If you want to do as in tennis or in sports where statistics are the master, Lennard Kamna's score when he went on the run was already a record.After yesterday's victory on Etna, it is even more so.
"This year took 4 escapes – smiles Enrico Gasparotto – he won on 3 occasions and in the fourth he came third."
His management of the final climb of Etna was incredibly lucid, while the Friulian who was following him on the team car Bora Hansgrohe, says he did not have never a doubt that his rider he would have won.
"Not even when Oldani had a minute's lead," he explains, "at any point. And to think he didn't know the climb, because we don't usually train down here. We knew that the first part was new, then we entered a section made in 2018 and ended with the last 3 more classic kilometersMaybe we gave him a good explanation of the climb. We have our software that accurately indicates the variation in gradients..."
The winning shot
When Kamna attacks, he's very likely to win. And what if he realizes he won't? He thinks clearly again.
«I gave it to him made a name for himself when he won the Ruta del Sol Gasparotto continues, "although he wasn't in the same condition as today. He won the last stage, after having tried to attack in the previous days. Two stages earlier, he chose the right time. He found himself alone in front of everyone, but with two to go, Sheffield caught him and went on to win. And what did he do?
«He didn't hold out: At the two-kilometer mark, he stopped pedaling. He wanted to take his time to make sure he had more freedom the next time.And in fact, after two days he won. He'll have to use this clarity throughout his career. He's probably a stage racer, but not yet because he's too raw. When he's ready, thinking like this will allow him to better take advantage of all his opportunities."
Scent of rose
Yesterday morning the options were different. The escape was needed for the stage and the jersey. But if it hadn't gone, his job would have been to assist the captains, who are doing well, or break away to have freedom of movement on the weekend.
«When I returned to the hotel yesterday – says Gasparotto – I asked him if he had planned not to take the pink jersey. It would have been nice, but it could have been too much work for the team. And he smiled. I think he really thought about it.Among boys his age, this ability to reason is more than rare. I'm very happy, because he's one of my six riders. We can speak well and clearlyToday, all this seems easy, but that's because he made it easy. It's too early to say what he'll do in the next few days. Today should be a sprint. And who knows, maybe we'll get the pink jersey this weekend.. If Kamna connects his head with his body, he becomes difficult to beat."
