Il Tour of Italy It made a difference and opened doors. Cimolai himself had doubts after 2020, but they were swept away by the excellent placings he achieved in the Giro d'Italia. and so now the sprinter from Friuli, who in the meantime has become the father of little Mia, is about to begin another chapter in his careerSitting at a table, sheltered by an umbrella while Livigno seeks relief from a few drops of rain, the conversation takes off.
Turning point at the Giro
Two second places (in Canale and Termoli), a third (in Foligno) and a fourth (in Verona), combined with the second place in the points classification have drawn the attention of some teams on him, which is why His manager Manuel Quinziato, of whom Davide was one of the first athletes, has started to work to evaluate all the offers.
For Viviani
But his season, it was said, was not just the Giro d'Italia. Participation in the Adriatica Ionica Race as a support for Viviani he gave another twist and made increase Davide Cassani's credit and consideration towards him. Which is why the European Championships and the World Cup which are taking place between August and September could really be his next objectives.
“I asked him if he wanted to come to Adriatica Ionica,” Cassani recalls, “because we needed him to help Elia. And he said: OK, I'm coming! Cimo is a great team player. Just look at what he did when Trentin won the European Championship and still without a team, he could have thought more about himself. Just look at how he behaved every time he came to the national team. Last year too, he was decisive and also thanks to him we won the European Championship with NizzoloHe's a team player, he's always ready. And the European and World Championships are actually very suited to him."
Towards the Vuelta
Davide makes no secret of his focus. And while he's tight-lipped about the teams that have expressed interest in him, he's revisiting the goals he set for himself at the start of the year.
«After a dull 2020 – he admits – I had some doubts as to whether it was not the case to definitively convert to the role of gregariousThen the Giro and those placings, given the level of my opponents, were a great boost of confidence and the turning point I was looking for. I set out to win a stage at the Giro and one at the VueltaShe narrowly missed the Giro, but I'll try again at the Vuelta. And then the European Championships and the World Championships."
At home today
This morning “Cimo” left Livigno and he returned home, with Alessia and little Mia, born immediately after the Giro d'Italia. Life has changed for the better. And the smile he has when he talks about his daughter is something we had rarely seen from him beforeThe season is about to rekindle. We'll all be cheering him on at the Vuelta.
