Nibali to Tokyo he has to go there and if anything, he will be the one to opt out or accept a different roleThere are riders who have to earn their place, and for them it's right to wait for the Italian championships. And there are riders who deserve the place regardless: if that were not the case, Viviani shouldn't even go to TokyoAnd mind you, this isn't about resting on our laurels: it's about respect, construction, and plans.
In reading the interviews (and in doing them) at certain times you run the risk of flattening everything and to reduce every evaluation not to courage, but to mathematics. Nibali didn't have a great Giro d'Italia, you could see that. Will it be the same on July 24th? It was said that Bugno didn't deserve a spot at the World Cup in Benidorm. Shall we talk about it?
Alfredo and Gianni
Alfredo Martini took him aside at the 1992 Melinda Trophy and Gianni's second world cup was born from that coffee. He didn't ask him to win to prove who he was.If Nibali takes on the Olympic challenge, there are four spots available: one is his. It will be up to Cassani to offer him coffee and the right words.
In sport there are or should be parameters that go beyond counting resultsIt's enough to recall the ski sprint in Florence after the selection with Scarponi on the Fiesole climb. The chase after the Italian in Innsbruck, despite having a broken vertebra. Last year's attack. And above all, the fall in Rio, when gold was much more than a possibility.
Blue flag
Nibali must go to Tokyo, and if anything, he should be the one to opt out or accept a different role, out of respect for the man and the champion. We're talking about the Olympics, not a European Championship or a World Championship. We are talking about an athlete who does not need to carry the flag, because he is one himself.We're talking about a champion who makes the difference every time, even if it's to protect his teammates. They brought Pantani to Sydney not because he could win the Olympics, but because he was Pantani. In some cases, waiting for the next comment is worth more.We don't have a designated star, but we do have the greatest of the last 20 years. If he doesn't step down, a jersey is clearly his.
