Trentin will not do the Giro, he will certainly do the Northern classics on which he strongly relies, but he doesn't know yet if he will do the TourIt was enough to connect the dots to find correspondences between the words of Matteo (Fizza photo in the opening) and those of Bennati on best way to get to the Glasgow World Cup.
«The Tour is not yet scheduled – explains Trentin, who won the European Championship in Glasgow in 2018 – it depends on a few things. We want to go with the strongest team possible to win it again, so we have to put everything in its place. The World Cup? The map doesn't tell much yet.But if I have to recall the European Championships route, I'd say it was super technical. Right, left, and a ton of curves and relaunches. Plus, It was made even more technical by the fact that it was raining, which happens quite often in those parts even in summer. That will be a very important variable. If the route is similar, I would see classics riders rather than sprinters, especially in case of rain.The day I won, it was a back-and-forth all day, and then that little group broke away and we left. Also because the others behind were already done for."
Flanders with Pogacar
Meeting in the retreat of the UAE Team Emirates with the Italian who came closest to winning a world championship in the last five years and that in Wollongong it was the director in the running in Bennati's first national team. Glasgow is a point away, but first there's the classics to think about and his desire to win them, which crashed on the Paris-Nice road last year, with the head trauma which forced him to stop. The victory at Le Samyn had been a great launch, but instead everything stopped.
«Let's hope for the best this year – he says, touching wood – I'll start in Mallorca and let's see if we can bring home something decentIn Flanders I will have Pogacar next to me and that will be an advantage, Wellens will also be there. If you look at Quick Step, their strength is having more options and the ability to make the race go the way you want. For my part, I work to improve on what can actually still be changed."
Targeted training
Pozzovivo's observation that every year that passes forces everyone, even the most experienced riders, to raise their level, finds further confirmation.
«Experience helps in this – says Trentin – because Not everyone needs the same things. For climbers, even 100 grams of difference count, I, on the other hand, need increasingly targeted trainingNowadays, even 30-second efforts are sought for races where the sprint lasts that long. So I added things and changed the timing of the work, based on the goals. I started working well again on sprints, returning to a decent level. But at the same time for certain classics I also have to improve a bit on the climbsWe're not talking about workouts that are too long, I've never done billions of hours. I do more of it in retreats, also because If you go out in a group it is easier to increase the working time."
Time to ski
From today Trentin's preparation will change face, however, as we had also told last yearThe family will leave Munich to move to Val di Fiemme and the bicycle will remain in the cellar.
«From Spain to Madonna di Campiglio – explains Matteo – because Claudia (his wife, ed.) will be a speaker at the Ski World CupThen on the 23rd we start with cross-country skiing. In Val di Fiemme it's colder than in Valsugana and since I no longer have training partners, it seems perfect to me. Once, when Moreno Moser and Quinziato were still racing, I used to go by car to Val d'Adige and from there we would set off on bikes. Then they stopped, and driving for an hour to go train alone in the cold stopped seeming like a good idea, so I moved to the bottom, with rollers to rotate the legs every now and then.
«Last year I did 11 outings for a total of 450 kilometers. Aerobic capacity increases and for power go to the gym. Become a structured workout. I consulted with a cross-country coach and I've included some jobs they do too. If you do 50 kilometers, that's two hours of continuous pushing. I'll pick up the bike in Monaco. But Last year I arrived at the retreat on January 3rd having not touched it since December 17th».
