Cozzi is returned yesterday from the retreat of the Israel Start Up Nation In Girona, the rest of the group will leave today. The Milanese coach's voice clearly indicates that things have gone really well, waiting for Froome to return to EuropeThey have yet to decide whether Chris will return to Milan and from there board with the rest of the team for the UAE Tour or whether he will fly directly from California to Abu Dhabi.
While waiting to find out the route of the Giro d'Italia, the Kenyan is working very hard in the centre of High-Performance Red Bull, aware of the need to recover muscle mass and tone. His progress is constantly monitored by the team's training staff.Meanwhile, in Girona, work has been done, and work has been done well.
«I liked it – says Cozzi – I'm happy with the work we've done And the team's level has really improved. I saw the boys already in great shape and, above all, motivated. de Marchi and Woods are two great professionals, Vanmarcke is incredible. These are men who carry the group with their gaze alone.».
How likely is it that Froome will participate in the Giro?
It will all depend on from the level that Chris will have in the first races and then, obviously, also from the path, of which, however, something has already been understood. Let's say that he might need to run itThere will be challenging stages, with 6-7 uphill finishes of which Sestola will be the least challengingWe'll have a very tough North, but I like the South. In Puglia you get the wind and it's like a climbing stage. If you go to Calabria you can do stages with 4.000 meters of elevation gain. If you remember well, in Abruzzo, Sir Wiggins, who was supposed to gobble up the Giro, lost his feathers.. In the Marche there are those walls. Sprinters can count on a 400-kilometer flat area in the Po Valley, for the rest they are condemned to climbs.
Can you feel Froome's presence, even though he's so far away?
It's understood laid down by the everyone's desire to improveI see it in myself, I see it in the staff who take care of the details like they never have before. We had the leaders on retreat almost the entire time, Sylvan Adams was until yesterday. When it is like this the desire to do well becomes contagious.
Speaking of sprinters, how is Greipel doing?
I worked a lot with his group, which also includes Dowsett and Cimolai, because he will be coming to the Giro. I was impressed by its power and how the bike accommodates it.. When he sets off for the sprint, the Factor It doesn't flex at all. They've found the right balance between stiffness and aerodynamics. And then did you see how bad she is? The writing is prismatic and changes color. And then we will have only one model, fortunately…
Less hassle for mechanics?
Exactly, there is always in the year the moment when riders start making a fussInstead we have this and we work on this, making the necessary adjustments, looking at the millimeter. While the new time trial bike will arrive in March.
The team will still race with Factor bikes 
The Israel Start-Up Nation training camp took place in Girona Shimano Dura Ace and Ceramic Speed: going fast… A bit of a beach, a bit of a desert, waiting to go and train in Israel too. And on the shirts a name dear to us Italians returns: Vini Fantini by Valentino Sciotti Froome's Factor O2 Vam is incredibly light: 676 gram frame and Black Inc wheels For the Israeli team, a huge boost in visibility Mechanics at work, under an endless Wild West sky. Among the new features on the new bike, the fully internal cable routing improves aerodynamics Ben Hermans tests ScICON glasses Among the secrets that make the Factor frame so light is that it is not painted. Alexis Renard, unusual bars from which to observe the world Fast wheels at the call: Davide Cimolai and André Greipel First outings together around Girona, waiting for Froome's return. The retreat in Girona began on January 12th and continued for 10 days First positive sensations, the group is taking shape
The team will still race with Factor bikes 
The training camp took place in Girona Shimano Dura Ace and Ceramic Speed A bit of beach, a bit of desert, before going to Israel And Vini Fantini returns to the shirts Froome's Factor O2 Vam: 676-gram frame For the Israeli team, a huge boost in visibility Mechanics at work, under an endless Wild West sky. Internal cable routing improves aerodynamics Ben Hermans tests ScICON glasses The frame is light because it is not painted Alexis Renard, the world behind bars… Fast wheels at the call: Cimolai and Greipel First outings together, waiting for Froome to return The retreat in Girona began on January 12th First positive sensations, the group is taking shape
Different from the previous one?
They are developing it with Froome and Dowsett, who comes from the British school and has his head on the Hour record, really pays attention to the smallest details. Just think that he had a bodysuit made for running on the road which generates a nice amount of watts. It costs €1.200, but it's really powerful.
So will Dowsett and Cimolai also be at the Giro?
But in those days awaits the birth of the babyHe was super honest and helpful. During the birth, the race should be in Friuli. He said: let's go, then we'll see.
And De Marchi?
They are both from Friuli, but Cimo is from the Venetian side and is malleable. While Dema is a mountainside and a very stubborn personHe should do the Giro and then, depending on the Olympics, maybe the Tour as well. But one step at a time. In the meantime, we're thinking about the UAE Tour and the Etoile de Besseges. Then the Tirreno, where we'll come with Woods and Martin. We're waiting for a response from Laigueglia, because there are 29 teams. It's incredible how much desire there is to run. For me 6 people per team could start, but the organizers can't expect us to bring Froome to every race. He has his own program, and it would be a mistake to disrupt it.
