ROME – It was nice, in more than one starting meeting of the Tour of Italy just finished, see groups of young Italians who have experienced great adventures together in the national team and have found themselves once again on the most important stage. Like when Pellizzari and Milesi started playing with the little computer Piganzoli, who had to run to snatch it from his hands and prevent them from actually sabotaging it. And if we've already spoken about the Marche and Valtellina natives on more than one occasion, Even Milesi's Giro did not go unnoticed.
Playing for victory
The Bergamo of the Movistar Team he was often on the run for himself, taking a fourth and a fifth place, and to help his teammates: Einer Rubio above allAnd considering that Milesi shouldn't have even done the Giro and that the Spanish team had landed in Bulgaria to do the general classification with Enric Mas, What came in the following days should be noted in the earnings column. In fact, Mas went into crisis in the Blockhaus stages and then in Corno alle Scale and at that point the tactics changed.
"What kind of Giro was it? A positive Giro," Milesi says. my leg was good, unfortunately the victory didn't come, but I had funThe fact that I often broke away is the least of the positive things. Let's say I enjoyed being up front and being able to fight for the win. Even though winning is obviously always difficult."
You came with a great squad, many quality riders, but things didn't go as you hoped. Why?
We left for the Giro to rank with Enric, so we were all ready to work for himUnfortunately, we had a change of plans: we had to adapt, and we did quite well. It's a shame we didn't get the results we wanted.
How did you get to such a good condition?
The approach was particular. They told me I had to do the Giro after Roubaix, because a teammate of mine had gotten hurt.. So they moved me from the Tour and I headed to Bulgaria. I didn't have time to go to high altitude, so I stayed at home in San Marino and spent three weeks in a hypobaric tent.
How to go to the mountains?
No, a little different: let's say it's a compromise, but it's not exactly the same thing.
What will the post-Giro program be?
I should do the Baloise Belgium Tour and then the Italian championships, time trial and roadThen a week of rest, altitude, and a program similar to last year's, when I raced again in Belgium and closed with the Italian classics.
You went to the Giro, missing out on the Tour: were you disappointed?
They asked me if it was okay with me, there was an opportunity to help a leader and so I said yes without problems.
The best day of the Giro?
The stage where I finished fifth, the one in Fermo, because I had the legI was going easy, so I had fun. Unfortunately narvaez, Leknessund and Tjotta went away at a moment when we were behind, but I enjoyed it.
The ugliest?
Milan. Suffering all day long see the escape coming.There's no point in it at all…
