CYCLING. The sprinter’s report: two second places and eight times in the top 10 of the finish order. “My family was in Granada for the grand finale, I gave my best. Mas a deserving winner.”
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Reading 2 min.Among the spectators at the finish line in Granada, where the Vuelta España concluded on Sunday, waiting for Alessandro Romele were also his parents Raul and Silvana and his sister Elisa, who also has a close relationship with cycling as a nutritionist collaborating with the professional team Mbh Bank Csb Telecom Fort. On Monday, September 14, the family took a few hours to visit the city and will already be back in Lovere on Tuesday, September 15.
Romele: “I gave everything”
Alessandro resumes his assessments of the last stage, and not only, already expressed immediately after the finish, where he finished second. “I obviously knew my family was there, so I gave my best to achieve a result.” Missed by a hair: “It’s true, but I do not intend to take away anyone’s merits, in this case Tobias Johannessen’s. I am aware that I gave everything, maybe more, and this allows me to have, as we say, peace of mind.”
The story of the Vuelta
The truth, nothing but the truth, we put it humorously of course. Did you expect to be a protagonist in the Vuelta? “Already in Monaco, at the start, I had the feeling of being in the right condition to best fulfill the commitment that sports director Mario Manzoni had assigned me, that is to be a team man and aim for sprints. Certainly, I would not have expected to perform at this level.” How did you manage to consolidate your performance? “With work, I committed not a little, but a lot. In this, I owe thanks to a second Bergamasco, after Manzoni: Maurizio Mazzoleni, head of Astana’s trainers, I followed him to the letter and this was the result.”
“I did not expect these results”
Meanwhile, Astana has renewed him for another two years, 2027 and 2028: “Honestly, it was not a surprise as I had already signed before the Vuelta. They have been following me for four years now, I get along well, why change?” The topic shifts again to the Vuelta and Romele surprisingly strengthens the merits of the winner, the Spaniard Enric Mas: “Tadej Pogacar was unlucky, no one can deny that, but if he had been in the race he would have found a tough opponent. In my opinion, the victory was not so obvious, at least he would have had in the Spaniard an additional obstacle as he has shown he can compete. Let’s say that with Tadej’s withdrawal part of the spectacle was lost.” Alessandro Romele’s Vuelta? “I repeat, much more than I expected. I struggled on the climbs, which was expected, but it was worth it. Eight top tens including two second places – one surpassed by Van Aert – it was a remarkable result, it encouraged me to continue. I believe that third place in the points classification, although far from Van Aert who collected 326 points against Brennan’s 273 and my 216, is a gratifying result. I did not expect it.”
The season finale awaits him… “I gave something, I think I can do something in the commitments that immediately await me; first, however, I will allow myself about fifteen days of relative rest, without completely abandoning the bike. Upon resuming, Agostoni, Bernocchi, Tre Valli Varesine, Gran Piemonte await me.” Il Lombardia? “It is not in my program, I will follow it on television…”.
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