Today, CONI President Luciano Buonfiglio - together with Italian Cycling Federation President Cordiano Dagnoni - presented the Collare d'Oro for sporting merit to Chiara Consonni and the Stella d'Oro to Elena Cecchini.

These awards were presented during the traditional Giro d'Onore, an event held at the Salone d’Onore that celebrates the year's cycling achievements and champions.

Consonni was honoured for her world championship gold medal in the team pursuit at the Track Cycling World Championships, held in October in Santiago, Chile. The Italian, who won the title together with Martina Alzini, Martina Fidanza, Vittoria Guazzini and Federica Venturelli, was unable to attend the ceremony in early November for personal reasons. 

Elena Cecchini, meanwhile, received the Stella d’Oro as a newly appointed member of the CONI National Council, representing the athletes’ quota.