Marta Bastianelli

I felt the need.

It was a very strange thing, but I was willing to give up cycling.

Because then anyway, for a woman who does sport, I speak in general, apart from cycling, to remain pregnant, our tool of work is the physical.

And it's what you have to bring back to the maximum level.

And after a pregnancy, just at the level...

biologico non è che hai tante possibilità subito di rientrare di tornare proprio per delle situazioni normali no genetiche che non è semplice da ripristinare immediatamente quindi ci vuole sempre il suo tempo come il fatto di

Io, ad esempio, in tutte e due le gravidanze, vabbè che adesso avevo lasciato, però soprattutto della prima, ho saputo di essere rimasta incinta.

Io mi sono fermata con l'attività.

Ci sono ragazze straniere che hanno continuato a pederare anche fino a nove mesi.

Ragazzi che hanno fatto altura mentre che erano incinte.

And I say, if you decide to have a child, guys, it's such a beautiful thing in life that it happens to you in a natural way, but because you want it, why go and risk it, go and compromise that moment there?

I mean, what does it mean?

Yes, maybe the sense that you say, you know, I'm in shape, but I was as in shape as possible, I went for a walk, I went to swim, but the bike seemed to me just one of the less suitable sports at that moment there.

Come fai a staccare?

I was almost flying if I didn't help.

I had the console in the team, so I helped her more.

Sometimes they told me, today it's your turn.

No, no, I prefer to help.

I realized that it was closing.

It was closing that circle that had always been open and allowed me to win races in sprints.