BACK TO RACES

Here the days are passing by so fast and Sunday - or better the day on which I will go back home - is approaching. My next race is already scheduled: I will take part in the Tour de Wallonie in Belgium from July 24^th to July 28^th. In order to refine my shape I put the main focus during the training sessions on the quality instead of on the quantity.

The first 10 days in the training camp passed by fast and without meeting obstacles. The weather was nice, as well as the company in the hotel and during the training. I feel a little bit the nostalgia for home but being a cyclist it is normal to pass more nights in hotels than in your on bed.

DOLOMITI

My training period here at the Fedaia Pass will be over soon. On Saturday I did a six hours ride through the beautiful mountains. Like you already know I love this region and I think that it is one of the most beautiful parts of our Alps. Waking up in the morning at the feet of the Marmolada is priceless. The queen of the Dolomites definitely has little competitors. Furthermore I am in good company : we are a nice group of cyclists so that the days and the training hours are passing by really fast.

RELAX

The Italian Championships concluded the first part of the season. Now I can allow myself a short break. Fortunately I was able to proceed like it had been planned. I didn`t have to confront any obstacles or injuries that would have obliged me to change my plans. For that reason I didn`t complain after Saturday. Until Wednesday I rode my bike but from yesterday on I am at the sea in order to relax. Like I said before, it will be just a short break will remain for two weeks.
Thanks once more to Davy and all the others that contributed to support the Città della Speranza.

Italian Championships

Last weekend I took part in the Italian Championships. It was a really hard and long day for me. I had already felt tense before the start and at the same time I had been focused because it was a good opportunity to achieve a good result. Right from the first kilometers I felt being in a good shape and without really wanting it I found myself in the first breakaway of the day. Obviously I knew that this attack was too early to be determining but I also was aware that staying together with these 20 riders would allow me to ride the 264,58km at a constant rhythm without jerks and without the stress caused by riding in the peloton. I rode attentively, just changing velocity from time to time. Furthermore I focused on drinking and eating when necessary because the length of the race didn`t allow any mistakes.
After being caught I realized that the climb of Cà dal Poggio was too hard for me. If there had been an attack during the last round, I probably wouldn`t have been able to follow. Therefore I decided to put all my eggs into one basket and consequently I attacked once more. I was able to break away alone, then Mori and Sella joined me. Unfortunately the group behind us was still composed of many riders and the teams organized themselves. It`s a pity! In my opinion the race would have been different if we had had just 20 seconds more…
I risked loosing with the hope to win. In any case like that I have been protagonist during the whole day and I returned the affection of my fans. They supported me a lot J
Congratulations to Visconti: He really was the strongest rider in the peloton.