«I knew and I always said that in Tokyo I couldn't have been the best Paternoster, so I thank Salvoldi for having placed his trust in me. Suddenly, I thought I wouldn't go. Maybe the World Cup will be a nice moment of redemption."
Prosecco hills
Early afternoon on the Treviso hills. Ca 'del Poggio a series of has just been presented new technologies with which the Fiamme Azzurre uniforms will be made. This is why the athletes of the Penitentiary Police met at the resort on top of the famous Wall. With Letizia, of course, but also Lamon's Olympic gold, Scartezzini, Bastianelli, Cecchini and Guderzo.
This silver medal finally has the flavour of a convincing comeback Salvoldi took a big risk by bringing her to Tokyo. The Europeans partially repaid him. With the girls of the silver quartet at the European Championships on the same day as her
This silver medal finally has the flavour of a convincing comeback Salvoldi took a big risk by bringing her to Tokyo. The Europeans partially repaid him. With the girls of the silver quartet at the European Championships on the same day as her
Manca one week until the start of the Track World Championships in Roubaix, the atmosphere is relaxed. And then, since the company that produces the uniforms also makes them for motorsports, the athletes were offered the opportunity to A ride in the car of Giandomenico Basso, Italian rally championAnd here the adrenaline flows more abundantly than the Prosecco on the hills that UNESCO has included in its heritage.
Darkness behind you?
The European championships have marked a turning point in some respects. In Tokyo, things didn't go as Salvoldi expected. and it remains to be seen whether the call-up was made to protect the athlete from whom so much is expected or whether it was rather an excessive exposure for her that created some undue tension in the Italian group.
«I repeat – admits the thirty-year-old – in Tokyo the best Letizia wasn't there, the Olympics weren't the starting point. I'm rather looking at the European Championships in Grenchen over the past few weeks.. Now I can finally say that The dark period is over. And I can say this based on my feelings.I could even say that I made a breakthrough at the Olympics, given the importance of the event. But that wouldn't be true. Now instead I'm truly happy and truly at peace. And when you have these two things in mind, you can work however and wherever you want.».
Most precious silver
In Grenchen, he finally achieved his first result: the silver in the elimination which marked the return to a podium After two years of darkness, the recovery has been slow and is not yet complete: the post-Covid era has taken a heavy toll on her.
«I struggle to find what the worst moment in recent times was – he says – but I think The 40 days of fever with Covid. I saw no way out; I went through the darkest moment of my life.. But now we turn the page and the coming winter will be very importantI will work very hard and I can't wait to join my Trek-Segafredo team for the first training camp in December in Spain. I won't take the track out of my life, but I want to focus on the road as well.».
Place to find again
Before the carousel on the racing car ended, which Letizia really appreciated because when she got out of the white Skoda his eyes were bulging with happiness, the thirty-year-old left the company and She headed towards Montichiari, where the other Italians were waiting for her for the afternoon training sessions.Perhaps it was thought that once Covid was over, its value would quickly resurface on its own. In reality, the recovery has been long and only now we can start talking about a rediscovered athlete.
The World Cup will be a step to follow carefully, but the real challenge will be return to the top next year and regain an important place in the national teamShe knows it. She knows that in the meantime other individuals have grown to reach very high levels.
He smiles. He dispenses serenity. And if until a few months ago you could recognize doubt deep in his eyes, now it seems we can glimpse the carefree nature of the past.
