Marco

What was your...

Before we mentioned when we met, in short,

period of the lockdown, you have lived it, you have lived a passage that many evidence as a real change from the point of view of cycling, not only from the point of view of men, where the following years have been years in which the nutrition has also changed, the preparation has increased a lot, the values have

The same thing has happened at the female level.

New rules have been introduced by UCI with the obligation to have at least one team between the Devo and the World Tour.

Many have chosen, almost all, to have the cycling team.

How has cycling changed, before and after?

I ask you this question because, in fact, the armed forces, whether they are blue or blue,

Also for other federations, because they give support to athletes, especially those who maybe don't have important sponsorships or maybe have a World Tour team behind them.

Now, in your opinion, do they still have this weight that maybe they have within the federation?

Because...

aiutano anche la federazione a portare avanti degli atleti che sono nel giro della nazionale.

Hanno ancora questo peso o nei confronti per esempio del ciclismo femminile non ce n'è quasi più bisogno?

Dico quasi perché chiaramente...

Because in fact, also thinking about the career of a professional cyclist, let's take you for example, you have been among the strongest Italian cyclists ever and women must also live, unlike men, with a maternity leave.

che l'impegna molto di più rispetto a un uomo chiaramente quanti vediamo i ciclisti professionisti che hanno i figli poi continuano a correre tu tra l'altro sei stata mamma e sei tornata anche a correre come hai vissuto il periodo della gravidanza lontana dalle gare e il tuo ritorno

You had already won the Giro delle Fiandre?

No.

Ah.

Ma com'è tornare su una bicicletta?