It goes without saying that For his spring Matteo Trentin would have hoped for something betterThe form at the first outings seemed really excellent, instead the fall in the second stage of the Paris Nice and the resulting concussion have stopped the magical process of the condition, episode on the Milan-Sanremo and the classics season.
A long stop
The consequences of the strong blow to the head, which manifested itself three days after the fall and forced Trentino to withdraw, were quite serious. Matteo remained stationary for 10 days, then gradually started cycling again.
«The first outings lasted an hour – smiles the rider of theUAE Team Emirates – from people in bad shape. My neck hurt, I couldn't go any harder than that. and then in any case the concussion protocol suggests a gradual and initially mild recovery. From those first days I've been improving a little bit more, even though I realize that I started from a very low level.».
Still good values
Since yesterday evening Matteo is in Belgium, where the Gand-Wevelgem will run tomorrow and where it will remain until next Sunday, racing in the meantime in Waregem and then at the Tour of Flanders.
«I get there with four days of real training – he admits – let's say that I'm in the condition to run, but it's not the same as beforeI was feeling very well and, by the law of preparation, since I didn't break a bone, the muscle lost tone, but it didn't forget everything. I say this with good reason because The progression of values that I have witnessed in the last few days is certainly not the same as at the beginning of the season».
From 60 to zero on the asphalt
The fall of Orleans continues to flash before his eyes, albeit with his proverbial irony. Trentin manages to defuse the situation quite well
«I passed by from 60 to zero ending up on the asphalt – he says – I was the first to fall and all the others ran over me. I have a tire mark on my back: if I had been unlucky, it could have been a 53 or a 54 and at that point the situation would have been more serious. I had never hit my head so hard and I don't think I could have ever started again. when the symptoms became really serious.
«I wasn't too worried – he adds – because I didn't faint while riding my bikeI finished the stage that day and ran the next day too, and that somewhat reassured me. But from the moment I started to feel the first discomfort, I wouldn't have ridden a bike even if they had forced me to».
Fortune sought
The upcoming matches are shrouded in a big question mark. Trentin is certainly a fighter, but he also knows that against opponents who have already won and have shown for weeks that they are in great condition, To get a big result you would really need a stroke of luck.
"It would really be useful," he smiles, "to have a little... But as you well know, these things haven't happened to me lately. Maybe they will when I'm well again. The goal is to get a long run in my legs, since I was supposed to do the Sanremo and I was forced to skip it., trying to improve the condition. And if by some miracle, things go well for me, I certainly won't back down..."
