These are busy days for Sara Single house. He didn't even have time to make his debut in the cyclocross season by dominating the second stage of the Tour of Italy, in Osoppo, who had to run home and dive into her books, for the rational mechanics exam that awaited her early in the morning: «If the race wasn't close to home I wouldn't have set the exam date, but this way at 16,30pm on Sunday I was already studying.The exam went well, it was the second to last in the mathematics faculty, one of the most difficult."
Only specialist?
For Sara this is a special season and at the FAS Airport Services – Guerciotti – Premac They know it well. With so many protagonists of cyclocross, Perch First of all, those who have already said they want to skip the season, partially or completely, will have to keep the Italian flag flying high.
«Practically – explains Casasola – I risk being the only athlete who will do the whole seasonI aim to achieve the best possible results, but if someone returns during the year I could only be happy, starting with Silvia."
Casasola also comes from the road season, a season that did not fully satisfy her despite it being started off pretty well.
«I arrived in July and at the Giro d'Italia without the good feelings I was hoping for. The Giro didn't satisfy me, and I also started suffering from asthma, so in agreement with the club, I took a break. Afterwards, I raced, thinking hard about what awaited me in cyclocross, to be ready. I raced in Emilia, and I also wanted to do the Tre Valli Varesine, but I caught a stomach virus. Honestly, given how things went, I could have started cyclocross even earlier.
Road, second chance
Beyond good placings at the Ponente in Rosa and the victory in the mountain classic at Tour de Feminine, his results are not comparable to those of cyclocross.
«I know – explains Sara – At the moment I see myself more in off-road activity, but I would like to achieve more during the road year, understand what my level isI tried hard, but obviously I made a mistake. I want to try again with more conviction."
Returning to the Osoppo race, Casasola dominated, racing most of it alone with her opponents fighting for second place and the pink jersey: «It was a very fast course, the passages of the previous categories had demolished it even more and made it almost a highway, with few technical difficulties although paradoxically more demanding from the point of view of endurance».
Now Switzerland
For her, who had just gotten off her road bike, it was still ideal: «Yes, also because I didn't do much technical work and I noticed that I was a bit stiff in the relaunches. The condition that arose from the street helped me in comparison to the others who started before, but I honestly didn't expect to make such a difference."
His appearance at the Giro d'Italia will remain just that, at least in October: «I have some tests awaiting me in Switzerland where I have seen that the level is already qualified. These are international tests that help me understand where I am and what I can expect. This year we will have a calendar that is very much focused on foreign countries."
Goal: consistency
These will be important tests for the Friulian. Last year she began to emerge among the top 10 in the World Cup events, too. Do you expect further progress?Let's say I would like to show continuity at those levels, before, a great race was followed by two slower-paced ones, I would like this sequence not to repeat itself."
Given how things went in Osoppo, he didn't regret not being in Pieve di Soligo for the gravel world championship: «Apart from the fact that it wasn't in the plans, With the level seen in the race on Saturday, with the same protagonists as the big road races, I could only have been of help, without the slightest chance of emerging. I did the right thing by aiming for cyclocross, for now it's my kingdom."
Ceolin, a double in pink
Casasola aside, Osoppo has confirmed Federico as currently in the men's field Ceolin make the difference, so much so that not even the couple of FAS Airport Services – Guerciotti – Premac with Joel Bertolini supported by the new purchase Samuel Scappini he managed to maintain his attack from the second lap.
Among the juniors, home win for Stefano Viezzi, among peers it emerged Arianna Bianchi, also already focused on foreign competitions. The races begin again on Sunday in Corridonia, in the Marche region, with the risk that there will be fewer and fewer real protagonists.
