LODI (LO) – He is the last to get off the bus MBH Bank-Csb-Telcom Fort, with large dark lenses that do not allow the eyes to be seen. Alessandro Fancellu is the reference name at the moment for the Italian-Hungarian team, who with a top 10 finish in the Milan-Turin has shown that he is in good shape and can compete even when the level of racing rises. On the double climb of Superga he crowned a special day for him and the teamEveryone on the staff speaks highly of him, demonstrating that the boy from Como seems to have found his feet again after a few difficult seasons in his first professional career.
The year lived with the Team Ukyo has represented the watershed until now, a season that for Alessandro Fancellu It helped me regain my serenity. In fact, if it's true that my qualities have never faded, It was probably necessary to find a new balance on which to build something solid.
«I'm happy with how this start of the season is going – says Fancellu a few minutes before the start of the second stage of the Coppi e Bartali – even if in the days between the Trofeo Laigueglia and the Strade Bianche I had a bit of bad luck. However, in the other races I managed to be a protagonist and I always made myself visible."
Was last winter a different one?
No, let's just say it was like all the others, management-wise. After the last race, I took a break, went on vacation, and then came back and started training again as best I could. I managed to start again from the same level at which I finished last year., so compared to a year ago I think I'm at a higher point.
What has changed this year?
But nothing, I think it's also a physiological thing. Having a couple of seasons without a hitch has definitely helped me., furthermore, training well still leads to growth.
Was the past season a season of transition?
The goal was to do well and then return to professionalism, why the Team Ukyo It's a great team among the continental teams but it's not really among the professionals. But for me it was a beautiful season, I have to thank Alberto Volpi very much, Manuel Boaro for trust and planningWe already knew the races we were going to do and we were able to work in the best possible way.
Is there a different meaning to this return to professionalism?
I don't know, I've always tried to do my part, working to my full potential. Unfortunately, for various reasons, things haven't always gone well in past seasons.. Instead, I'm happy with how I've been able to demonstrate my level in the last two years.
Did you see things from a different perspective when you moved to a continental team?
No, in the end, even if last year I wasn't a professional on the membership card, I still worked, and we worked, as such. Maybe that's just a tag we give ourselves, but there's not much difference.
You got off to a good start this year. Did you need it that way?
Yes, I'm happy with how I've started this season and specifically with the result of the Milan-Turin race. Among the racers were some of the best climbers in the world, or at least people who are protagonists in the Grand Tours.Being there fighting against them gave me important confirmation.
Is there a different awareness in your means?
This is definitely true, the first few times you come across it you are a bit inexperienced and maybe you pay for it. On the contrary, if you get used to being there among the first ones, you understand how to best manage the finals. and get the best results.
Looking back now on your first professional experience, how do you rate it? Perhaps it came too early?
With hindsight they could certainly be done different choices, now maybe it's easy to look back and say so. It's over now, what's past is past, now we have to look forward.
Did that period teach you anything?
I learned to know myself, to understand my feelings. Understanding when to push harder in training and when to take a breather. Also understand what warning signs the body may be giving. These are aspects that only come with experience, because no trainer is on the bike with you.I think there are things that only a rider can understand.
Did this experience give you a different way to enter this second chapter of your career?
I experience things a little differently, Now I'm aware that in training you also have to know how to slow down, and it's not true that the more you do the faster you'll goI think this is an important aspect for facing 2026 and bringing out the best.
A dream for this year?
Winning among the professionals, last year I won but they were races of second levelI don't have a reference race, even just one stage in a multi-day race would be nice.
