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.