A great injustice: Gianni Savio doesn't mince his words and points the finger. The officialization of the Wild Cards for the Tour of Italy sees theAndroni Giocattoli out of the gameAnd the promptness of the call meant that the Piedmontese manager learned of his exclusion from us.
Really, Savio, aren't you informed in advance?
Really. And I was confident, too. For four years we have been the best Italian professional, in the UCI ranking and in the Cycling CupAny sports commentary is superfluous. Who were the Wild Cards given to?
Eolo, Bardiani, Zabù Wines.
Eolo is a sponsor of the Giro, not much to say. I don't know if Bardiani has sponsored, but they have Visconti and Battaglin, and still not much to say. As for Vini Zabù, I don't know what to think... They lost their best players, I don't see any technical consistencyA rider we released before the 2020 Giro d'Italia was taken in by them and tested positive. What news...
You really didn't know?
I swear.
How much does this impact your team's life?
Obviously it has a big impact. From a sporting perspective, this is a great injustice. It's a shame to name names, but it's inevitable.If Arkea had been there, I wouldn't have had anything to say, but like this…
The motivations
The problem is keep riders motivated, if anything. And here the ball passes from Gianni Savio to Giovanni Ellena, who has meanwhile learned the news and pondered it.
«I had started to have some inkling – he says – in the last few days, but I am a poor sports director, written with a capital letter, because I really am the last wheel».
What do you think?
There will be valid reasons, but certainly not sporting and in any case not intuitiveYou know what my dad used to say?
What did he say?
"A fool in his own house knows more than a clever man in someone else's house." I've never considered his sayings before, but I'm starting to relate to them more and more. Everyone does what they want in their own home, it's right that it should be that way.
You will do many more races…
We have many young people for whom the Giro would have been a great experience to grow. But they must allow us to grow, otherwise teams like ours close down.
How do you keep them motivated?
The motivations can be found. They will have many races to grow and perhaps Without the stress of having to earn a place in the Giro, they will be able to work better. The question is who will motivate the sponsors? There's no point in hiding it, certain deals are tied to the Giro, and this is the third time in a few years they've kicked us out. The previous two times? Both years we had a certain Egan Bernal, a great example of foresight…
