italy, precisally the Puglia region, where i train everyday in a crystalline water. My best results are being the 2020 and 2021 italian category champion, italian absolute champion in 2022 and some podium in the eurotour races in this past three years. I paddle in stand up from 4 years now and i will not stop till i will be the one of the best in he world. I'm the Sup agonistic coach in my big society, the Circolo Canottieri Barion , and every year my team of paddlers is growing more and more! soon you will hear about them. cheers
Italy
DIVISION: SUP Tech Racing Women, SUP Distance Racing Women
Laura Nitti
  • Age / 20
  • Born / Bari, Italia
  • favorite_surf_break / Left
  • board / Blackfish
  • Sponsors / None
  • biggest_achievement / Second place tech race italian championship
  • Hobbies / Reading and studying
Hi, I'm Laura Nitti and this is my first international experience with team Italy!! I train in Bari, my coach is my team mate Davide Alpino and this is my third year paractising sup race.  I'm a med student and I'd love to discover everything about our body works also to improve my training and lifestyle. I'm very glad and focused and I'll try to give my best for the team.  FORZA ITALIA! 
Italy
DIVISION: SUP Tech Racing Women
Lisa Venturelli
  • Age / 14
  • Born / Bellaria-Igea Marina
  • favorite_surf_break / Casenatico
  • board / NSP Ninja 14x20
  • Sponsors / i have no sponsor
  • biggest_achievement / Italian Absilute Championship 2023
  • Hobbies / Cinema
My name is Lisa Venturelli and I'm 14 years old  I started doing SUP 4 years ago  I live in Bellaria-Igea Marina, near Rimini I love the sea  I'm about to start my first year of high school In 2023 I won the title of absolute Italian champion, u.14 category champion and I won the CONI trophy for 2 consecutive years This is my first world championship and I'm very excited!
Italy
DIVISION: SUP Distance Racing Women
Velia Pisanelli
  • Age / 17
  • Born / Taranto
  • favorite_surf_break / goofy
  • board / infinity whiplash
  • Sponsors / none
  • biggest_achievement / Sub-italian absolute champion in long-distance 2024
  • Hobbies / sailing and wing-foiling
 Hi, I'm Velia Pisanelli and I had my first ever contact with this sport in 2018 and I started practising it competitively in 2021. I just turned 17 and this is my first ISA. I love being in contact with the sea and I feel it as my element. My goal is to become both a champion and a waterwoman. I'm ready to give my best to this World Cup and to bring Italy as high as possible
Italy
DIVISION: Junior SUP Tech Racing Men
Nicolò Ricco
  • Age / 17
  • Born / Bari
  • favorite_surf_break / Right
  • board / Starboard all star
  • Sponsors / Starboard,Blackproject,restube, vaikobi, zig,
  • biggest_achievement / European champ 2023
  • Hobbies / I love spending a lot of time at sea, running and travelling
I'm Nicolò Vincenzo Ricco, I live in Bari, Italy, where 3 years ago I started doing SUP and immediately fell in love with it. During the second year of training I managed to win the Italian junior championship and earn a place in the national team, with which I participated in the Europeans, ranking 5th. I love taking part in the most important competitions, to always test myself and meet new people with whom exchange knowledge on SUP.
Italy
DIVISION: Junior SUP Tech Racing Women, SUP Sprint Racing Women
Cecilia Pampinella
  • Age / 18
  • Born / Tarquinia
  • favorite_surf_break / left side
  • board / Starboard all star
  • Sponsors / Starboard, vltfins, liquido, lb9
  • biggest_achievement / Junior European Champion ISA in sprint, long distance and technical race in 2022 and Junior World Champion ICF in sprint, technical race and long distance in 2022,, Junior World Champion ISA Puerto Rico 2022, Junior World Champion ISA France 2023
  • Hobbies / Surfing
Hi I am Cecilia Pampinella, I am 18 years old and I come from Tarquinia, Italy. I practice sup for 5 years and I discovered this sport thanks to my brother Tommaso, I immediately fell in love with the sup.  I'm Junior European Champion ISA  2022 in sprint, long distance and technical race ,I'm Junior World Champion ICF 2022 in sprint, technical race and long distance , I'm Junior World Champion ISA 2022 Porto Rico and Junior World Champion ISA 2023 France. Forza Italia🇮🇹
Italy
DIVISION: SUP Sprint Racing Men
Claudio Nika
  • Age / 28
  • Born / Rome
  • favorite_surf_break / Supertubos Peniche
  • board / Depends of the conditions
  • Sponsors / NikaPaddleSurfCamp
  • biggest_achievement / 2019 ISA Sprint 200m gold medal
  • Hobbies / Paiting, skating, travelling,running
Im 27 yo living the dream being a pro Athlete training and racing around the world thanks to SUP, practicing the sport since i was 13, I reached my dream to be a world champion in 2019 but I'm ready for more. In this past 7 years was training mostly at  NikaPaddleSurfCamp organised by my brother Leonard in Portugal.
Italy
DIVISION: Prone Tech Racing Men, Prone Distance Racing Men
Andrea Niciarelli
  • Age / 31
  • Born / Rome
  • board / Prone 12
  • Hobbies / MTB, videogames
I started practicing paddleboard for 3 years and since then I have become more and more passionate about this sport.
Italy
DIVISION: Prone Tech Racing Women, Prone Distance Racing Women
Cornelia Rigatti
  • Age / 31
  • Born / Riva del Garda
  • favorite_surf_break / right
  • board / Wetiz
  • Sponsors / Wetiz, Klean Kanteen, Visit Trentino, Swim Ouest
  • biggest_achievement / Silver medallist technical race 2022/2023 ISA Worlds
  • Hobbies / Watching movies
I love being out in the ocean. Also lifesaving athlete and swimmer 6th in board race at 2022 Lifesaving world  championships. Many times Italian champion in both paddleboard and lifesaving (board race, ironwoman, surf ski race) From Lake Grada (Trentino - Italy), I daily train on the lake and go to the ocean for training camps and competitions
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