Paolo Sangalli he had seen far, about Giada Silo. Returning from the Tour du Gevaudan he had emphasized how he had received from her the answers he expected on a path suited to his characteristics. The strength of the Venetian is precisely this: she is aware of her possibilities, she needs challenging routes where she does not disappoint.That's why he circled the date of Casella's Italian championship in red. And he didn't disappoint.
A first-year junior athlete, Silo came to cycling as a perfect lover: «It was love at first sight – says the girl from the Breganze Millenium - uAbout ten years ago, my parents took me for a test ride at the Sossano velodrome. By the evening, I already had my bag full of everything I needed, including my bike...».
You arrived in Casella among the big favorites, a protagonist throughout the season even though the victory had come only six days earlier…
I had searched for it so much and In the long run, some placings were a bit disappointing for meThen the victory the week before at the Coppa Giudicarie Centrali unlocked me, allowing me to arrive at the Italian race more calm and focused on what I could do.
What kind of race was that tricolor one?
Complicated, not so much because of the weather conditions, as the rain predicted the day before didn't arrive, but because it was difficult to interpret tactically. There was a fight right from the start with Biesse Carrera e BFT Burzoni who made a selection immediately. At a certain point, after catching up with the first breakaway, there were about thirty of us in front with only me and Bulegato from the team and at that point we were a bit disoriented. because the race hadn't gone the way we'd hoped. Luckily, others came back from behind, and our team was reinforced.
At one point, on the Crocefieschi climb, a breakaway of six riders, including one of your teammates, Eleonora Deotto, broke away. At that point, did you think it was over?
When they exceeded the 1'20” lead, yes, but I was calm because I still had a teammate. But there were six sprinters, so they paid the price on the climbs and the battle broke out again. Eleonora La Bella he tried to make a selection, we went behind Milesi and then, a kilometer from the top, I pushed and won the game.
Are these your favorite routes?
Surely, I like to work hard, I really like challenging trails where you have to climb.Maybe that's also why I feel good in foreign races, at least the ones I've done.
Did you find any differences?
Many. First of all, due to the fact that at the start of the season the foreign teams are much further ahead than us in their preparations, then because they don't wait for particular sections of the course, it's a constant battle. We're used to waiting for the climbs, to running more passively in the first part of the race.
What changes with the tricolour jersey on?
I have yet to realize how much I've done even though a few days have passed. I intend to honor her as best I can, which means that These two victories within just six days must not remain alone, but be a viaticum towards new successes in those races that lend themselves to my characteristics.For example, on Sunday there's the Massa Finalese event, which has a much easier track. In this type of race, I'll make myself available to my teammates.
The World Championships course, however, seems like a real challenge for you…
I'll talk to Sangalli about it so we can prepare him well and get as close to the Swiss race as possible. I also think it could be a path suitable for me, but I will have to get there in top form.
You started on the track, is that still an option for you?
I care a lot about it, in fact I was sorry not to have been able to prepare for the European Championships next week but I wanted to concentrate on the road activity and the Italian event, so I preferred to opt out, but I hope that for the World Cup there will be a chance to be part of the groupMy favorite specialties are individual pursuit and omnium, where I perform best.
Do you know that after this Italian victory, the big teams will look at you with greater interest?
It's likely, but even though I don't have an agent, I don't want to get ahead of myself. I will speak to the club about continuing my stay next year and in the meantime I will check what the best future options will be.I know that from now on everyone will look at me as a role model, there will be more tension in the race, but this doesn't scare me, I want to continue on the path to victory.
